Its great when done well, but a little goes a long way. Vought F4U Corsair. If youve not used these yet, I highly recommend them. The Navy F4U-2s were not as well-documented as the Marine land-based ones. I settled on these main parts as shown. As such, I decided to go with white primer and no pre-shading/marbling, only utilizing post shading to add some interest., (Editors Note: The following sequence of photographs depict what will be #18 when the paint scheme is complete. Tamiya calls for AS 20 (Insignia White) for the undersides but it doesn't look like a white paint.. more a very light grey. With its 2,000hp Double Wasp engine, it could out-fly any propeller-driven aircraft it faced on the opposing side. And that required getting a bit creative. Flying eight F4U-4B Corsairs on August 3, 1950, VMF-214 became the first Marine squadron to see action in Korea, when they launched from USS Sicily and executed a raid against enemy installations near Inchon.After the F4Us delivered their incendiary bombs and rockets, they followed up with a series of strafing runs. For example, many of those red borders were painted over before orders came down and others were never painted in the first place. Wow Plug-in two-piece wing; A quick build, full scale composite ARF. Theres really not much to say here in terms of technique, trials, or tribulations. With the main colors down, it was time for some post shading. Link to my built kits: http://s37.photobucket.com/user/kg4kpg/library/Planes?sort=3&page=1, a news clipping for the Polka dot corsairs. James N. Cupp) September 1943 - Munda, Solomon Islands FS35042 FS35164 FS37875; VMF-215 Spirit of 76 (Maj. Robert G. Owens) August 1943 - Munda, Solomon Islands FS35042 FS35164 FS37875. Those colors would be ANA 603 and 613 respectively and 610 or 602 below. If you do sojust follow the airflow. Let that dry and then remove the saltdamp cloth w/broad brush. Here is the Vought F4U Corsair Two-Color Scheme Color Profile and Paint Guide A A'Ryon Sculatti 127 followers More information F4U Corsair Two-Color Profile and Paint Guide Added Aircraft Painting Aircraft Art Wwii Aircraft Model Aircraft Fighter Aircraft Aircraft Modeling Military Aircraft F4u Corsair Wwii Fighters More information . Not saying its wrong but certainly different i always thought when here was 6 roundels it was at a time pre dating the addition of the bars ..(have seen many F4Us with six roundels only no bars) .as when the bars where 1st introduced.they had a red border then this was changed to dark bluewhich itself was dropped as by this time most aircraft where the darker blue anyway . Heres what we know. Although one kit can be finished as an F4U-1D, both kits were finished as F4U-1As. US Navy (1794-now) many color photos, the early marks were painted with USN Blue Gray and olive drab, with Sky below, or light gray, though Sky is more likely, and born out by those same color photos. Some a/c may have had Insignia White landing gear after overhaul or repaint. The employees kids names were painted on the tailfins in black. I used combinations of rust-colored Tamiya Weathering Masters and Vallejo pigments to detail the exhaust stacks. Scroll down for more pics of #18 and #831. I shoot pics in RAW format and roll up the exposure in Photoshop to get the details to pop. Earlier in the process I had laid on so thick a paint job, I had covered up rivets, panel lines, and it looked like (in places) like a layer cake. I had to tweak the colors and it took me several evenings of paint-redo-paint-redo to get it the way I liked it. Cockpit: FS 34151 Interior Green. In the decades since, dozens of artists, model makers, die-cast companies, and custom decal printers issued innumerable renditions of Boyingtons F4U. VA, how the heck did I miss that? :Ps :Ps, You might want to consider putting your skins here aswell for quick feedback :http://live.warthunder.com/, You might want to consider putting your skins here aswell for quick feedback :http://live.warthunder.com, Thankyou for your advice! Is it not Green zinc chromate? At 1001hobbies, we share your passion I guess i'll try MMP-062, MMP-071 and MRP Insignia White then. Recently featured in the movie, "Devotion," the FG-1D . Thanks to Aptivaboy, I was able to get in touch with Bob and we