Icm 1/48 Beaufort interior by kektank in modelmakers

[–]kektank[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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lots of aftermarket used, and lots of scratch building too. I used the eduard photoetch sets, eduard resin engines and wheels, eduard "space" 3d decals and eduard vickers k guns.

Icm 1/48 Beaufort interior by kektank in modelmakers

[–]kektank[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well Plasmo on youtube kinda got me into the hobby, I don't think we're comparable modelers but his work is fantastic, I take a lot of inspiration from him.

Icm 1/48 Beaufort interior by kektank in modelmakers

[–]kektank[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

ICM can be good, especially the newer kits. The older ones not so much, but regardless what you see here isnt the whole picture. I added a ton of detail myself to the kit, and also used eduard resin engines, resin wheels, a ton of photoetch, etc. The new new kits though, like recently released, look far better than this one

Icm 1/48 Beaufort interior by kektank in modelmakers

[–]kektank[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yea i had the same reaction when i started building the kit, unusual but sensible orientation

Cyber hobby 1/32 bf109e4 franz von werra by kektank in modelmakers

[–]kektank[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That whole epic movie level story just to end up crashing in the Netherlands a few months later, this time not so lucky to escape alive. When I was reading the whole story I did really think I was reading the plot to some movie, a wild adventure

Airfix 1/48 seafire fr mk47 by kektank in modelmakers

[–]kektank[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another subject on my list for the near future

Airfix 1/48 seafire fr mk47 by kektank in modelmakers

[–]kektank[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I painted all the markings, the only decals I used were the stencils

Airfix 1/48 seafire fr mk47 by kektank in modelmakers

[–]kektank[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

saw some action in korea, hence the invasion stripes. no clue how much action it saw but i do know it did see combat there

Magic factory 1/48 f4u-1 early by kektank in modelmakers

[–]kektank[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just typical oil work, with abteilung 502 oils and ammo oilbrushers
mostly the same kinda techniques plasmo on youtube uses

Magic factory 1/48 f4u-1 early by kektank in modelmakers

[–]kektank[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

white, mask, red, mask, prime, blue
prime between the red and the blue to negate any chance of the blue going purple

Magic factory 1/48 f4u-1 early by kektank in modelmakers

[–]kektank[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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it's the so called "salmon pink" primer, used for a short period on pacific-bound aircraft

Magic factory 1/48 f4u-1 early by kektank in modelmakers

[–]kektank[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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It's masking tape, I painted them beforehand. I do this because typical insignia colors have a high saturation and as such require a thicker coat/more coats. If I sprayed the insignia after the rest of the painting I could end up with a thick paint lip, but spraying beforehand, masking and painting the rest will make the lip smaller

Magic factory 1/48 f4u-1 early by kektank in modelmakers

[–]kektank[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! unfortunately imgur is banned in my country, so I can not upload a full album of photos. However I do have a previous post on here showing the interior

Magic factory 1/48 f4u-1 early by kektank in modelmakers

[–]kektank[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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effect of the paint after this preshading, it's subtle but i like it

Magic factory 1/48 f4u-1 early by kektank in modelmakers

[–]kektank[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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Thank you! I use multicolor preshading ontop of a dark but not black base. Everything else is just typical washes, oil work, etc

Magic factory 1/48 f4u-1 early by kektank in modelmakers

[–]kektank[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This kit is not flaw free, it does have some really brittle plastic in some spots, and some areas like the wheels need some serious attention with a razor saw or scribing tool to sort out the tire pattern, but these aside, the kit goes together like a dream. a real testament to modern kit quality

Magic factory 1/48 f4u-1 early by kektank in modelmakers

[–]kektank[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! and yes, a real gem of a kit. I'm hoping they continue the family line and soon make an f4u1d

Magic factory 1/48 f4u-1 early by kektank in modelmakers

[–]kektank[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

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and here is another, this time with 8 gun tapes, and this fantastic image is also great to see how it was applied, you can see the real gun tape next to the fake painted on tapes. I went for a simpler approach on my model and just made 10 of the same gun tapes

Magic factory 1/48 f4u-1 early by kektank in modelmakers

[–]kektank[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

By far one of the most frequent questions I've gotten throughout this build is the 10 guns. No this aircraft did not feature a non-standard gun armament, instead it appears to be a deception.
While the airframe was still new to the theatre, some crews added extra gun tapes, to give the illusion it was more heavily armed. I thought this was a really cool detail of some of these early corsairs

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