Birdcage Progress
Cockpit finished with some Eduard Photo Etch. I also modified the gun sight and added a piece of transparent plastic sheet.
Engine and landing gear also finished with some Eduard photo etch.
Riveting done.
The Montex masks are not ideal for non flat surfaces so I had to cut my own masks from Tamiya masking tape for those parts. I also used some masking fluid for the little bulb on top.
Sprayed with the inside paint.
Black basing and marbling before painting the camo scheme.
Camo and gloss applied. Next is decals.
Decals are on. Next is weathering. Let's Go! 😉
I have applied oil washes and a matt coat to all the parts. Next will be assembly and some additional weathering and detail painting.
The plane is finished, but I took a few pictures before assembling the wings.
Wings are on! 😉
The figures are all assembled and base coated. I like the detailing of these figures. 🙂
The same with the little moto-tug.
A bit of pre-shading before spraying the light gray color.
All the painting and some weathering finished. Next is assembly.
The moto-tug is finished. 🙂
Drop tank finished with some Eduard PE.
I used Mr.Color Super Metallic for the metal parts of the carrier deck. The reason I started with it is that I wanted a smooth surface to spray on. And the super metallic is really nice to mask over.
Masking the metallic paint before spraying the first layer of the wood surface.
The wood surface is made up of a sprayed layer of Tamiya Deck Tan with Tamiya flat earth brush painted on top.
At this stage I have clear coated the surface, used an umber oil wash and then flat coated the surface.
Result after unmasking the metal.
I masked and painted the white markings and used Tamiyas black panel liner on the metal.
A little mock up with the plane and the moto-tug.
Figures are finished! 🙂
The map is a printed map that I found on the internet and scaled down.
Komentáře
39 23 August 2020, 16:58
Björn SvedbergI've started the build of the Tamiya Birdcage Corsair. The plan is to build it with folded wings along with the pilots and ground crew kit.
23 August 2020, 17:00
Daniel KlinkHi Björn... nice to read you again following of course.
Hope you are doing fine!
23 August 2020, 17:10
Björn SvedbergThank you friends! 🙂
I'm fine thank you, Daniel! Hope you are doing fine, too!
24 August 2020, 15:18
Roland SachsenhoferWonderful work on Cockpit and engine! I am looking forward seeing your skills at work!
24 August 2020, 17:26
Björn SvedbergThank you Erik and Roland! 🙂
A little bit of an update. I have finished the riveting and the masking of the cockpit and I have also done the pre-shading and marbling before the paint.
I decided to go with a paint set from Hataka this time, so the next update will have to wait until it arrives.
12 September 2020, 17:43
Björn SvedbergAnother update. The camo is finished. Although I'm happy with the end result, the Hataka paints is going to take a while to get used to. They are not like the gunze/mr. color and Tamya that I usually use.
Next up is decals. 🙂
15 September 2020, 14:35
James CThe camouflage and colours look amazing 👍
Do you mind me asking what was happening with the Hataka paints and were you using the acrylic set?
15 September 2020, 19:43
Björn SvedbergThanks James!
Yes, it was the acrylic set. I had a couple of things happen. I used the Hataka acrylic thinner to thin the paint for the airbrush and it had quite alot of soapy stuff in it creating bubbles in the paint mix in the cup of the airbrush, which resulted in a very uneven paint spray out of the airbrush. I guess that could just be me getting the mix wrong, but I will probably use tamiya X-20A as a thinner the next time.
The second thing is that I sometimes use Mr.Color Leveling thinner to thin acrylic paints and that did not work at all with these paints. That mix turned into a stringy gunk that clogged up the airbrush.
But I'm sure they will work just fine when I have worked with them a bit more and learned how to use them properly. As I said, I am happy with the end result. 🙂
15 September 2020, 22:40
James CThanks for the info... I've got a couple Hataka acrylic sets that I've not tried yet.
16 September 2020, 01:56
Slavo HazuchaI´ll pop in here too - progress looks great so far - I really like your approach to surface wear 👍
16 September 2020, 11:58
Björn SvedbergThank you Guillaume, Clifford and Slavo.
Decals are now on so the next step is weathering and some detail painting to finish it up. 🙂
17 September 2020, 11:14
Björn SvedbergI have done the first stage of weathering with oil washes and a matt layer on top of that. After assembly, I will do some additional weathering and detail painting. I will keep it as clean as I can for this one.
19 September 2020, 13:34
Scott DuttonBeautiful work, I enjoy seeing how people paint at what level of subassemblies Vs masking. Your airbrush control is amazing, the preshading is a work of art by itself
19 September 2020, 22:29
Björn SvedbergThank you Laurent, Chris, Roland, Clifford and Scott! 🙂
The Corsair is now finished, but I still have the moto-tug and the pilots and crew to finish before I close this project.
20 September 2020, 13:09
bughunterWhat a clean work and paint job 👍 all those little lovely sub assemblies ... Wonderful!
20 September 2020, 17:40
Hanno KleineckeWhat a paintjob ! You perfectly captured the sun beaten, chalked out look of these hard used airplanes !
22 September 2020, 06:18
Björn SvedbergThank you very much for all the feedback, mates! 🙂
I've added the Eduard Essex class carrier deck to the project, so I will have to find some good reference for the painting. It looks like it will be a nice addition with all the weathered wood and steel.😉
22 September 2020, 14:57
Björn SvedbergAnother update. I have started working on the figures and finished the little moto-tug. Next will be some figure painting. 🙂
6 October 2020, 15:06
Björn SvedbergYou are very welcome, Micky! 🙂
Another update. I have finished the drop tank and also worked on the carrier deck. I will probably do some more weathering of the deck in the future. Tyre marks oil spill etc, but as for now I consider it finished. Now I only have the figure painting left to do.
12 October 2020, 14:26
Slavo HazuchaThe deck looks absolutely fabulous, great contrast between metal & wood and top mild weathering effects 👍
12 October 2020, 15:30
Christian KohlVery nice work Björn. It's really fun to watch what you're doing.
13 October 2020, 03:52
Björn SvedbergThank you Slavo, bughunter, Clifford and Christian!
I have finished the figure painting and taken a few finishing photos. This project was alot of fun to do! 🙂
On to the next one!😉
17 October 2020, 18:14
James COutstanding build Björn. The Corsair looks amazing, and the crew figures are the icing on the cake. Phenomenal paintwork! 👍👍👍
17 October 2020, 18:18
Roland SachsenhoferImpressive piece of modeling art, wonderful work and outcome! Congratulations Björn!
18 October 2020, 04:22
NeulingVery beautiful diorama in every aspect. A feast for the eyes indeed.👍👍👍
18 October 2020, 10:19
Daniel KlinkFully agree with Neuling..
Especially the Figures looking awesome 👍
But they are all missing the eyes..
18 October 2020, 11:23
Björn SvedbergThank you very much, mates! You all inspire me to become a better modeler! And the feedback is very much appreciated. 🙂
@Daniel, Thank you, and yes, painting eyes in this scale is something I haven't mastered yet. I promise you that they would look far more creepy if I had tried that.😉
18 October 2020, 15:00
bughunterThe group of pilots is absolutely impressive, very lifelike! Not just the painting, but also the postures and last but not least the photography! Awesome!
18 October 2020, 16:15
berniHello Björn, a very good result for someone who started modeling in 2017 👍
18 October 2020, 17:25
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Build pictures of my build of the Tamiya 1:48-scale F4U-1 Birdcage Corsair.
