Chance Vought F4U Corsair
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Review: Magic Factory F4U-1 & F4U-1A Corsair, 1/48. 'A New Line of Plastic Corsairs on the Horizon'
I recently got round to finishing these pair of Corsairs from Magic Factory's new tooled set, this set is a dual-combo build of an F4U-1A and an F4U-2 Nightfighter but with minimal effort the -2 can be reverted to a -1 which is what I've [...]
Tamiya F4U-1D Corsair from VMF-312
This one was a long time in coming. The build was interrupted by a house move and the need to build a new model studio with a paint booth. But once that was done, I got back to painting.
To get the build done, I used Quinta cockpit and [...]
Tamiya 1:48 Vought F4U-1A Corsair Kit #61070 1998 (new parts added)
This is one of Tamiya's finest kits in my opinion, nary a problem during the build.Looking for something different to do to a corsair, I stumbled upon the "colourized" photo shown. I can't vouch for the accuracy but it started my [...]
Corsair(S)... update
Make another post to update on the progress of the work on my 4 Corsairs...
In particular this is the first (F4U-2).
I'm experimenting with the painting process which for now has included a gloss black base and chrome finish for the metal [...]
2nd back to hobby... Corsair
Hi! After a long time I'm returning to my favorite activity... I'm trying my hand at the new Magic factory box. I took two and I'm trying to make them with a combination of variously arranged wings, I hope you like it... I'll keep you [...]
1/72 Tammy F4U-1D
Needed a bit of quick gratification, and it's Tamiya to the rescue. No surprises, great fit, adequate detail, what's not to like?
Finished in Tamiya Gloss Blue, the first coat was so shiny I had to semi gloss coat it so I could see the [...]
Magic Factory F4U-2 Corsair. 1/48
F4U-2, "White 212", Midnite Cocktail. On April 14, 1944 flown by Capt. Howard Bollman USMC shot down a Mitsubishi G4M near Kagman Field, Saipan.
Wanted to try this Magic Factory kit and was very pleased. Excellent full kit [...]
Academy 1/72 F4U-1a New Zealand
I had decided to join the Jim Sullivan group build with a Corsair, and then saw a couple of other iModelers post builds of this aircraft assembled from the remains of two damaged aircraft that had worn different paint schemes. I found a [...]
