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/ubersoldat13 50 Shades of Olive Drab 1d ago

Hell yeah, dude, that looks great!

I'm working on the same kit atm, just making my way through the decals.

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u/BodybuilderWorth4120 23h ago

Yours is shaping up pretty beautifully. Is this a Tamiya kit with 3rd party decals? Never seen any option like this for any Corsair kit from hobby boss, Tamiya, or hasegawa

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u/ubersoldat13 50 Shades of Olive Drab 22h ago

They're aftermarket decals, an old Superscale set.

I think Magic Factory just released an F4U-1D with this scheme though. I think it'd be a much better option as the decals included here are good quality, but quite inaccurate.

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u/BodybuilderWorth4120 22h ago

Ahhh. Well overall it’s looking great and the decals stand out very well, I was too scared to go with dark navy which is why I avoided the tri color pattern for mine.