GB-61 1/48 F4U-1A Corsair - Carrier and Maritime Aircraft

[Donivanp]

Nice!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

You can almost hear it start up and smell the smoke.......................................................OK. So I have a very vivid imagination.

 

[Donivanp]

 

[SaparotRob]

Before paint!
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Ooooo. Pretty!

 

[A4K]

Lovely...

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Great work Bill.

 

[Crimea_River]

Lovely details Bill.

 

[N4521U]

So, got my seat belts yesterday. Oh my, didn't count on them being this fiddly.
Learned a good lesson on the for bit of hardware for the lap belt!
Do Not cut the parts out......... assembly and Then cut the PE off the frame!!!

It's just too farken difficult to control these micro sized pieces!!!!!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

So, got my seat belts yesterday. Oh my, didn't count on them being this fiddly.
Learned a good lesson on the for bit of hardware for the lap belt!
Do Not cut the parts out......... assembly and Then cut the PE off the frame!!!
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It's just too farken difficult to control these micro sized pieces!!!!!

You may also have to slightly taper the end of the belt to get it into the slot. I also use UHU glue on a toothpick to hold down the fold behind the buckle. You can later seal it down when placing the belts on the seat. Hope this helps Bill.

 

[N4521U]

I used PVA from a toothpick, just didn't go into all that.

 

[A4K]

Good idea with the keeping the belts on the frame Bill. Hope they work out for you.

 

[N4521U]

Good idea with the keeping the belts on the frame Bill. Hope they work out for you.

It's working a treat!

 

[Wurger]

 

[A4K]

Good stuff Bill!

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff Bill, and yep, I learned that lesson the hard way too !

 

[Crimea_River]

Doing great Bill

 

[Wayne Little]

A tough thing to do Bill, just don't feed the carpet monster....

 

[N4521U]

So here is the belt Assembly Assembled!
Pilot ready in his hi-chair!
Assembly is rather messy, but only We know!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Nice Bill that chappy looks like he is waiting for his Rusks. You have also seemingly had more success than I with the belts, my efforts in the last couple of days have been thwarted and I now have a Heath Robinson mix of the nice soft fabric type and Eduards discarded belts.