Chance Vought F4U-1 – Tamiya 1/48
Captain James N. Cupp, VMF-213, Munda Airfield, Solomon Islands, September 1943
Cockpit Area
Fuselage
Landing Gear
Wings
Paint and Decals
References
- rudder pedal foot trough brackets drilled out
- photo-etched seat belts installed
- objective lens added to gun sight
- gun sight reflective lens supports thinned and new glass lens added
Fuselage
- ignition wires added to engine
- Pratt & Whitney logo painted on engine crankcase
- engine accessory compartment cooling vent flap thinned to a more scale appearance
- cowl flaps thinned to a more scale appearance
- antenna wires made from stretched sprue
Landing Gear
- landing gear retraction springs added to main gear
- tail wheel hold down ring added and arrestor hook removed
- tail wheel strut assembly drilled out
Wings
- wing root aft engine compartment intake vanes opened
- pitot tube drilled out
- landing light replaced with MV Products lens
Paint and Decals
- airframe painted with Xtracolor X137 Light Gull Grey FS16440 and X162 USN Blue/Grey M-485 FS15189
- national insignia and personal markings are from Aero Master sheet 48-256, with stencils from kit decals
- aircraft weathered with chalk pastels
References
- Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No. 8, Corsair Aces of World War 2. Osprey Publishing
- F4U Corsair in Action No.29. Squadron/Signal Publications
- F4U Corsair in Action No.145. Squadron/Signal Publications
- F4U Corsair Detail and Scale, Part 1. Squadron/Signal Publications
- Aerodata International, U.S. Navy Carrier Fighters of World War II. Squadron/Signal Publications