Subject: Re: 1/72 Hasegawa F4U-1C
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: Matouš Rybár <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:03:52 -0800

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
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Matouš Rybár 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 11:01 AM
  Subject: 1/72 Hasegawa F4U-1C

  Gallery Template #03

  "1/72 Hasegawa F4U-1C" 

  by "Matouš Rybár"
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  My first contribution to ARC is F4U-1C from VF-85 (CV 38 USS Shangri-La), Lt. Joe D. Robbins, May 1945.

  For Christmas/Chanuka I have bought me an airbrush and compressor. Because I did not want to ruin some nice and expencive model, I went to second-hand model shop and for less than 7USD I have bought almost 30 years old Hasegawa kit of F4U-1D. I wanted to build it OOB, just to start learning, how to use my new tools, but then I realised I can learn something more and train my skills. So I sanded out raised panel lines and rescribed them (at least most of them). Then I have realised, that kit decals are not usable anymore, so I started to look for some easy scheme, that I could paint with my new airbrush. I liked the lightning on the tail of plane of Lt. Robbins, but then I had to convert F4U-1D to F4U1-C. Because this should have been cheap weekend build, I have limited the research on studying two or three pictures and made just few changes. Except of that, I only scratch-builded seat belts, that are not visible anyhow and added brake lines and antena wire.

  Now, I have something that looks like a Corsair. It is not the best model in my showcase, but it was quite a fun to build that and I collected some nice experience, all for just a few dollars. Highly recomended for all of us not-so-skilled modellers!

  Happy modelling, Matous

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  Photos and text C by "Matouš Rybár"