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Bernhard Schrock (Yellowwing)
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Vought XF4U-1 - completed

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95 11 November 2022, 18:10
Bernhard Schrock
It's stunning: Tamiya released their Corsair more than 25 years ago. About 1997 I build a model and remember that I asked myself the same question about the engine. I think last time I also kind of cheated.
11 November 2022, 18:11
John
Might have to do some cutting and gluing. The 2800 on the far left (Engines & Things?) is a later model with a bolted gear case as found on later P-47s, among others. If the diameter is right, you might take the gear case from the MD and graft it onto the (E&T?) one.
11 November 2022, 19:01
Carlos Cisneros
I was gonna say, look for an earlier model 2800. Look in the Quickboost line for something that would work.
11 November 2022, 19:41
John
Oh yeah, it does look like a Quickboost piece. I was just rummaging through an old kit and found a bolted case R2800 like the one above and it was an E&T, which I think is long defunct.
11 November 2022, 19:45
Robert Podkoński
That's a fascinating idea - following!
11 November 2022, 21:07
Lochsa River
sittin in....
13 November 2022, 02:52
Hanno Kleinecke
Wow, that's what I call a substantiated research on the aileron/ flap alteration !
Let there be light ! 😄
13 November 2022, 13:46
Michael Kohl
Oh. Mr. Schrock is going again the extra mile for this project. I am keen to follow.
13 November 2022, 18:40
Björn Svedberg
Yes, I want to see this, grabbing a chair! 🙂
13 November 2022, 21:12
Pepe
Interesado
19 November 2022, 17:12
Jakub Fiala
Great work, interesting project, following.
30 November 2022, 15:01
Spanjaard
wow!!! and it is just the beginning 🙂
30 November 2022, 18:10
Alec K
What a conversion! Amazing level of detail and research as usual. Taking a seat, of course.
2 December 2022, 14:12
Antoine Meylan
Un projet très intéressant !! Je suis!
2 December 2022, 16:02
Cortex
Ok this is too much modeling lol
Amazing!
2 December 2022, 17:04
Mona
fabulous workmanship ,wow 🙂
5 December 2022, 02:59
Pierre Pierre
inspiring
5 December 2022, 08:13
Tom Spiegelberg
Moin Bernhard. Das sieht schon wieder ganz hervorragend aus, was Du wieder machst! Freue mich auf weitere Bilder!
13 December 2022, 20:20
Michael Kohl
Finest modelling.
13 December 2022, 22:43
Juergen Klinglhuber
Great skills ! thx for sharing.
20 December 2022, 07:00
Michael Kohl
Where do you get the Ham-Stan logos from?
20 December 2022, 08:55
Bernhard Schrock
I'm glad that you like my conversion. Thx for your nice comments. 🙂. Michael: in my spare box I have "tons" of old and new decal sheets. See picture 87.
22 December 2022, 12:18
Lochsa River
U2, Bernhard
24 December 2022, 17:50
Bernhard Schrock
Because of the different position and angle of the cockpit opening (trapezoid and not rectangular) there was a unique sliding rails configuration.
20 January 2023, 18:26
Arthur Kirkland
👍
22 January 2023, 12:48
Tony Tonov
Great work so far 👍
Following
10 February 2023, 23:21
Bernhard Schrock
One of the last hurdles is taken: canopy glued with CA in place without mess. 🙂
11 February 2023, 11:17
Villiers de Vos
Very nice progress.
13 February 2023, 11:57
Martin von Schreckenstein
incredible!
13 February 2023, 12:04
Alec K
This is a joy to follow 👍
13 February 2023, 12:13
Hanno Kleinecke
Wooa, beautiful already ! Rivetrows polished with a cottonswab ?
18 February 2023, 18:15
Robert Podkoński
I wholly agree with Hanno: looks beautiful already at this stage... You could display your model now under the label "prototype under construction".... 🙂
18 February 2023, 20:04
Bernhard Schrock
Thank you Hanno and Rober:
Yep: "cottonswabbing" 🙂. My new paint formula was a full success!
Indeed I displayed half finished projects so far because many modelers would like to see WIP.
19 February 2023, 06:22
Bernhard Schrock
Robert of course (Not Rober)🙂
19 February 2023, 08:33
David Taylor
Looking great
19 February 2023, 09:38
bughunter
Hammer! Wie/womit hast Du den Rumpf lackiert?
20 February 2023, 18:56
Bernhard Schrock
bughunter: herzlichen Dank fürs Lob insbesondere von dir🙂

Es ist sehr wahrscheinlich (endlich) das Ende einer über 25 Jahre alten Odyssey auf der Suche nach dem ultimativen Mix für Natur Metall oder Alu Dope (Navy prewar) inklusive der Möglichkeit stressed skin zu imitieren (durch Nachwischen mit Qtipps).

4/13 Alu Testors Metalizer, 2/13 MrColor Alminute, 2/13 MrColor Chrome Silver, 4/13 Testors Sealer und zu aller letzt 1/13 1000er Leveler von MrColor. Der letztere bricht zwar etwas den Glanz m, verleiht den Mix allerdings sehr gute Füller Eigenschaften.

