1/48 Hobbycraft Royal Navy Corsair IV |
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Gallery Article by Darius Aibara
on Sept 11 2003 |
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This is the Hobbycraft
"Commonwealth Corsair" kit built as a Royal Navy Corsair IV of 1850
Squadron FAA aboard HMS Vengeance in 1945. Hobbycraft kits are not bad but
their plastic tends to be quite brittle and their decals are somewhat minimal.
On the whole though their kits are good value - especially if you get them
second-hand with a True Details resin cockpit set in the box! The kit also
comes with separate flaps, which saves hours of cutting and filling.
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images below to see larger images
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I first
painted and assembled the resin cockpit and inserted it between the fuselage
halves using cyano glue to fix it in place. The rest of the kit was
assembled as per the instructions and primed with Halfords grey spray paint.
I brush applied Humbrol sea blue and signal yellow enamels.