Revell Vought Corsair F4U-1A

[@mafmaf6417]

Yeah this kit is old and may not be accurate, and the parts fit may be fidgety, but building it and having it turn out like this, that's what model building is all about. I remember when this hobby used to be fun. You bought a kit and just built it. You didn't care about accuracy, you probably wouldn't know if it was accurate or not, you didn't care, you cared about the end result. You did a fantastic job. I did build this back in the 70's or 80's. I got one sent to me in error a couple of years ago. My plan is to make is a Fleet Air Arm machine flown by a Canadian serving in the RN.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

It was a bit challenging indeed but I think that the end result isn't all that bad :) Thank you for your kind words. :)

[@piotrkucharski9137]

Great show and great effect! You've encouraged me to buy the set and try my hand at this classic set from the early 1970s. Cheers!

[@stevetheduck1425]

Glad to see another modeller to whom the paint job is all the detailing needed. An artist, sir.

[@mode1charlie170]

This build brought back memories from the 70’s when I first built one. I remember those folding wings were a challenge

[@wbpsmodels3452]

They still were, even in the '20's !

[@normg2242]

I remember it too, back then my kit was dark blue and I couldn't get the wings working so I ended up just gluing them on so they can't be moved...

[@janehill9764]

you are a fantastic artist...what you have done with a $3.50 kit from the seventies and straight from the box is nothing short of remarkable.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Thank you very much :)

[@lawrencemay8671]

Give an A+ for the final reveal. Well done.

[@janehill9764]

final revelation, not reveal.

[@lawrencemay8671]

The painting of the aircraft in detail makes it appeasing and realistic.

[@marcusaureliusgermanicus4184]

Built this numerous times in the 70’s. Cut my teeth on modelling with Revell’s 1/32 scale line up. You did a great job on the build but I’m having problems with the accuracy of the paint scheme. It’s your build and you can paint the damn thing however you want. I paint as accurately as possible. Thank you for the posting! Love The Whistling Death!

[@wbpsmodels3452]

To be honest, I followed the instructions on the color scheme, didn't do any research on my own. I tried to reproduce the paint scheme as accurately as I could, based on the booklet alone. At any rate, thank you for watching :)

[@lukeatkinson6662]

Bravo! Great video, and great music too. I have this kit in the post currently, and this video has given me inspiration. Thanks and look forward to the next one.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Thank you very much. Pay attention to the landing gear, the fit and stability leaves enough to be desired... (mine is lopsided)

[@melvynjones3904]

Nice build. Good to see someone else using micro wave turntable.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Thank you ! It's quite practical, isn't it?

[@lesvenus3788]

I really enjoyed this build. Given the awful kit that’s forms it’s base; your model is an absolute beauty. I’d be proud of it

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Thank you :)

[@normg2242]

You did a great job! When I was a kid, I too used this model to try some heavy weathering. It urned out hilarious...lol

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Thank you Norm :)

[@cellardwellerproductions5125]

Great job on an old chestnut. Those molds are darn near 50 years old if not 50 by now. Over the years, there has been many boxings with various decal options, but I think they nailed it with the tri-color scheme with the red surrounds. Looking forward to more of your builds.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Thank you Dave :)

[@silvalinan4077]

I have seen other builders lay down a coat of interior green on the outside of the canopy frame first and then the coat of outer paint. The result makes the canopy frame seem painted on the "inside" the same color as the rest of the cockpit.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

At some point I thought of doing that.. and then I forgot about it and painted it straight away... It's a good idea and I should do it on my next builds! Thank you for the comment! :)

[@brunoziel3358]

super model tres bien reussi.bravo

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Mille merci :)

[@George-pp2hr]

I've bought this kit five times over. I ruined one as it was damaged over the years, second ive built the full Aircraft minus the landing gear. I tried to remake the cockpit even though at first glance it looks great but its a mess and very cramped quarters. I tried but failed still unfinished. Ive started on another but i think I'll just build it as it is straight from the box. I have tried to customise but im not a professional modeller. Its a nice kit and there is a cockpit Eduard set for this but nothing for the empty wheel wells. Unfortunately. But overall very nice. Ive yet to see the build.🇭🇲✌️