Der einzige Haken an dieser Geschichte ist allerdings die Tatsache, dass die Metalizer nach der EU Lösungsmittelreform nicht mehr in Europa zu kriegen ist. Zum Glück habe ich vor einem Jahr auf einer Modellbau Tauschbörse durch Zufall die letzten Restbestände aufgekauft 🙂

Übrigens: der prop ist mit der Basismischung ohne 1/13 Leveler geairbrusht und ließ sich zum polished Alu aufpolieren.
20 February 2023, 20:02
bughunter
Uih, das ist ja eine Hexenküchenmischung, kurz vor Alchemie Statt Gold ist es dann docjh Alu geworden 😉
Gut daß Du schon weißt, das die Farben verschwinden, als ich den ersten Teil gelesen habe, kam mir schon in den Sinn Dir das zu schreiben. Ich habe noch ein Gläschen MC213 ergattern können, da ich damit meine Gummi-Spannseile metallisiere.
Zum Glück sind meine geliebten Alclads noch nicht verboten, aber der Brexit scheint auch die Lieferfähigkeit zu beeinflussen.
20 February 2023, 20:33
Hanno Kleinecke
Was für eine Augenweide, Mix ist gespeichert ! 😄
20 February 2023, 20:47
Hanno Kleinecke
Viva el toaster ! 😄
22 February 2023, 16:39
Rico Rüde
Wahnsinns Arbeit! Einfach Toll! 🙂
22 February 2023, 17:13
Bernhard Schrock
Vielen Dank! Die Hälfte vom Lob leite ich an den Toaster weiter!🙂
22 February 2023, 17:42
Gary Kitchen
Always amazing. Amongst all the craftsmanship and skill on display, the one thing that grabbed me totally was the application of the brown isolation as the leather on the instrument panel edge. Inspired. A simple but elegant solution. 😄
23 February 2023, 18:31
bughunter
Picture 159 shows the tail of the original aircraft 👍
23 February 2023, 19:05
Michael Kohl
I am absolutely amazed by the level of detail and a build so clean that it is absolutely makro-proof.
This is high end modelling.
Please allow me one suggestion and one idea nevertheless. I think that sanding the wheels of the main gear a bit more would give it a slightly more solid stand and look. Maybe some light color variation of the panels would be feasible despite the fact that this is a prototype. But your whitch brew for the main color really nails it.
25 February 2023, 13:31
Pietro De Angelis
Beautiful!
25 February 2023, 13:45
Thomas Bischoff
Der absolute Wahnsinn! Modellbau der Spitzenklasse und die ausgeklügelte Farbmischung für Naturmetall ist perfekt!
25 February 2023, 13:45
Robert Podkoński
Awesome!
25 February 2023, 15:02
Björn Svedberg
Wow! Excellent work! 👍
25 February 2023, 17:41
Bernhard Schrock
I'm glad to see and hear that you like my prototype: thank you.
Micheal: I noticed that the tires were too flat when I took the pictures and fixed this at once. In the typical prewar manner all Navy planes were painted light gray and later with a mix of aluminum powder and clear varnish (Alu dope). Because of that it would be wrong to paint some panels in another color. 🙂 respective it's no a NMF finish.
25 February 2023, 18:03
Hanno Kleinecke
Was für ein schönes Ergebnis ! In Schwarzweiss und vor dem Hintergrund vom Original nicht zu unterscheiden ! Du hast mich um Längen geschlagen….. 😄 👍
25 February 2023, 19:01
Spanjaard
Simply superb
25 February 2023, 22:22
Juergen Klinglhuber
Spitzen Ergebnis !! 👍 👍
26 February 2023, 08:24
Curatorm
Awesome! All my respect.
26 February 2023, 09:01
Bernhard Schrock
Thank you Hanno, Spanjaard and Jürgen. 🙂
In addition to the pictures from yesterday I shot today morning three more pictures.
It took me 21 years (!!!) to take these pictures. According to my notes, I built the AU-1 in 2002....
26 February 2023, 09:03
Neuling
Was lange währt wird endlich gut, Bernhard. Top build in top presentation!
26 February 2023, 10:03
Jakub Fiala
Beautiful! Congrats! 👍
I noticed, that there is an oversprayed yellow color on the fuselage and cowling ( pictures 180 and 181) Easy to fix....
26 February 2023, 10:16
bughunter
Overspray? On Bernhards models? Don't believe that. Looks for me like a mirror effect on the mentioned pictures.
26 February 2023, 11:07
Jakub Fiala
Well, may be, you are right. Hard to say
26 February 2023, 11:28
Bernhard Schrock
"Overspray be or not to be?" This is here the Question! The answer can be found in picture 86...🙂
26 February 2023, 11:35
Jakub Fiala
👍
26 February 2023, 11:42
Alec K
Amazing result! I appreciate the amount of effort needed to implement all the small details that made the prototype unique. Just fabulous 👍
26 February 2023, 12:25

Project info

192 images
1:48
Completed
1:48 Chance Vought F4U-1/2 Bird Cage Corsair (Tamiya 61046)1:48 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Early Version (Aires 4265)

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Vought XF4U-1 Groupbuild in Hamburg
Vought XF4U-1 Groupbuild

11. November 2022 until 30. March 2023

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