Andrew's 1/72 Tamiya F4U-1D Corsair
Hi all
So now the Tempest is over the line, this will be my next victim - only my second Tamiya 1/72 wingy kit, only my second US aircraft and my first Corsair. It will be my usual straight OOB.
I've been lucky and already have some decent reference material on the topic in the library. I have also come across a couple of useful internet threads on the topic that help. One includes a comment by a Dana Bell, who is seemingly an authority on the topic, having published a well received book on Corsair cockpit colours - albeit someone quoting one Dana's earlier articles seems to contradict the post Dana himself put up...but we're a way off that point......
The Corsair is of course rightly seen as one the war's best aircraft, even it's carrier career was late starting, and of course was one of the best US aircraft.
However, whilst I knew it saw service with us Brits in the Fleet Air arm in the war, I didn't realise we took so many until I started doing my research. I gather more than 12,000 of various versions were built, with us Brits receiving just over 2,000 i.e. one sixth. It also saw extensive service with the Royal New Zealand Air Force, with them apparently receiving over 400. And then of course there was it's post war service with a handful of other nations.
Interestingly Tamiya don't do a boxing with RAF/RNZAF markings, so if this goes well I might invest in a second kit and track down some AM decals....after all I need to fly the flag for us Brits!
Oh and I gave my work bench a deep clean after the Tempest build....clearing everything off I gave it a good wipe down, laid new paper to protect the surface, put fresh paper and a filter in the spray booth, and just had a general tidy.....the end product made me realise how bad it had got.
ACW as usual
ATB
Andrew
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Now isn't this looking nice and clean and tidy!
Obligatory box art and sprue shots.....
Reference material
The Warpaint book is the main source. It is one of their larger volumes and packed full of detail.
The Carrier Pilot book is by a former British Fleet Air Arm pilot who learned to fly in one the US based wartime training schools before flying Corsairs off Royal Navy Carriers in the Pacific, and is well worth a read. I found one easily for less than Ā£6 delivered four years ago.
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So now the Tempest is over the line, this will be my next victim - only my second Tamiya 1/72 wingy kit, only my second US aircraft and my first Corsair. It will be my usual straight OOB.
I've been lucky and already have some decent reference material on the topic in the library. I have also come across a couple of useful internet threads on the topic that help. One includes a comment by a Dana Bell, who is seemingly an authority on the topic, having published a well received book on Corsair cockpit colours - albeit someone quoting one Dana's earlier articles seems to contradict the post Dana himself put up...but we're a way off that point......
The Corsair is of course rightly seen as one the war's best aircraft, even it's carrier career was late starting, and of course was one of the best US aircraft.
However, whilst I knew it saw service with us Brits in the Fleet Air arm in the war, I didn't realise we took so many until I started doing my research. I gather more than 12,000 of various versions were built, with us Brits receiving just over 2,000 i.e. one sixth. It also saw extensive service with the Royal New Zealand Air Force, with them apparently receiving over 400. And then of course there was it's post war service with a handful of other nations.
Interestingly Tamiya don't do a boxing with RAF/RNZAF markings, so if this goes well I might invest in a second kit and track down some AM decals....after all I need to fly the flag for us Brits!
Oh and I gave my work bench a deep clean after the Tempest build....clearing everything off I gave it a good wipe down, laid new paper to protect the surface, put fresh paper and a filter in the spray booth, and just had a general tidy.....the end product made me realise how bad it had got.
ACW as usual
ATB
Andrew
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Now isn't this looking nice and clean and tidy!
Obligatory box art and sprue shots.....
Reference material
The Warpaint book is the main source. It is one of their larger volumes and packed full of detail.
The Carrier Pilot book is by a former British Fleet Air Arm pilot who learned to fly in one the US based wartime training schools before flying Corsairs off Royal Navy Carriers in the Pacific, and is well worth a read. I found one easily for less than Ā£6 delivered four years ago.
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