Lucky Gallon FG-1 Tamiya 1/48th
Here is the latest for fans of the Cleveland Air Races. Cook’s Lucky Gallon in 1/48th. New lower carb scoop, abbreviated oil cooler inlets and I made a plug for the tail wheel doors. I had lots of help from the guys on the FB racing page to get the color as close as possible. I used Model Car World Ivory and a mix of Tamiya Red and a few drops of Black to get the maroon color. Greg Drawbaugh put the decals into production to round out the build. The only cutting to fit the resin scoop was shortening the lower cowl flaps.
Chuck Wahl is currently restoring this airplane back to flying conditions and it will be painted as Lucky Gallon. Can’t wait to see this fly!
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John Healy said on July 11, 2021
Now that’s something special!
gary sausmikat said on July 11, 2021
Nice to see something besides blue. Nice job, Jim.
Stephen W Towle said on July 11, 2021
Neat to see some Corsair History that is off the beaten path. Not all the races where done by Sea furys, Mustangs and Bearcats. The last Corsair to race was back in the 80's when Steve Hinton and Inc. had a Super Corsair go down with Kevin Eldridge at the controls.
Sweet build Jim.
Two thumbs up.
Gary Brantley said on July 12, 2021
Man, that is mytee fine! @jimh, I agree it's great to have some air racers in the place and that one does look cool. Thanks for building her and showing her to us here! 🙂
Haslam Yeoman said on July 12, 2021
That is one beautiful corsair.
Bob Dudolevitch said on July 12, 2021
Great FG-1 in a great scheme. Post WW2 racing planes make up an amazing area for modeling.
Nice!
Jim Crabb said on July 12, 2021
Wow, really neat!
Tom Bebout said on July 12, 2021
Good to see that you're back in the saddle so to speak. That's one nice looking Corsair Jim. Now do you have a nice box to carry it in to an IPMS show?
John vd Biggelaar said on July 12, 2021
Great looking racer, Jim.
Colors look awesome, especially on the picture with the sunlight on it.
Spiros Pendedekas said on July 12, 2021
Great build and a striking scheme, Jim!
Jeff Bailey said on July 12, 2021
WoW! Beautiful racer, Jim!
Eric Berg said on July 12, 2021
What a beauty! Excellent.
Greg Kittinger said on July 12, 2021
Nice to see an unusual livery on the Hog!
Jim Sullivan said on July 12, 2021
Very nicely done Jim, my compliments on a fine build.
Jim Harley said on July 13, 2021
Thank you guys for all the positive feedback. Labor of love. Lots more in the works!