First Build Since 2012-Finished!

AeroplaneDriver · February 04, 2018, 09:38:29 AM

It sure feels good to be back at the workbench. First build in six years is a quick real world build. I wanted a nice easy kit to work with to ease myself back in so I went with the lovely Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1D.

As always, it starts with the office...

AeroplaneDriver · February 04, 2018, 09:39:49 AM

OK, can someone help me with the pic posting? It's been a while.

I cant use photo bucket anymore obviously so moved to google pictures. I take the link from google and copy it between the [img] brackets. What am I doing wrong?

PR19_Kit · February 04, 2018, 09:56:31 AM

Must be something to do with the way Google links the pics.

If I view the URL of the pic directly it works OK, but I see the whole Google page, not just the pic.

AeroplaneDriver · February 04, 2018, 10:15:40 AM

Can anyone recommend a good pic hosting site to use these days?

PR19_Kit · February 04, 2018, 10:21:13 AM

I've always used ImageShack, it costs if you post a lot of pics, but it's not very much. Specially compared to those PB rob-dogs!

AeroplaneDriver · February 04, 2018, 10:42:45 AM

OK, another try with Imageshack. Thanks!

After the pic was taken I added some individual instrument face decals from the Pro Modeler WW2 US Navy sheet.

Model is almost done and should be ready for a reveal this afternoon. Gluing on the fiddly bits at the moment.

The Rat · February 04, 2018, 12:02:35 PM

Beauty job, and welcome back! Another good image hosting site is, believe it or not, facebook. Or Goggle+. Doesn't work for all sites, but does for this one and ARC. Hyperscale it doesn't. I post my pictures there, then just right click, 'copy link address', then post them here.

Weaver · February 04, 2018, 12:42:34 PM

Welcome back - nice to see you!

After the Photobucket debaclé I've started using Flickr. The organization of the site is a little odd but once you get used to it it works well.

AeroplaneDriver · February 04, 2018, 12:47:45 PM

Thanks Rat! Good to be back! I'll check out the other photo options.

For now here she is all done. Excuse the poor pics, just a couple from my phone on a kitchen counter. I'll get back into the groove of taking good pics in good time.

I'm pretty happy for a five day build after no modeling for six years. The weathering may be a little overdone, but I like how it looks on the shelf. Now to decide what to do next...12 days off and a rainy week forecast could be a dangerous combination!!

Weaver · February 04, 2018, 01:59:12 PM

Weathering looks fine to me: lots of aircraft got very 'unglamorous' very quickly in real-life service conditions.

Good looking build!

The Rat · February 04, 2018, 02:09:15 PM

Looks fine to me!

NARSES2 · February 05, 2018, 01:09:36 AM

Looks good to me

Old Wombat · March 05, 2018, 01:31:40 AM

Can't believe I haven't commented!

Looks brilliant, to me!

Corsairs got very used looking very quickly in the PTO. From all the photo's I've seen, this one looks pretty pristine.