Chance Vought F4U Corsair
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Arrrrgh she be done!
Fredrick “Big Jim” Streig was one of the original member’s of “Blackburn’s Irregulars” The Jolly Rogers of VF-17. Born in Sacramento California he earned his wings of gold and was commissioned as an Ensign October 1, 1942. He [...]
Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1D Vought Corsair
Here is my Tamiya Corsair, built as it served with VF-84 on board the US Aircraft Carrier "Bunker Hill".
You just can't have enough of them !
(At least I can't)
This one was built using the kit parts to fold up the wings. This [...]
1/48 F4U-1 builds (Tamiya and Hobby Boss)
This is my first posting here. I'm new to this group.
Here are a few pictures of the Corsairs I'm currently working on. I'm a die hard F4U fan. I try my best to make my models as accurate as possible. I do a lot of research and [...]
Corsair build, some tips, and what a great fit
First, the beer. I am not in general fond of Pumpkin beers, especially ones from larger breweries. As often as not it is like they tried to stuff a pie in a bottle with some alcohol. But here in the Pacific Northwest I have found 3 I [...]
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 [...]