had some very good conversations about the early Corsairs. Yes, there's photos of an AU-1 that was painted in a gull grey and white scheme during the sixties, I believe. In early 1943, he deployed to the South Pacific and began flying combat missions in the legendary F4U Corsair fighter. Time and effort here can lead to a great model afterwards. In the meantime, you can get a sneak peek by checking out my Instagram page @spruecuttermodels. Step one for me was cleaning up the parts and deciding how I was going to approach the building stage of the kit. This was somewhat of a mixed blessing, since it improved visibility at night, but made stern attacks much more dicey in light of tail gunners aboard Japanese G4M Betty bombers. CockpitIn airplane model making the primary places to show detail are the engine and the cockpit. Add in holes for the distribution ring (?) U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) fighter ace Gregory Pappy Boyington (Dec. 4, 1912 Jan. 11, 1988) was initially a USMC aviator with the Pacific fleet before being recruited by the legendary Flying Tigers (1st American Volunteer Group) in the Republic of China Air Force in Burma at the end of 1941 and part of 1942, during the military conflict between China and Japan, and the beginning of World War II. Thanks!! RE: Corsair Paint Schemes The new Hanger 9 Corsair is nice it is the scheme of Joe Tobul's F4u4 that crashed and he died in last year at an air show in NC.Thats me and and Joe Tobul's Korean war Hero F4u4 at an air show at Frederick Maryland 2yrs ago Attached Thumbnails Reply Like 11-19-2003, 06:47 PM # 7 RCHYFLYER Senior Member My Feedback: ( 1 ) Boyington had appointed Lucy as the executor of an allotment for his children from a previous marriage, and by 1945 the deposits added up to some $15,000. Theyre thin, prone to tearing or settling down less than straight or silvering even as all the decals around them lay down perfectly. F4U-1A Cockpit Eduard. Heres why I used the black-basing techniquecompare a B&W combat photograph with this model in B&Wits pretty decent IMHO. Dave Hansens Answer About F4U-2 paintschemes, Follow My Forgotten Hobby on WordPress.com, My Forgotten Hobby III The sequel to My Forgotten Hobby II, Intermission Monsterkit in stop motion: WWII british Nightbomber AVRO Lancaster in 1/32 from BorderModel. All told I think I cleared 60% of the original paint off this as I went through getting it where I wanted it. I broke out my computer, fired up the Cricut Design Space software, found suitable files online, and created a template for masks to paint on the markings. My normal process for painting is as follows: Alclad Black Primer and Microfiller, shading/marbling with white and different shades that are near the base color or that could add interest in terms of staining, etc. After seeing two recently published videos on Youtube (courtesy of Plasmo and Scale-a-ton) I was destined to use some methods of theirs, and also make a pretty beat up looking bird. You can never have enough sanding sticks/pads/wheels/whateverbut remember plastic is really easy to scratch so make sure you get some fine sanding sticks to work those out. One-way pattern and you can get in a rhythm, Sprayed a Testors Clear Coat layer over the entire aircraft and then used a combination of Flory light and dark washesdepending on the part of the aircraft would be effected by either or both. In October 1944 the new factory instructions for the F4U production called for application of Interior Green on all internal surfaces including the cockpit. Hes one of the few surviving Birdcage Corsair pilots. Then things got interesting. The no-slip walkways in particular I wanted to show as scuffed and a bit faded, so I went with a dark gray, then attacked it with a wet, stiff brush as soon as the masking was pulled away. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Features specific to the F4U-1A such as the semi-bubble canopy, starboard leading edge spoiler and extended tail wheel strut are captured with accuracy. New tool New parts New decals. Dozens of artists, model makers, die-cast companies, and custom decal printers issued innumerable renditions of Boyington's F4U. It started years ago when hair spray was used (still used) as the chipping fluid. The Tamiya Corsair is a fine model. Aircraft deployed in the Atlantic had only black numbers above their gray-white paint scheme and were therefore easily recognized as such. Theres really not much to say here in terms of technique, trials, or tribulations. Quick delivery of your "Vought F4U-4B Corsair" airplane model kit at the price of 14.99 GBP with 1001hobbies, the Italeri specialist. 