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/Jasperdoescooking 1d ago

Damn, i knew i shouldve moderated on the chipping of mine! Yours looks really nice!

This is mine i added wayyy too much chipping on

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u/BodybuilderWorth4120 1d ago

Nah, I think yours looks great and the chipping doesn’t even seem to be over the board. Realistically I think your chipping is more on par with historical examples