[%-)] [%-)] CRAFT disease in full swing here
Whut? 
Super job on the Corsair, Fred!! [tup] [tup]
I can’t keep up with the excellent workmanship shown in this GB, but I haven’t been scared away yet, so I’m still gonna finish this thing. [swg]
Here’s progress so far - I’m hangin in there!
Ken,
Beautiful work so far! Very smooth finish on her, and the drop tanks look good and worn. Well done! [tup]
Weren’t the Corsair a Pirate??[oX)]
Aw, the wing thing ye sez!!
Thats th one the designy bloke wadded up the drawin’ te wipe ‘is Asz, an left on the table where The XO smoothed it out and built it wit’ thos’ weird wingie kinks?
Nah, I’m a scurvy lunk?
Kenn it’s looking great so far, can’t wait to see the rest![tup]
Cheers, Richie
Ken. Looking good! I havent a thing to post. But hopefully I can get cracken on it tommorro…Harv
Whadda ya mean ‘hangin in there?’ You’re holding your own just fine with that Corsair Ken [tup] Looks great, keep on it [#toast]
Yea, I know. As soon as I get one of the three I have going off the bench, I’m startin mine[V]
And here I thought you LIKED Corsairs…
[swg]
Thanks for the encouragement, guys. I’m almost there - problem is, that stupid game called golf keeps getting in the way! [:-^] (I’m not a pro modeler, but the modeling is probably better than the golf.) [swg]
Ken
Lookin’ really good, Ken [tup]. I really like the shade of blue you’re using - which one is it? I used MM Dark sea blue and it was a little darker than I would have liked.
-Fred
Thanks, Fred. The paint is rattle can Tamiya AS-8 (navy blue).
Can someone help me with some historical stuff involving the Corsair? Joe Foss, marine ace and Congressional Medal of Honor winner started the South Dakota ANG unit back in 1946. I was involved with that unit, both active and inactive duty, and as a full-time tech in the 50’s and 60’s, and remember listening to some of Joe’s tales in our Ops Center. (He was governor of South Dakota at the time.) I know that Joe flew F4F-3s and F4F-4s with VMF-121, but I remember reading somewhere that he also was in VMF-124 for a short time, flying a Corsair. I’d like to detail mine with his markings if I can determine what they were. I’ve searched a lot of internet sites without much luck so far. I’d appreciate any hints.
Thanks,
Ken
If he flew with VMF 124, I’d need an apx time Ken. The markings are out there, and you could just choose any aircraft the squadron flew during that time. They rotated them and rarly flew the same plane twice in a row.
Ken,
That looks great so far,you are up there with the best of them.
Keep up the good work.
Frank C
Well, I got carried away again and ordered the placards for the pit and wont be here for a couple of weeks from Roll models(plus some other goodies for a p38) so I cant finnish the pit. So I need to start on something else…HUMMM, wheelwells? Cowling? Engine? Just soooo much to do. I`ll toss a coin…Harv
Drew and Thuds - thanks.
I still can’t find any reference to Foss in a Corsair with VMF-124. So I’m going to bag that idea and later build a Wildcat with Joe’s # 53. Most of his combat time was at Henderson Field in '42 and '43 with F4Fs.
Thanks again,
Ken
PAGE TWO?? Whats (not) going on. I have to admit I havent done very much at all. Paited the rear bulkhead a couple of days ago(big deal) but my “man cave” is in the garage now and with this heat spell we`re going through, I just cand stand it out there! Its been about 109 the last couple of days!! Hope the rest of you are managging to get something done…Harv
No, we just managed to get it done.
[;)] [(-D]
The GB seems to be split into 3 categories. You got the people that got in, got it built and got out. You’ve got the people that got in, take their time, build a piece, wait a month, build another piece, etc… And then you’ve got the people that got in and then you never hear from them again.
It’s like my P-61 GB. All these people wanted in, nobody builds a blasted thing.
-Fred
Ken,
Here’s something I dug up… http://0000a22.previewcoxhosting.com/jfbio.html …
scroll about half way down, AC K99. One would get the impression taht is is the man in question that is flying it. Then the pic below that, can’t tell if that is a Corsair cowling or now. Maybe there is a “rivet-counter” out that that might be able to tell.
That’s all for the moment…still looking.
[#toast], Dave.
P.S. I am still in, want to make it good, just wrapped up Classic GB, in middle of Medium Bomber GB. Have spouse that complains that I have to many in the stash, but when I want to go work on’em, I get …“What, You’re not gonna hang out with me?”…or there’s something on the “Honeydew” list…I fully intend on starting & completing this GB…I mean, come on…It’s a CORSAIR! Have to.
I just hope I dint end up in the LAST group!! Really though, Ive put too much effort into this sofar and really proud with what little I have done to let it languish away. I did order some color seat belts today. The Eduard set I have are not color and Im too lazy to try and paint and fold them up! But I hope to start up soon. It seems I have 3 major sub assem. I still need to even start so it will take time, my freind…Harv
Dave, I`m no rivit counter, but the pic looks to be a P47 or maby a F6F. Do you know if he flew either? …Harv