2003. Then they switched to the overall Sea Blue Scheme. So my question remains the same: I'm planing on building VF-17 and VMF-111. Oh, and PM me your wifes number, I think mine needs to chat with her. They are Tamiya kits, albeit from nearly 30 years ago. When you get into 1/32 sizes, it looks far more realistic than decals, and theres no silvering or carrier film to fuss with. Special Hobby L-4 Grasshopper From Africa to Central Europe, FREE SHIPPING ON DOMESTIC ORDERS OVER $85. I think I used five or six of them. And then you have foreign users Fleet Air Arm Corsairs were Slate Greyand Dark Sea Grey over Sky, a very good looking scheme. I recommend using gloss paint for the exterior colors as it makes for better decal adhesion and minimizes silvering. The same paints are needed for VMF-111 (F4U-1A) but shouldn't there be any differences in tonal variations cause of early and late versions of these colors? This time I spent more time on the Internet looking up paint mix schemes and settled on these mixes for the AS paints: AS6 Olive Drab = XF62AS7 Neutral Gray = XF53AS8 Navy Blue = XF17:5 + AF8:3 + AF2:2AS9 Dark Green = XF58:1 + XF62:5AS10 Ocean Gray = XF18:1 + XF-21:2 + XF24:2 AS11 Medium Sea Gray = XF19:3 + XF54:5AS19 Intermediate Blue (US Navy) = XF18:5 + XF2:4AS20 Insignia White (US Navy) = XF2:10 + XF55:1AS22 Dark Earth = XF52:1 + XF64:1, I decided I wanted to build a fairly weathered Corsairmaybe not as nasty as they were early in the warbut definitely cruddy looking. FG-1D 92050 coded 94 was airworthy, previously with the Wings Over the Rockies Museum . ago. The squadron embarked on the USS Gilbert Islands in March 1945 and the EE markings survived at most a few . Later on when I get into serious weathering I am not above using my fingers to smooth out oil-based stains or places I have too much weathering. This Corsair photo exactly matches the paint scheme of our plane as it was displayed at one of David Tallichet's restaurants. I was trying to get some original aluminum and the anti-corrosion paint to show on the Corsair as weathering after I painted on the final color schemes. I detailed painted the bolts and dry-brushed silver on any black component. This resulted in another case of subtractive masking. The Corsair it crashed into was in the Sea Gray over Light Aircraft Gray scheme. This was then subjecting to the same chipping procedure, but far more carefully. This is an extreme case. It would be like my own little Vought assembly line! Its very easy to flood the masks with too much paint, so you want to work methodically here. In addition to this, I did some areas in a lighter blue to give some overall interest and variation to break up the sea blue but to also simulate staining/fading where maintenance fluids would typically be. I continued to weather the aircraft in spots as I finished it up.most notably from the top gas tank on the fuselage, tires, propeller (salt technique), etc. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Academy Minicraft Vought Corsair F4U-4 Kit 1656 NO BOX 1/48 at the best online prices at eBay! For the most part, the pattern was the same on both aircraft (18 and 831) when it came to the engine cowling and outer half of the underside of the wing. NorthWest Scale Modelers Show Version-2023: Come on Down! All those layers added up and it looked like the paint was thicker than the aluminum it was painted on. F4U-1D Corsair. We are an authorized Harder & Steenbeck reseller. Montex 1/48 VOUGHT F4U-4 CORSAIR CANOPY PAINT MASK Academy. The French also operated Corsairs in a gloss blue gray scheme. The problem are the above mentioned colors where Tamyia gives us their stupid rattle cans instead of X/XF paints Model Master Paints are out of question for me cause i can't buy them in the shops where i usually buy so i have to get other brands. It appears to have carried its Sea Gray over Light Aircraft