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Late variant Corsairs installed with 4-blade propeller, which gave it more power than its previous 3-blade versions. Model molded the engine and cowling as one piece, hence to bring out a 3-dimension visual effect, painted engine interior area TESTOR Black, propeller housing TESTOR Navy Grey, propeller itself TESTOR Chrome, propeller blades TESTOR Black. All areas were Paint Washed in TESTOR Black to highlight the crevices. Propeller - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propeller
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Rollover : View underneath engine mount, a small vent opening below the propeller was too small to be hand painted. Thus used a Paint Wash method (black paint mixed with excessive thinner) by allowing the viscous paint to flow into the crevices. Once dried, excess paint was removed by a thinner-dipped cotton swab.
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