1/48 Tamiya Chance Vought F4U-1A Corsair - No 4 Servicing Unit/No 18 Sqn RNZAF Bougainville July 1944

The model is depicted as NZ5255 operated by No 18 Sqn RNZAF/ No 4 Servicing Unit from Bougainville July 1944.

The Kit

• 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A

Decals

• Ventura Decals - very brittle and hard to work with

Aftermarket

• Seat - Ultracast
• Instrument Panel - Eduard PE Set

The Paint

• Mr Color for the blues
• Tamiya XF2 white
• Tamiya X22 Clear
• Testors Dullcoate

Weathering

• Wash - Flory Models Dark Dirt
• Post shaded with enamel paints heavily thinned with enamel thinners.

The Photos

1/48 Hasegawa A-4F Superfox (Skyhawk) "Cylon 3" VA-127

One from 2010. Again not as weathered as perhaps it should be. This was a pretty simple and quick build although I did fix the wings by removing  the step

 It is also the first model I have had published in a magazine, the Italian publication "Model Time" (issue 238)

The Kit

• Hasegawa A-4E/F with appropriate Superfox bits

Aftermarket

• True Details seat
• TACTS Pod was from the Hasegawa Weapons set.

Decals

• Fightertown VA-127 "Cylons" Sheet

Paint

• Main colours - Modelmaster Enamels as they were the only manufacturer with the correct colours
• Gloss Coat - Tamiya Clear thinned with Mr Color levelling Thinner
• Flat Coat -  Testors Dullcoate

Weathering

•  Flory Sludge wash mixture of black and white

The Photos