1/32 Tamiya Corsair

[sharkman]

That's nuts! :gogo

Seriously though, simply amazing work Randy!

 

[randy_ditton]

Hi Folks,

Ian, you are too kind my friend

Thanks Christian, you are right,the carb looks better in black still debating if I will paint the rear of the engine or leave it as it is.

Jeff, No No Thank you

Thank you Ryan !!

Thanks as always Pup

Hi Tom, I use just regular modeling tools that you would use for plastic.

Hey Mike, Did not want to leave the islands and of course it snowed on us when we got home. Good old Colorado

Thank you Harv !!

Thanks Terry

Big Bob, Glad you are liking it!

Thank you Luiz.

Thank you Mike, Love your Corsair !!

Thanks Warren

Small progress...

Working up the controls for the carb.

some ref. pics from Sanders Aircraft Restorations.....

Oil tank is built up from styrene and solder for the pipes

Thanks for looking in !!

Randy

 

[phantom II]

Wow Randy ! As usual I am at a loss for words on your build

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[moon puppy]

I also have no words....


When I was messin' with that Wildcat I notice the Vector engines had correct mounting points to mate with the engine mount. What engine are you going to use Randy, or are you using one?

 

[lupanzer]

Incridible done...without doubt a masterpiece!

Best!

Luiz

 

[jknaus]

Great, now I have to find a thesaurus and try and find some new accolades. Everything you do is better and more awesome than the last.

Fantastic work Randy.
James

 

[ij001]

'Know what you mean, James. I ran-out of superlatives a few posts back - not even going to try any more !!

'Breathtaking attention to detail'... there, found one !!

Ian

 

[TomN]

AWESTRONOMOUS!!!

Now I'm having to make up words...

Very intricate and beautiful work there Randy.

Tom

 

[Iron Mike]

Rock on!

 

[MrT]

WOW! I'll say it backwards WOW!

Terry hmy:

 

[chukw]

Your ability to interpret photos into three dimensional objects is nothing short of flabbergasting, Randy!

 

[fightnjoe]

randy wow.

every bit that you have shown is mindblowing in accuracy and details.


i think i need to go back to snap tite kits.




joe

 

[randy_ditton]

Hi Folks,

A big thank you goes out to Christian, Bob, Luiz, James, Ian, Tom, Mike, Terry, Chuck, and Joe

I do appreciate the time you guys took to look in and comment.

Update time...

Building up the air intakes, then adding throttle linkage to the carb, a tach, hydraulic pump and hoses, electrical wiring.

Not done yet but mocked up to check clearence...

That is all for now,

Thanks for looking in !!

Randy

 

[MrT]

WHOA! That looks fantastic!

Terry

 

[Paulw]

Excep0tional Randy, very exceptional

 

[phantom II]

Awesome as always Randy ! :woohoo:

I think those are the most realistic cooler cores I have ever seen . What did you use ?

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[ij001]

:hmmm Just realised how he's doing this:

Step 1 - Buy a real F4U, sneak it home and hide it in the garage.

Step 2 - Buy a 3D printer and do some secret practicing.

Step 3 - Invent 'Shrink Ray'

Step 4 - Strip-down real F4U, copy parts in 3D printer.

Step 5 - Reduce copied parts with 'Shrink Ray', take photos and post them on well-known Internet
modelling site.

Step 6 - Re-attach full size parts and return F4U saying 'Ive changed my mind' or 'It doesn't fit' or some other excuse.

Step 7 - Build much more practical F4U in 1:32 scale using genuine parts shrunk-to-fit....

or, he's simply a supremely talented modeller who will take this in the spirit it's intended, it's one of the two :coolio

Ian

 

[bob letterman]

Freakin' Awesome Randy!!!!!

You have this talent for all things mechanical. You must have something in your background relating to machinery. You have an ability to capture the feel of anything to do with mechanics regardless of the subject! Aircraft, cars, whatever.

So impressive!

Bob

 

[lupanzer]

Randy.

I agree with all previous comments...just amazing....it looks so real...I am enjoying it so much...my hat off

Best!

Luiz

 

[Sherman 18]

Nothing but WOW! :coolio