Tamyia 1:48 F4U4 Corsair - Pappy Boyington’s Ride

[fuzznoggin]

After binge watching Black Sheep Squadron a few years back, I decided to do a little diorama of Boyington’s ship #883.  Excuse the plastic palm trees 







Un-retouched photo of model superimposed on a background showing an actual pacific squadron


Some scratch build done in the wheel wells with hydraulic lines and brake lines to the wheels - done with sections of , yes , solder. (because of flexibility)

[kyledehart5]

Man, I loved watching re-runs of that show with my Dad growing up. This is awesome. Fantastic work on one of my favorite planes of WW2

[TJ]

Man that last picture looks real

[Leon]

Great job on this and very nicely done!

[handiabled]

Jun 16, 2024 6:05:01 GMT -5 TJ said:

Man that last picture looks real

Agreed! Beautifully built and weathered Corsair! 

[406 Silverado]

Watching Black Sheep Squadron was a weekly ordeal in our house growing up. Dad was a HUGE fan of that show and I practically grew up with Pappy and his crew onscreen. lol.

What you've done with this model here is nothing short of spectacular Jack and your photography is equally as good. You pulled off some fancy footwork on that paint scheme as well. What paints did you use on this?

[fuzznoggin]

Jun 16, 2024 7:09:29 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

What you've done with this model here is nothing short of spectacular Jack and your photography is equally as good. You pulled off some fancy footwork on that paint scheme as well. What paints did you use on this?

Airbrushed in Tamiya flats and silvered with AK pencil

[406 Silverado]

Jun 16, 2024 7:18:01 GMT -5 fuzznoggin said:

Jun 16, 2024 7:09:29 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

What you've done with this model here is nothing short of spectacular Jack and your photography is equally as good. You pulled off some fancy footwork on that paint scheme as well. What paints did you use on this?

Airbrushed in Tamiya flats and silvered with AK pencil

  Can't go wrong with Tammy paints. Some good work man. 

[mrversatile]

Very nicely done.

[BattleScale Collectica Show]

I remember watching that show too. Looks great!

[keavdog]

Great weathering/chipping/photography! I loved that show as well. Shame it was such a short lived series.

[lyle]

Good stuff. Great show, too.

[oortiz10]

I can hear the ol' theme song playing now...

That photo of your build in front of the printed background really makes it. Looks like a real shot from the PTO.

-O

[jeaton01]

Nice model and photos.

[stikpusher]

Jun 27, 2024 10:14:35 GMT -5 oortiz10 said:

I can hear the ol' theme song playing now...

That photo of your build in front of the printed background really makes it. Looks like a real shot from the PTO.

-O

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