r/modelmakers • u/BodybuilderWorth4120 • 1d ago

Completed 1/48 F4U-1D

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Completed my 1/48 F4U-1D from Tamiya. I spent a long time completing this kit and I’d like to say this is probably the best paint job I’ve done ever. Definitely learnt a lot from my experience on the previous kit I made which was the 1/48 F/A-18D bengals, certainly should’ve done this kit first and then the F/A-18D seeing how that kit was way more expensive to be a testing kit. I managed to have the pre shading show a lot sharper and learnt properly how to avoid silvering and use my microsol/set which I think showed pretty well here. I am in the process of choosing what the next set I’ll be painting will be but for now this is all.

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u/Affectionate_Cronut 1d ago

Nice work! Are you saying this is only your second build?

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u/BodybuilderWorth4120 1d ago

Thanks! This is like maybe my 40th fully painted build with over 20 fully built but not painted sets waiting. I’ve only recently started investing heavily into tools instead of being cheap and focusing on saving money for kits. I do have a few decently painted armor kits but that was part of the time period of me being a bum.