The Corsair Channel at iModeler (145 articles)

The Corsair Channel at iModeler

Chance Vought F4U Corsair

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Tamiya 1/48th Chance-Vought F4U-1/2 Corsair, Lt Kenneth Walsh USMC

by Chuck A. Villanueva on June 17, 2018
in Aviation — 22 Comments

Kenneth Walsh was born in Brooklyn, NY on 24 November 1916. At age 17 he enlisted in the Marine Corp in December 1933. He was sent to Parris island, So Carolina for boot camp. He became a mechanic and a radioman while stationed at Ma[...]

F4U-1 Corsair 1/72 Academy

by Dionyssis Vakalas on May 29, 2018
in Aviation — 9 Comments

As you can imagine by now i really like 1/72 scale . The Academy kit is simple but with some rivets it suddenly becomes more interesting . I decided to do some chipping using the hairspray technique . A three colour scheme is wat i chose to pain[...]

1/48 Tamiya F4U FAA

by Brian Scott on May 5, 2018
in Aviation — 7 Comments

#5 for 2018 complete . I give you the 1/48 Corsair FAA. . Finished with Tamiya paints , Mig wash and Aeromaster decals . Hope you like :) by b007scott[/url], on Flickr by b007scott[/url], on Flickr by b007scott[/url], on Flickr by b007sc[...]

My new tech in modeling

by Dragan Suzic on May 4, 2018
in Aviation — 18 Comments

Hello my friends, This is my first post here...I am Dragan Suzic, and I am from Serbia. I am presenting you my latest work, it is model kit of F4U-1D from Trumpeter in 1/32 scale. Nothing was added of aftermarket on model, it is almost OOB, ex[...]

“Nose Art Group” (almost)

by Frank Cronin on April 3, 2018
in Aviation — 13 Comments

Taking a break from all of the excitement going on around here right now, the YouTube shooting within view from my home and with helicopters hovering over my house I decided to post this. This is an (almost) "Nose Art Group" build, Marking on th[...]

South African Nationals 2018: Aircraft

by Morne Meyer on April 2, 2018
in Show Reports — 24 Comments

These aircraft were just some of the many models entered in the 1/72 - 1/32 scale classes. My Westland Wyvern 1/48 Trumpeter was awarded the best in show for 1/48 scale and my Huey Hog Gunship 1/35 Academy MRC for Rotorcraft. Jets best in show 1[...]

Tiger Model Corsair F4U-1 Tooncraft

by Cemal Deger on March 25, 2018
in Aviation — 13 Comments

When I purchased a couple Tiger Model AFV's a while ago, I also got a couple of tooncraft which resemble Hasegawa's eggplanes. One of them was a Bf109 and the other a Corsair. To get my mojo back I got my hands on the latter one recently and you[...]

F4U-1 Corsair

by S. Cubas on March 10, 2018
in Aviation — 23 Comments

Another Tamiya kit at 1/48 scale (all my aircraft models are at the same scale...) It belongs to US Navy VF-17 Jolly Rogers at Pacific Theatre of Operations in 1944.

1/32nd FG-1A Corsair

by Jim Sullivan on March 1, 2018
in Aviation — 34 Comments

I suspect most any modeler who has been at it for a while decides to take on a challenge to do something a bit off the beaten track. I've always been attracted to the F4U Corsair and have lost track of how many of them I've built over the years.[...]

1/48 Monogram Pro-Modeler Vought F4U-5N Corsair (Hasegawa Mold)

by paul teixeira on February 23, 2018
in Aviation — 13 Comments

I just cannot build enough F4U's, especially the later version models such as this "-5N". This particular model was sitting in my stash for over 10 years. I had passed it over many times because it was just a "Monogram" kit and did not give it[...]