Gray paint scheme for its entire life. Kit: Tamiya 1/32 F4U-1A Corsair (60325) Paints: Tamiya, Vallejo, AK Main Colors: Intermediate Navy Blue (XF18:5 + XF2:4), Insignia White (XF2:10 + XF55:1), and Navy Blue (XF17:5=XF8:3+XF2:2) PE: Ultracast figure, Brassin cowling parts, Barracuda Wheels and cockpit decals (the best), Montex stencils (all insignia's painted), airscale decals.Weathering: Salt technique, Winston & Newton, Vallejo pigments (primarily 73.102 Light Yellow Ochre all over the upper surfaces and dusted off), just about half of Phil Florys washes (honestly).Tools: Evolution (H&S), Eclipse (Iwata), Tamiya side cutters, ifixit tweezers, Gyros files, JLC saw, etc. I saw Hundreds of Corsairs 1943-46. They were a departure from my normal process, which at the end of the day will make me a better modeler. 1/72 F4U-1 Corsair. Once I was satisfied with the primer coverage on both models, I let them sit for approx. Maybe just dark blue over white or over grey? Put on the mask and redid the stencil for the wingand then did the fuselage and the numbers. I think there were two factors that contributed to this. The progression here for slides 1-6: Sprayed a thinner/deck tan mix to start weathering gas caps, stains off access doors, etc. Trial and error and fix and repeata lot. Why not, since they are the same kit? The squadron didnt do a whole bunch of night flying to start with (ENTERPRISE was not yet at this time a dedicated night operations carrier), and operational attrition reduced the number of serviceable aircraft to a low number rather quickly. As Birdcage Corsairs go, there are several other worthy items of note. Vought F4U Corsair Vought F4U-1 Corsair US Marine Corps Aviation (1912-now) VMF-213 Dafne C (Capt. skee907 2 min. get one of these books. Dario Leone is an aviation, defense and military writer. It is the Corsair F4U -4 ( 1/48) from Revell dated 1963. Wet the model, sprinkled salt (rough crystals) on the areas directly exposed to sun, let dry (overnight perhaps) and then slowly cover that entire area with a VERY thin mix of thinner and Tamiya Deck Tanmaybe 50 to 1 ratio. I had success w/chipping on earlier models and on the interior so with knowledge I was great at this I pushed forward and. Not at all uncommon to see this, since many access doors were on the upper right hand side of the Corsair fuselage. I am Active Duty Air Force and paint F16s as my career, and have done some custom heritage tails lately, and am attempting my hand at painting them in scale form. 1) The USN/USMC started using the tri-color scheme in February of 1943, so the first F4U-1Ds would have been delivered in this scheme. Does anyone else remember that? So I wiped it all off and started again, This time I did better and almost repainted the entire upper fuselage, used lighter paint for the fabric surfaces, used a stipple brush of Mr Finisher to makes the non-slip walkway and then made the no walk lines a little thick and started in on my very first stencil (Montex). After reviewing some memoranda Bob had sent me and discussing of his experiences, i decided on Bu Aer No. Dave also shared this from Dana Bell and Jim Sullivan. Size US 8-12 80% Combed Cotton, 17% Polyamide, 3% Elastane Seamless . After spraying the XF-4, I attacked it with a brush dampened with water. I spent time in the instructions to figure out what to glue first and paint secondand what to paint first and glue second. $13.53 + $13.19 shipping. Again, Gunze C69 Offwhite was used. Where the variation came in to play was the aft half of the fuselage. All right! The same cannot be said about VF(N)-101s planes. There is a photo of that plane in CV archives. His writing has appeared in The National Interest and other news media. (N)-101 aircraft display this very high degree of blending between colours. (Vought had an exemption - they applied the first coat, then stamped it with a black marking if a second coat was to be applied. The other weathering technique is purely accidental. Next, I cut the masks on my Cricut machine on Oramask 810. :-). Getting the theme of this build so far? To see more of Mats work, check out his Tamiya/Italeri Ju-87 Stuka, Trumpeter Me-109F, Tamiya F-51D, Hasegawa c.202 Folgore, Academy P-47, Trumpeter P-40B, or my personal favorite, FJ-4B Fury.). And with that they were done! Amazing job so far. I was worried about the weatheringso I used a Tamiya 1/48 scale corsair paint mule to run an experiment. Know that there is a fairly large difference in the Dark Sea Blue coloring (Shading) from Tamiya to Model Masters. It gives the paint a worn look thats really hard to replicate without extensive post shading. As for JohnB.He has some really great Corsair builds on this site. This is an acrylic based varnish so it is a good base for further weathering if youre going to use oils and odorless thinners. 