F4U-1 "Dangerous Dan - Eightball"
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The Verlinden cockpit upgrade fits nice to the kit parts.
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All the parts for the cockpit painted and weathered.
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Not much of the details are visible once the fuselage is assembled.
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The wheel bays are sparsely detailed but have to do for now. I rather put a bit more effort in detailing the landing gears since they are more visible on the finished model.
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Fuselage assembled. The fit is generally good but what would scale model building be without putty...
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Wings and engine assembled. The only thing missing before the painting commence is a little bit of filler in some small gaps here and there.
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Some more fading of the upper surface before the clear coat.
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Wing root chipping was done using AK Interactive "Worn effects" fluid.
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The Barracuda Studios decals (printed by Cartograf) didn't cause any fuss.
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It seems to be true; Dan is really dangerous...
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AK interactive ”Dust effects” was used to make the paint look mottled and worn (right wing treated, left wing untreated.)
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A panel line wash to accentuate the individual panels gives a bit more depth to the model.
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Some additional shading with heavily diluted X-19 “Smoke” brings out some of the panels in an effective way.
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Some copper wire and lead foil along with the True details resin wheel makes the landing gears look a bit more interesting.
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All bits and pieces painted, weathered, and ready to be assembled.
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Finished model
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