Subject: Re: FG-1D Fuerza Aerea Salvadoreña - Fernando Moreno
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "MORENO V. Fernando EXIROS.MX" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 23:29:47 -0700

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: MORENO V. Fernando EXIROS.MX 
  To: Steve Bamford ARC 
  Cc: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 6:45 AM
  Subject: FG-1D Fuerza Aerea Salvadoreña - Fernando Moreno

  Dear Steve,

  This is another article for ARC. Please publish it in August 6th, if it is possible. I'm attaching the pictures compressed in a zip file. 

  Thanks!

   

  1/72 (Unknown) FG-1D Corsair

  by Fernando I. Moreno Villa
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  Hello modelers!

  I want to show the first aircraft model I made since I retook the hobby the last year, after more than ten years of absence. This little bird has its own story: I received it from an experienced modeler in one of the meetings of my local club. The kit was inside a bag, with no instructions, some parts glued and half painted, but still complete. It would be my "Guinea Pig" to practice learned techniques, but then, my goal became to bring it to life again. 

  I selected one of the most exotic Corsairs that served in Latin America. According to the sources, this was one of the firsts Goodyear FG-1D Corsairs transferred to the air force of El Salvador in the late 1950´s. By the start of the war in 1969 against Honduras, some of the Salvadorean Corsairs were already out of service and left in derelict condition at the air bases. While military technicians worked hard to turn serviceable most of the available aircrafts, others were left as spare sources or placed as decoys in the main airfields, and this is the scheme I preferred for the "FAS-202". It might be historically inaccurate, but what a I wanted is to show something different. 

  Click on images below to see larger images

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  THE KIT

  I don't even know the brand of this kit, but it is quite old and obviously, it has raised panel lines. A fellow modeler suggested it could be an old Revell (good question for a trivia!).I'm not completely sure if this cowling shape corresponds exactly to the F4U-1D, but at the end I didn't worry too much about that. The kit required much filling and sanding, specially in wing joints. There was no detail in cockpit (no control panel included), landing gear and wheels. I had to drill holes to simulate where machine guns were placed. 

  PAINTING

  I painted the antiglare panel with Flat Black, then wing tips, nose and tail in Chromate Yellow. Instead of using decals, I decided to try painting the blue-white-blue rudder by masking and using my new single-action airbrush. Then, I masked the already painted areas and covered the whole model with Light Ghost Gray lightened with Flat White. All the paints used were Model Master acrylics. I followed some old pictures from Soccer War Corsairs as reference. 

  DECALS

  The Salvadorean roundels came from the Aztec's Latin Mustangs I sheet. As always with this brand, they went easy and showed great quality. The remaining decals were obtained with the help of some good friends: Aldo Flores designed for me the missing black "FAS" letters and identification numbers, and Carlos Arvizu printed them in a clear decal sheet using his new Testors kit. I just followed the tip of applying a coat of Future with brush before and after decals.

  WEATHERING

  I only applied an oil wash of mixed Dark Umber and Black. Finally, a coat of Model Master Flat Clear coat to kill the gloss surface and provide protection to the entire model. 

  CONCLUSION

  I'm sure it can be done MUCH better than this, but this project was a way to practice and experiment with techniques and tips new for me. The planes I built before as kid were painted with brush and did not survived home cleaning and movements. For instance, I preferred to work an uncommon scheme without expensive investments in aftermarket items. I apologize for any historical flaw or lack of accuracy. I have better projects in mind for this topic.

  Thank you all and regards from Monterrey, México.

  Fernando

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      Photos and text © by Fernando I. Moreno Villa 

  2007

   

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