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Bruce,

Yessir, that is the paint Tamiya calls out. F-19, which I believe is “Sky Gray.”

Took some time on my lunch break to sand down a very small step on the fuselage aft of the cowling, get that nice and smooth, and also test-fit the cowl and stuff to the fuselage.





Just enough is visible in there to make it look cool. When I do my Hellcat I am going to attempt a wiring harness. I’m skipping that on this build because I’m already learning so much other stuff that I don’t want to mentally logjam.

Man these Tamiya Corsairs build up nicely. Fantastic work so far Kenny!!!

Thank you! And yes indeed they do, it’s easy to get into a good rhythm with this kit.

I built the Revell Corsair and that thing wound up in the trash can 3 times. I was already too far along with it to do that as it was a Christmas gift to a really good friend of mine. Fortunately I finished the build with my sanity intact and a very happy friend.

speedgraflex wrote:Thanks... the color is a lot lighter than I am used to seeing on P&W engines. Nice test fit photos!

It’s a bit light, but close enough for me to be happy with:

No worries, mate. It’s quality work. Just as a reference—here is a color shot from the factory; it is kodacolor, the lighting is far less bright than the image you posted.



Again—reference only.

Well hey now! That’s a radial engine of a different color, Bruce!

I think I could make that happen, too. With a bit of masking, and some mixing. Shouldn’t be too difficult, I’m gonna give it a try, because now that I see that, I don’t think I can enjoy it much how it is now LOL ... plus, it’ll look even cooler. I’ll give it a shot.