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Chance Vought F4U Corsair

Tamiya 1/48 Corsair IV

The Fleet Air Arm was interested in the Corsair as soon as they heard about it, and began receiving Corsairs under Lend-Lease in 1943. At a time when the U.S. Navy was declaring the Corsair unsuitable for operations aboard an Essex-class [...]

F4U-1D Corsair VMF-214 USS Franklin (CV-13) F3b 45

Another one of thise fantastic Tamiya Corsair . Painted with Tamiya paints ; Enjoy 🙂 Cheers Brian

1/48 Tamiya F4U-2 Lt. Charles Canif VMF(N) -532 Kagman Field Saipan April 1944

Another one of those Fantastic Tamiya Corsair builds . Finished with Tamiya paints and montex mask . Enjoy 🙂

VF-17 national insignia, red, white and blue, or?...

As I continue on with my 1/32 Corsair project I have spent a great deal of time researching VF-17s F4U-1As used during their two tours in the Solomon Islands. Much has been written about US national insignia during 1943 and the addition [...]

Engine, engine, number........

Small update on the Corsair, as has been noted elsewhere the engine is not quite the correct version for an F4U-1A, but it is close enough once enclosed in the cowling. I did add a prop control from the Vector engine upgrade set, since [...]

Skipper Jussi "The Bag" 69 – Zvezda 1:100 Skipper Riley

Please meet the famous Skipper Riley’s not so well know twin brother Jussi ”The Bag" 69 from Finlandia (The right translation from the original name Jussi Pussi 69 is Jussi The Plastic Bag 69, but "The Bag" is much [...]

Arghhhh there be bogey’s about the islands…..

Continuing on with my Tamiya 1/32 F4U-1A Jolly Rogers Corsair, wow what a kit. As others have said it is better engineered than their Mustang. Not a shake and bake, but just beautiful. So far the only extras are the Barracuda cockpit [...]

Marine F4U-5

This my 1/72 Revell [Italeri]? F4U-5, using kit decals, rattlecan Nav.sea blue. I recently read that the nose is too short for the dash 5?

1/48th Hasegawa F4U-5

I Just finished this 1/48th Hasegawa F4U-5 in the markings of VF-41 as seen aboard USS Midway during a Med cruise in 1950. The model is finished in Model Master glossy sea blue over-sprayed with Testors clear gloss. The decals were dug out [...]

"Almost at home" Vought Corsair F4U-1A, 1:72

Hi there The idea for this little dio came up when I ran across a product called „prop blur“, a photo etched propeller, depicting nothing else but a rotating props. AA very simple but veeeeeeery clever product, I just loved it (and I [...]