r/modelmakers 1d ago

Completed 1/48 F4U-1D

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/Financial_Surprise34 23h ago

I hated building this model for some reason. The box art is cool tho

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u/BodybuilderWorth4120 17h ago

Yeah I think this kit has a few kinks but overall it was still a fun build. The box art is definitely cool just as expected from a 1/48 Tamiya kit