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councilman

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Re: F4U-1 Corsair
« Reply #15 on: May 03, 2021, 06:51:55 PM »
The cockpit looks great.  The seat harness just finishes the job.
Neat work.
Andy

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Re: F4U-1 Corsair
« Reply #16 on: May 03, 2021, 07:35:55 PM »
It’s looking great, the instruments look fantastic.

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Re: F4U-1 Corsair
« Reply #17 on: May 04, 2021, 07:29:55 AM »
Like many others I have a liking for the Corsair, I think it stems from a kit built when I was about 10 or 11.
A great build.
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Re: F4U-1 Corsair
« Reply #18 on: May 04, 2021, 10:47:27 AM »
Is this a Navy or Marine bird, I'm not up on my US coding. I think it's Navy but have been known to be wrong. Also will it be factory fresh or will it have had a hard life?

kiwichappers

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Re: F4U-1 Corsair
« Reply #19 on: May 04, 2021, 02:27:04 PM »
I've only build one other Corsair the old Airfix 72nd kit .

kiwichappers

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Re: F4U-1 Corsair
« Reply #20 on: May 04, 2021, 02:30:47 PM »
This model is going to nearer the pristine end of the spectrum and will be in a somewhat spurious Kiwi scheme as it appeared at Wings over Wanaka in 2010.

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Re: F4U-1 Corsair
« Reply #21 on: May 04, 2021, 05:46:52 PM »
Hi Francis,
A 'Warbird' scheme then, with a nod to NZ service?
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Red Lancer

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Re: F4U-1 Corsair
« Reply #22 on: May 06, 2021, 07:15:11 PM »
Spent a couple of hours on the cockpit today. Firewall and instrument panel plus the seat and side consoles sorted enough for my purposes on this one. Test fitting these sub assembles together has highlighted a minor fit problem which I'll address tomorrow.
A couple of hours!!!
 There's a months of solid effort for me there, and it still wouldn't
look as good!

kiwichappers

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Re: F4U-1 Corsair
« Reply #23 on: May 09, 2021, 01:17:30 PM »
Spot on Kev, I'm working up to a Warbirds over Wanaka and or Warbirds over Wairarapa display for the NZ SIG display. There's a interesting variety to go at for that theme as it includes unlikely aircraft plus an assortment of those with longer term Kiwi history.

Progress on this theme has been sporadic until recently with only a MiG 15 bis completed. Over the next few months after this Corsair is finished there plans are to add a F4U-1A Corsair, Polikarpov I-16 type 24, Curtiss P-40E, Mitsubishi A6M3 type 22 and possibly a Fokker DR.1.

Plans are one thing however the reality may be quite different.

Howard, your dilemma is exactly that which keeps me from attempting figures. I just don't know how you manage to achieve the exquisite results you do. Each to his own maybe.

kiwichappers

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Re: F4U-1 Corsair
« Reply #24 on: May 11, 2021, 11:45:29 AM »
Got the major airframe together and canopy fitted. Next up painting the tricky U. S. Navy style four tone scheme.


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Re: F4U-1 Corsair
« Reply #25 on: May 11, 2021, 01:53:22 PM »
Looking good.
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Re: F4U-1 Corsair
« Reply #26 on: May 11, 2021, 04:31:54 PM »
No doubt you'll do it justice Francis.

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Re: F4U-1 Corsair
« Reply #27 on: May 13, 2021, 01:48:14 PM »
A bit more progress today with the application of the base coats for the U. S. Navy derived four tone scheme.


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Re: F4U-1 Corsair
« Reply #28 on: May 20, 2021, 06:20:07 PM »
Clean paint job.   ;D
Andy