[@anthonyrosa5006]

Yeah, I built that years ago, in the 70s. I see the parts fit is no better now than it was back then. A shame to invest all that time and have a sloppy parts fit detract from the finished product. If I do it again I'll try a different manufacturer. Back in the day this was as good as it got for me. My Uncle got me interested in modeling, He was 7 years older than me and I'd look forward to going to his place (grandparents house) after school on Tuesdays. He would be listening to what is now classic rock (got me interested in music enough to learn the bass and play in bands in the NYC tristate club scene) Sometimes I'd fish out a kit he got frustrated with from the trash and save it and other times he would buy me a kit too.I was in 5th grade when I started. Thinking of getting back into it. The last kit I built was the Hasegawa Feissler Storch , that was a few years ago. Hey, I love the musical choice!

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Thank you for watching. I chose this model cause it was one of the few 1:32 corsairs available at the time.. and at a bargain price.. I didn't know it would be so bad.. The alternative was the 6 times more expensive Tamiya kit.

[@lawrencemay8671]

I have the revell 1/48 kit. But I’m matching scale with my Bombers scale

[@reckoner4]

Great Job!👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Thanks! 👍

[@bigglesflysagain1749]

I am half way thru a build of this kit. I see where I could make a mistake or two..or three....and you saved my 'bacon' because I caught my upcoming blunders !! I am determined to "fold" the wings...wish me luck.......and shhhhh.......but I use water colours for tiny interior "bits and pieces", as in the cockpit, applied with half tip of a tooth pic. Thanx for your help !! I thought the 1A didn't have a floor !! ????

[@wbpsmodels3452]

The wings do fold but they shake and rattle like a baby's rattle... Very small degree of precision there.. I made them folding as well but they don't look as good as i'd like to, hence I chose them to stay down. Thanx for watching ! :)

[@George-pp2hr]

That's a good job on that simple model. Lots of work done especially with all the coats of paint. I take it the first bare metal is an undercoat. I was wandering the dark sea Blue was not dark enough and the underside is supposed to be white not light blue. However it's a nice finish. I have two of those to build I think I'll just build as they are. If I worry too much about details I'll make my self sicker than I am. Watch out for the colours if you build another. Sea Blue, intermediate blue and white underside.👍🇭🇲🦘✌️

[@schleimigerhelmling6763]

Hi.what was in the little brown bottle? what about the cotton swab you used to wash off the paint?

[@wbpsmodels3452]

It was white spirit, a solvent to clean the oil-based washes. Thanks for watching!

[@schleimigerhelmling6763]

@@wbpsmodels3452 Ok thank you. I found it. or turpentine from the hardware store? Its the same i think.

[@ezequielgarcia9783]

Only I can say you , it is very good job. Congratulations.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Thank you very much!

[@mikemontgomery2654]

Before watching this video, I was considering taking another crack at this kit. After being reminded of the detail work I would need to do, I've opted to pass. Lol. Great work on the paint job, I like how that turned out.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Yeah... if you go for super-detailing, this kit has your work cut out for you... Not much of it initially.. and if there was any, it was buried under the flash. Still, give it a go... seems like you like a challenge :) Thanks for watching! :)

[@mikemontgomery2654]

@@wbpsmodels3452 I have once. I'm going to try the Trumpeter f4U4 for my next corsair build. Like you said, I like the challenge.

[@gordoncooke4527]

??? At 16:32 you are gluing and taping the two halves of the fuselage together and you can clearly see that the cockpit assembly is not installed. At 17:42 you are taking off the take and like magic the cockpit is inside. Did you really insert the cockpit after the fuselage assembly? I thing that is not possible.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Apparenbtly I inserted the cockpit assembly from underneath... I don't remember why.. Maybe I forgot to put it in place on time.... or maybe the cockpit was supposed to be placed from underneath.. but as you can see, there is a big opening on the bottom of the fuselage, where the wings are to be cemented. Of cource, you must not discount the fact that I have magic powers :P Thanks for watching! :)

[@lawrencemay8671]

Nice job. Not sure about the chipping if I want to do that to mine. I have two to build. This one and the 1/48 MARINES version. But I do like your color selections. I would have done the cockpit canopy frame in flat black. It would stand out more.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

I was so disappointed from this model that I decided to use it as a test field for miscellaneous techniques... It was the first time I used hairspray chipping, extensive preshading, oil washes and so on and so on... The canopy frame was a failure altogether, since the color is way different from the rest of the fuselage. Thanks for watching :)

[@lawrencemay8671]

Question. Do you know why this plane is gulled winged?

