Hey ya’ll…Santa brought me this Tamiya 1/48 model last year and she (yeah, my santa is female) told me to get-r-done and make room in my stash area so she could get me something to replace it. Santa is good.
This was a very interesting build. I decided to leave one wing down. Maybe I will add the very nice pilot figure later…two acturally, one standing and one in the seat. The detail on the standing piece is really nice. Here it is…hope you like it. [4:-)]
I love it - santa is good! Love the paint job and the wing up. What paint did you use?
Wow! Great job on a cool bird! Gotta love those gull wing planes!
I need one of those. I really like the shading on the underside and gun area of the wings. Yes the big P and W radial engine did leak oil. The weathering also looks good. Not too much. Just lools like it was exposed to the salt air when not sheltered. The exposed hydrolic hose is an interesting detail , explains how the wing mechanism works.
Was this the early tri colored land based Marine version? What flight group used that Pirate flag?
Thanks for showing. Really like those WW2 Pacific fighters.
Very nicely done Tommy. thanks for sharing.
Regards, Rick
Really super job, Tug!! [bow] I’ve been wanting one of these - hope mine turns out half as well as yours. Was this strait OOB? Nice job with the photography, too.
Ken
Nice job! [tup][tup]
[#ditto]
Roy
Nice Job! [tup][tup] Don’t think I have ever seen one done with one wing up and one down before. Thanks for the look.
Yes the big P & W radial engine did leak oil.
And it didnt take long. Ive seen photos of factory acceptance flights that have obvious oil streaming along the bottom. One flight, thats about it. We used to have a saying:
“If aint leaking oil - you better service it!”
Was this the early tri colored land based Marine version? What flight group used that Pirate flag?
The “tricolor” scheme was only used for a short time, in 1943, AFAIR. The red surround on the star lasted even less, from July-Oct in 1943, give or take - about 90 days.
The skull and crossbones was the official insignia of the “Jolly Rogers”:
The “Jolly Rogers” have been an almost constant presence in the United States Navy since January 1, 1943. Their distinctive skull-&-crossbones design have adorned a variety of aircraft from F4U Corsairs through to today’s fleet defender, the F-14 Tomcat.
Though the “Jolly Rogers” name has been passed down through a number of squadrons over the years, their identity has remained strong. From their origins in World War II with the F4U Corsair, the “Jolly Rogers” have progressed through a number of aircraft over the years and two squadrons in WWII, Fighting VF-17 the original Jolly Rogers, and Fighting VF-84.
Fighting 84
During 1944, there were actually two “Jolly Roger” squadrons in the US Navy. While VF-17 remained as the official “Jolly Rogers,” another squadron with the same name entered the Pacific theatre as well. Created by former VF-17 members who were transferred to this new squadron after their first tour, Fighting 84 was officially named “The Wolf Gang.” However, because so many members of Fighting 84 were ex-Fighting 17 members, the group came to see themselves as true “Jolly Rogers.” Indeed, there was an official attempt made to secure the “Jolly Rogers” name, given that the original VF-17 had been disbanded by that time. However, the Navy had re-commissioned VF-17 shortly before the attempt, and so the request was denied.
The Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA) also flew F4U’s, calling them Corsairs I-V. The F4U-1A was the Corsair II, with the earliest Corsair I’s being the F4U-1 “Birdcage.” There was some overlap of these two, as well. Nearly all of the delivered FAA Corsairs, except for 95 of the orginal batch, had square clipped wing tips, a little mentioned fact.
Truth is, the USN didnt like the F4U as a carrier aircraft, claiming the lack of pilot forward vision as the prime reason. It was the British who first accepted them and got the production underway. The Marines followed and eventually the Navy jumped on this excellent bird.
Nice job on one of my favorite subjects! [tup]
Agreed! I can never get tired of looking at a Corsair! I think she is the prettiest Lady in the Navy during WWII[8D]
Great build and paintjob, Tug. Love the weathering.
I have an F4U-4D sitting in my stash and I’m planning to do something very similar with the wings. I want to have one wing folded and the other down, with the gun and ammo bays open for service.
-Fred
Very nicely done. When I see a nice looking Corsiar like this one, I have to wonder why there aren’t more built… and why I have not built one yet[sigh]
I may need to check for one of those too…
Any cockpit pictures?
I like the flattop display tray too. [swg]
I really like that scheme. Well exectuted Corsair. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks everyone for the good words!
Ken…everything was OOB except for the Eduard seat belts and some stuff I found for the hydrolic hoses. I also put some wires in the engine area but of course they are a bit hard to see.
Dmod…I used MM for the outside colors: insignia white, intermediate blue and dark sea blue. The inside color was the interior green from Floquill (34151)…all enamel.