Chance Vought F4U Corsair
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F4U-5 Hasegawa/Revell-Germany
Here's my build of the very nice Hasegawa F4U-5 in the kit supplied markings of VF-14 Top Hats. Essentially out of the box with Model Master Glossy Sea Blue and a top coat of 50/50 Mr. Color Semi-gloss and gloss. I added just a bit of [...]
Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1 Birdcage Corsair - Ken Walsh
Ken Walsh was the first Corsair Ace while serving with VMF-124 arriving on Guadalcanal in February 1943. Walsh claimed his first three Japanese planes on 1 April 1943 and two more in his next combat action, 13 May 1943. Walsh brought his [...]
South Pacific Corsair
This model represents the "Spirit of 76" flown by Major Robert G. Owens, USMC with Marine squadron VMF-215. This aircraft was the first to arrive at the newly captured airfield at Munda, New Georgia in the Solomon Islands where [...]
Classic Kit: Airfix 1/72 Vought F4U Corsair No. 115 1964
This is an older build but I did document the building process. I had spare parts from Hasegawa and True Details that I used to add detail. I used a Squadron vac-form canopy as well. As can be seen the clear parts are dismal as is the [...]
Tamiya 1/72 F4U-1D Corsair
Hello iModeler!
It's been a while... I hope all is well with each and every one of you.
Today, I want to show you this Tamiya 1/72 F4U-1D Corsair. This kit, in case you arent aware of the Tamiya Corsairs, is another benchmark kit. Fit was [...]
Guerre d'Algérie...1/48 Vought F4U-7 Corsair, Aviation Navale
After the P-40K, my dad has already finished the next bird in 2022.
Revell boxing of the Hasegawa F4U-7 kit, decals from MDC(Model Design Constructions) and the kit, wheels from Reskit, camo done with Gunze H54 Navy Blue mixed with a touch [...]
REVELL 1/32 F4U-1A CORSAIR
JUST finished in time for Christmas, ( and the start of my Revell 1:32nd Tornado).
My son purchased this kit about a month ago, (along with a 350th Bismarck) and asked me to help him. This usually means "Can you do it for me [...]
1/48 Hasegawa A-7E Corsair II
I mostly model armor but lately I've wanted to try an aircraft as it's been probably forty years since I've built one. This one I found in the LHS and began it in late October, finishing it up the first week of December.
I used the Eduard [...]
Tamiya F4U-1A, 1/48. Two Planes in One.
The final aircraft from the Corsair trio build is one that represents the 3rd largest operator of the Corsair, the Royal New Zealand Air Force whom operated the type from land bases in 1944/45.
In 1942 the RNZAF began to operate in [...]
Hasegawa 1/72 F4U Corsair
Some good and some bad came out of this kit for me. The good; I managed to build the kit without breaking off the rear fuselage antenna or wing tip pitot tube which came molded into their respective parts, I experimented with hair spray [...]