[@lawrencemay8671]

It’s made that way for the landing gear to be short and sturdy while still providing ground clearance for the propeller. It also improved pilot visibility on take offs. Putting him closer to the deck.

[@ScaleModellingHellas]

Nice build. And a relly nice plane.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Thank you very much.

[@lawrencemay8671]

Plus I can’t find Vallejo paints in my area. So if could give me a list so I could buy them on line

[@scottmurray4660]

Ebay has vallejo paints very reasonably priced

[@jeanjacques9883]

Très beau travail, bravo 👍👍👍

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Mille Merci :)

[@gordoncooke4527]

I am relatively new to this hobby but enjoyed this video. I have this model on order. It arrives Friday. I am a little disappointed to hear about the shortcomings of the model. Looking forward to trying the hairspray method.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Hey Gordon, thank you for watching. It was my first time for the hairspray method too but I guess it didn't turn up too bad... Apply some hs above the aluminum layer and before you apply the base color... after it dries, brush it off with a short hard brush.. I hope it works for you. As for the model itself... do lots of dry-fitting before you cement the pieces together... and have your sanding papers handy ;)

[@omcheeseman]

Nice build!

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Thank you :)

[@863rafael]

Nice job! I should try those nozzle type paints. Much easier to handle than having to open a paint bottle or jar all the time.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

true story. You don't waste paint transferring a dollop in a wet palette or to the airbrush.

[@lawrencemay8671]

Please list a detail of the paint and the mixes. I like what you did. The color is very accurate to the US MARINES COLORS OF THE AIRCRAFT

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Usually I list the paints on the bottom part of the video. Sometimes, If I don't have a specific color, I mix two or three colors till I get the shade I want.

[@robertomander6030]

is always a plesure look at your video!!!!..another super jobb!!!!!greatings Roberto but a question: how many models did you wast away beforecthat you arrive at this skils!!???...😎

[@dazouri3249]

nice work! one thing, you didn't detail the exhaust outlets on the bottom of the front fuse behind the cowl. they aren't anything more than stamped impressions of the pipes, but could have been painted dark with soot trailing away down the fuse. keep up the great work! Daz

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Thank you for the info Daz, will come useful on a next build! Cheers! :)

[@melvinjohnson7033]

Overall nice build on a not so detailed model. All you need now is a motorized turntable to show off your models.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Thank you.. I'm searching for one...

[@dlear85]

i assume thats an oil thinner to clean off the wash?

[@wbpsmodels3452]

It's White spirit.

[@dlear85]

@@wbpsmodels3452 thanks. Any idea if oil thinner would work

[@wbpsmodels3452]

@@dlear85 Yes it definitely would. Lots of people use odorless oil thinner.

[@toadamine]

Beautiful build, but triggered my OCD every time your long sleeve drug thru the paint drops on the table... 🤷‍♂️🤣

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Thank you! BTW... the sleeve didn't touch the paint ;)

[@bankamarvin2269]

I built this model in the 70s. It was awesome then. Maybe Revell will release a new tool like their P-51, Me262, 109s, and 190s.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

When they do. I'll surely buy one.. I'd love to see an F4U with new tooling, better fit and better detail... The modern Revell kits are very good, compared to the older ones.

[@bankamarvin2269]

@@wbpsmodels3452 Don't get me wrong. The Trumpeter Corsairs are pretty nice and not to expensive. The Tamiya one, way out of my price range.

