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Old 07-09-2009, 07:59 AM   #1
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**** Finished Corsair Mk II, JT634, 13-7/P, 1834 FAA Sqn, HMS Victorious

right i've waited long enough for the sun to come out
subject, Corsair Mk II, JT634, 13-7/P, 1834 FAA Sqn, HMS Victorious
kit, Tamiya F4U-1D
scale, 1/48
class, 3

i brush painted this model with vallejo acrylics for the upper surfaces and humbrol enamels for the under surfaces.
i also used Techmod decals and clipped the wingtips to convert the kit to represent a Corsair II of the Fleet Air Arm
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Old 07-09-2009, 08:01 AM   #2
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some more angles
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Old 07-09-2009, 07:18 PM   #3
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Very nice crate Karl.... U missed a required pic in ur first post however, from the 12'oclock posistion.... I will also change the thread title for u....
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Looks great Karl, really nice work!
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NIcely done Karl!
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Old 07-09-2009, 10:34 PM   #6
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Excellent work Karl, well done mate. Just one question though, is the gunsight upside down?
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Old 07-10-2009, 04:50 AM   #7
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Very nice Karl! Well done mate
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Lovely build Karl!
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Old 07-10-2009, 06:19 AM   #9
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Karl mate looks great in that scheme! Lovely work mate
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Very nice crate Karl.... U missed a required pic in ur first post however, from the 12'oclock posistion.... I will also change the thread title for u....
many thanks Dan i thought i'd not titled it right ! but didnt notice the missing pic, all sorted now though.

Terry dont know about the gun sight i couldnt figure out how it was supposed to go in from the instuctions !!!

and finally a big thanks to you all for the nice comments and especialy to Cory who was a big help throughout this build, thanks mate
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Karl, your kits just keep getting better and better! Nice!!
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thanks alot Njaco, Wayne
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