F4U-1 VF-17, USS Bunker Hill 1943

Albi Hitz
... Uploaded some pictures of my F4U-1 VF-17, USS Bunker Hill with folded wings ...
Its almost finished ...

George Bacon
Just fantastic! Your cockpit interior was perfect!

Acki
Hi Albi, this is really a fantastic job.

Albi Hitz
Thank you mates.
But to be honest Tamiya did a great job with this one! The right mixture between details and "fun" to build. .... I like the "Piston Big Ones" from Tamiya.
I'm almost finished the Navy one....

Holger Kranich
Great weathering on the seat and the paintjob is awesome!👍

Albi Hitz
Thank you Holger. I used the AK "worn effects". Maybe a little bit too much for somme folks. It was a test.
The paint job is a test as well, it works 😉 but its not finished ... next steps a oil washing ...
but thank you so far.

Holger Kranich
I love it worn and torn!

Es-haq Khosravi
Excellent Job!!!

Martien Lourens
Oh, Would like to buy it to. But a bit out of my budget. Nice work.
I find your airbrush work, great. a very nice model, Albi

Albi Hitz
Thank you for your words of praise.
I agree with you. The Tamiya "big ons" are at a very high price but i think you should go for one once upon a time. Its pure fun to build.

Martien Lourens
I know Albi. It is worth the money. But I have recently bought the MPM 1:48 Hi-tech Heinkel 177 Greif . Now and then we have to make choices. Maybe next year. I now enjoy this corsair of yours 🙂

Albi Hitz
Ohhh !!! It stands to reason. I like the "Greif" and I'm curious, how you will handle this "BIG ONE"!
I'm sure it will become a gem!
It's time to finish the Corsair ....

Martien Lourens
For now the big boys are still staying in the box.
(Monogram Liberator, B17, Heinkel 111, Ju 88 and Ju 188 Dragon)
Gotta get a bigger house first. 🙂
Yes its time to finish the corsair. We want to see the end result 🙂
Good luck and have fun with the building.

Albi Hitz
Oh yes ... a bigger house .... thats the point! 😉
Yes, I go for it ... lets put on some oil paint washing ...

Albi Hitz
... oil wash is on ... lets put it together ...

Albi Hitz
Thank you Michael ... almost completed ....

neil kerr
love it

Steve Wilson
The more I look at that guy in the cockpit...
I realize how period it looks! hard to achieve with paint. That expression on his face is phenomenal, again so period. Excellent work Albi very poignant of that time...

Albi Hitz
Thank you Neil.
@ Steve: Thank you for your encouraging words!
I worked with oil color and odorless turpentine ...

Steve Wilson
Credit where credit's due Albi...
You are very welcome, well done excellent work🙂

Burkhard D
Wow!!! What a paint job. I think the weathering is right on the mark. 👍👍👍

Roland Sachsenhofer
You got a lot of well deserved applaud in English, so let me say it in German: das ist eine unglaublich tolle und gelungene Arbeit, jedes Mal ansehen ein einziger Genuß! Einfach unglaublich- ein wunderschönes Modell!

Stefan Schacht
Hi Albi, das ist eine wunderbare Corsair. Wenn ich selber mal einen Navyfighter bauen sollte, schaue ich hier wegen der Lackierung vorbei 👍

Albi Hitz
Hallo Burkhard, Hallo Roland, Hallo Stefan.

Vielen vielen Dank für euer Lob und den Zuspruch.
Das Freut mich das euch Die Corsair gefällt.

Bei Beginn, hat man ja immer so in etwa eine Vorstellung wie es dann so sein soll ... und hier bin ich mit dem Resultat doch sehr zufrieden.
Wenn ich Ehrlich sein soll, war das ein "Schuss ins Blaue" ich hatte bisher mit dieser Bemalung noch gar keine erfahrung und habe einfach mal was Probiert ... hat Funktioniert 😉

Nur einen kleinen Fehler habe ich gemacht, aber den Korrigiere ich nicht mehr: Das Seitenleitwerk wäre in Mittelblau!!!!

Es ist meiner Meinung nach einfacher auf den Grossmodellen mit den verschiedenen Bemalungstechniken zu "spielen" als auf 1:48 oder gar 1:72 wo ein wenig zuviel sehr schnell wirklich zu viel ist.

Na Ja wir werden sehen ob ich die Bemalung nochmals hinkriege ... es Wartet noch eine Marine Corps Variant mit Ausgeklappten Flügeln 😉 ... aber alles zu seiner Zeit.

Es-haq Khosravi
I always had a question about seats of WWII fighters, why didn't they have any cushion?

George Bacon
They sat on their Parachutes...

Albi Hitz
The main reason was, the pilot seat on the parachute package.
Some planes got back cushions like the Spitfire.

Es-haq Khosravi
I see! You are right! I used to think they were masochist! 😄

Es-haq Khosravi
Thank you mates!

John Thomas
What a great Corsair, Nice work

Albi Hitz
Thank You John Thomas.

Albi Hitz
... Finished ... Final pictures
(I need a better and bigger photo booth...)

Es-haq Khosravi
Excellent Job!!! Very nice details and well done!

Holger Kranich
Simply fkn amazing, Albi! Thats how a Corsair has to look like! I, personally would never build with folded wings but anyway, this is a great build and a paragon for me!

Albi Hitz
Thank you Holger for this kind words. I wanted a well used Corsair 😉
You are right, with the folded wings, but I want show both ways ... the next will be with extended wings ....

Christian Borchmann-Backhaus
Hallo Albi,
sehr schöne Arbeit, die du da geleistet hast! Eine Frage... Sind die Flügel fest oder kann man die Position ändern?