[@angelisreal]

The magnetos (those two bumps WAYYY up front) aren't the accurate ones. Also, this is a re-issue of a 1970s mold, so there's that...

[@janehill9764]

the red surround was used on american aircraft only for the year 1943.

[@juandulanto9650]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😀nice build I have this kit with aftermarket verlinden really h

[@jirihamersky6152]

Great informative video. I'm learning. Thanks.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Thanks for watching!

[@L_Bo549]

I got this plane yesterday and now I know how hard it’s gonna be

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Wasn't the easiest one... for sure... I'sure u'll do a nice work, Jack. Keep modelling! :)

[@L_Bo549]

When I finished it my mum whacked it on accident but don’t worry I stuck the engine back in

[@kirkgorte128]

Ships have hulls. Aircraft have a fuselage

[@lawrencemay8671]

Just a minor problem. I’m sure everyone understood.

[@raytheron]

A 1970 tooling that shows its age.

[@janehill9764]

ww2 us navy pilots did not wear blue flying clothes, it was khaki or tan colour all the way through...

[@wbpsmodels3452]

I didn't know that.. I merely followed the -obviously wrong- painting instructions

[@josephsavicki9201]

Great work, but the pilots flights it should be khaki.

[@cxwrench1]

'Hull'? 'Fuselage' is the word you're looking for.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

You re' right. I stand corrected.

[@58fins]

It's a fuselage, not a hull.

[@matthewmcgee]

The correct colors for USN/USMC tri-color camouflage are Sea Blue (ANA 606), Intermediate Blue (ANA 608) and Insignia White (ANA 601). Sorry, but it really bugs me when people paint models (or even actual warbirds) in inaccurate colors. Other people then see those colors and assume they are accurate and then go on to inaccurately paint their models, perpetuating the inaccuracies.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Perhaps you are right. To be honest, I followed the painting instructions in the kit. Half the blame goes to Revell. Thank you for the remark nonetheless :)

[@adampender2482]

I think a color scheme of yellow, pink, and purple would have been a real nice scheme for HIS model. It is HIS after all.

[@matthewmcgee]

@@adampender2482 He certainly can paint it how he likes or as best he can. Obtaining accurate paint colors can be challenging depending on your budget and location. Revelle's box art is close, but their paint guide colors are not. (At least not in my kit's instructions.) Though WBP didn't follow those either. Not everyone cares about accuracy in their models and that is OK! I posted the correct colors because I want people, who do want accuracy, to know that the colors used in this build were not accurate. I'd recommend that those who do care about accuracy spend a bit of time researching what the real colors are/were and then use the widely available conversion charts to purchase or replicate those colors with the brands of paints that are available to them. Uber-nerds will know to check period photos and documentation to ensure accuracy, since planes/tanks/vehicles in respected museums or at airshows are not always painted accurately. I've seen some beautiful Corsairs on the airshow circuit with inaccurate colors. Again, I'm not trying to belittle WBP's build or say it isn't a nice model. I only want to point out that the colors are not technically accurate for an actual Corsair in WWII. Happy modelling.

[@jeremieragois5514]

I Google pictures of the planes sometimes when I believe revell has been weird on their colour choices, despite that I also follow their colour scheme but thanks for posting the real colour codes, I wish I would have seen that before buying the current paints

[@TheAvargas687]

100 percent

[@daviddealba1988]

Everything is awesome about this Corsair, except for one thing: US Navy pilots did not wear blue flight suits in the Pacific Campaign. They'd wear a light khaki flight suit and headgear plus black shoes.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

I guess the revell instructions didin't pay much attention to those details.. Thanks for the info :)

[@angelohernandez6060]

Yeah, it's an old mold. You have expect these sort of things. You want a less fuss cleaner Corsair kit spend the bucks on a Tamiya kit.

[@lawrencemay8671]

That’s the US NAVY VERSION.

[@ezequielgarcia9783]

I think that you paint your modelo as you want see it, and every one has it 's won opinion.

[@lawrencemay8671]

The piano music is monotonous though. Try Chariots of Fire

[@wbpsmodels3452]

I can't use copyrighted music in the channel..

