Well the bait has been taken:
A work in progress Corsair to Brigand (from the Crimson Skies series of games) conversion.
What I have done on it so far:
-Magnetize the prop (so it doesn't get damaged during play/transit)
-Cut the fuselage just in front of the root of the rudder and close the hole with plasticard.
-Use the 2 halves of the (unglued) rudder and the elevators to build the Brigand's underslung tailplane.
-Cut the wings, and glued the stabilizers (made from plasticard) in between.
-Enlarge the engine cowling with laminated plasticard.
-Glued the aft landing wheel hatches on the top of the fuselage to represent the fold-away zeppelin landing gear.
Still to do:
-Build the rear turret
-Add a spinner cone to the prop
-Add the comically oversized guns typical of Crimson Skies
-Decide on a paint scheme and paint him and his brother....
Oh, I forgot to tell you, didn't I. This is actually the second Brigand I'm building. A few years ago I already build one, and a Devastator as well...
You can just see them in the background of this picture:
There are some minor variations between the 2 Brigands (Due to not having the exact same canopy for the turret on hand, for example, and some slight variation in the shape of the mid-wing stabilizers. I don't have the same parts for the prop spinner either.). I'll have to explain these away as minor differences between versions of the plane, or field refits/repairs.
Erik, what particular type of Corsair (brand and type) did you use? Cause you know I have to build and paint some for Texas as well. I can drop off some of the plugs if you want tomorrow around 7-ish?
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThe Corsair I used is an F-4 U-1 from Revell (kit # 04112).
VerwijderenI'm not sure if it's still available though. It was already an old/ancient kit when I bought it a "couple" of years ago...
I mean, the thing still has raised panel lines!
But I think any cheap Corsair would do. Preferably one that still does the tail rudder in 2 identical halves. That saves some work on the hanging tail, as you can just use the separate halves for the "baby rudders".
7-ish is fine, thanks!