Hey guys! Thought you might want to see the conversion process for Lucky Gallon. This one is pretty straight forward, much like Cook Cleland’s original budget 🙂 Cook and his guys reduced the oil cooler inlet, made a custom carb scoop and faired in the tail hook pocket. This was his interim Corsair until he started acquiring F2Gs. The airplane was saved by Walter Soplata and it was in his basement for 60 years. He sold off bits over the years but the center section is still intact and being restored in CA to her former glory. Here is the model, start finish. It’s basically a stock Corsair. The lower cowl flaps were adjusted to fit around the carb scoop and the oil coolers were filled and new parts made. Mike and I went through his paint catalog for the 1940’s and matched up the cream to an Ivory color. The red I mixed with Tamiya black to match Greg’s decal colors and period color photos. Thanks for having a look. More racers to come…Beguine is coming!
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