[@Lordcirdan]

4:53 Ni se molestó en ver una foto del motor y armarlo bien.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Consulté algunas fotos antes de montar. Gracias por ver :)

[@artdaso]

jak bys nie robil czarnych lini to by bylo lepiej :)

[@telescopereplicator]

No wonder you think this kit is so bad. The molds are from 1970...... And these are original Revell molds. You're asking for trouble.............!!! |-)

[@vinceq1036]

A very old kit, probably using the same dies from the 1970s, no wonder panel line details are weak and there's a lot of flash.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

I guess it did.. it certainly seemed so... It was a challenge.. and my skills weren't up to par yet..

[@vinceq1036]

@@wbpsmodels3452 Still, a very nice job. I wish I could build a kit as well as you. Well done.

[@janehill9764]

cover the aircraft with masking tape or clear tape, then pull it off, chips will appear and they will look authentic. i do it with all my models. the base coat must be of silver, which you did. but i prefer to paint brush silver enamel thickly onto surfaces i want chipped, then i spray.... and then apply the tape when everything is dry. ..

[@dsonyay]

Chipping is way overdone. But it’s a good build overall.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

I know. It was more like an experimentation in chipping and some other techniques than just a simple build...

[@johnmaddox7432]

This is an old kit.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Old indeed... hence the lack of detail and the excessive flush... Took me a long time to clean it up..

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

@@wbpsmodels3452 Yeah kit from the 70's it is barely older than me.

[@janehill9764]

it's called FLASH, not flush..

[@frenknucci249]

Chance Vought not Vaught

[@wbpsmodels3452]

LOL... you are right.. I never saw it.. Thank you! Changed!

[@janehill9764]

corsairs woiul be plenty chipped from flying lots of missions over the salt waters of the pacific ocean...

[@southamrcn]

Not enough battle damage on the decals

[@eduardomerino-espinoza2093]

Esta igual de horrible que el que saco LODELA hace años..................... porque REVELL no cambio el molde ??? el de Trumpeter esta mucho mejor

[@waikee2001hk]

I guess the resource of USA was poorer than the Japanese in WW2 Weathering is need but not to do it over. The war machine is short life very hard to use through the war period even the ace pilot

[@aleferniuk1752]

It's a shame the faulty assemble of each piece of the model. This not to mention the not elimination of burr, even before painting each piece. The case of the pilot a good example. In spanish we call this "CHANTA"

[@MothaLuva]

Every modeler has his/her own interpretation of how the model is built. There is no „right“ or „wrong“ way. The most important thing is, you like it after it’s finished. If not, get another, do it again. Yes, the wrong colors put me off at first too, for example. But actually, somehow I like it. He could have painted it in three shades of purple if he decided to, it’s his model. A very good friend of mine for example never once painted a single model in its original colors ever. He just uses them for his own „head cinema“. Let alone some „faulty assemblies“...

[@albertiniwalter9325]

very very good job but the music is awfull !!!

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Well... it's a matter of taste... but since I don't narrate, you can always tune to your fav music and watch the vids ;) Thanks for watching :)

[@9999plato]

I built this kit, over 30 years ago, twice. Now it looks so poorly made.

[@wbpsmodels3452]

Are you referring to the kit itself or my build?

[@Derek-b8q]

Too much weathering.

[@aleferniuk1752]

Que chanta¡¡¡ Chapucero que a l menos hubiera quitado las rebarbas de las piezas, prolijarlas con dremel y/o lija. Una pena la terminacion de cada ensamble, y su pintado

[@woof3598]

has to be one of the worst kit I have ever bought, poor fitting parts, lots of flashing, and when it comes tme to atach the wings you just want to find you engineered this kit and strangle him (-:

[@wbpsmodels3452]

My thoughts exactly... If I had opened the box in the shop, I wouldn't have bought it... Nevertheless, it was one of the first kits I bought once I started modelling (after a 30 yrs hiatus), so I said "what the hell...". I tried to experiment with some new (for me) techniques on that one... (like chipping with hairspray, oil washes, highlighting etc).. didn't turn out a disaster.