6) The inboard right wing root shows an unusual degree of exposed, bare metal. Copyright 2023 TacAir Publications, LLC. The F4U-1D Corsairs used by the USN, USMC, and RNZAF were only painted in two basic patterns. This kit has been, hands down, the best Ive ever touched. worth the wait. All other primed surfaces would have one or two coats of yellow zinc chromate. (LogOut/ Unknown to Boyington, some of his pilots jumped into the Corsair for their own hero shots. For many years, the photos remained hidden, but eventually they revealed the truth. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. It's not air, it's propellant! Top to bottom. This is the official Navy BuAer painting spec on the graded 4-tone scheme for the Corsair. I've never used MMP so far but it seems they perform much better on spraying smooth edges/mottling than other acrylic paints like vallejo or AK/MIG (with these paints i was never able to get a cloudy finish as it should be). The result? Photo Gallery Related posts: Focke-Wulf FW190A-5 "Green 13" I had previously built a Tamiya 1/48 scale Corsair to prepare myself for this modelthe three-part camouflage is complex in that at points on the aircraft you have all three colors coming together over complex curves and my limited experience with an airbrush (only four models before this) made me really slow down here. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Michael de Boer - Aviation Photocrew. Hi, I'm wanting to paint a GWS Corsair in the 3 color, Dark Blue, Light Blue/Gray, White scheme. Why two, you ask? 2332 - $45.69. my wife got me 2 Tamiya Corsairs (F4U-1 and F4U-1A) for Christmas and now i tried to find the right colors i need to build em but i've never researched/modeled any US planes and have absolutely no clue about the colors i need. I tried to spray the mix from a single direction to let some of the pre-shading to work. Kit: Tamiya 1/32 F4U-1A Corsair (60325) . The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Another curiosity is the presence of these markings at six points. Then went over that with a custom mix of Tamiya paints to represent the USN Blue Gray that the early Corsairs wore. . The arguments for this are many, mainly shading at scale from what I gather. Change). Over the years disagreements have existed as to the colour of the fuselage sides. Some Night Fighter F4Us were overall Flat Black in Korea. List of surviving Vought F4U Corsairs identifies Corsairs with status of air worthy, on display, and in restoration by country; including model number, bureau number, fuselage markings, and location. Not only were the fumes bad, but having to let the gas come out by constantly stirring the stanky paint made me feel like a mad scientist who didnt give up glue smelling this week. Some have said that the -1D was the high point of the Corsair's development as a true fighter bomber. I forgot the Light Gray for the -1 undersides. The few photos taken of these planes were shot from oblique angles with black and white film, mostly from the Island of the carriers INTREPID and ENTERPRISE, looking down. If you know how to place decals and use CA glue without gluing your fingers together you can use Quinta Studios decals. Enthusiats at your service : at 1001hobbies, we sh (He had just quit the AVG; she was married to a much older GM executive in Bombay and was traveling to safer shores.) The 1/48 scale Tamiya model, as well as Eduard aftermarket seatbelts were used to produce the "White 86". The resulting work produced the F2G "Super Corsair", a design centered around the massive and powerful Pratt & Whitney R-4360 "Wasp Major" 28-cylinder, four-row, air-cooled . When building a model I tell myself today will be the day I do subtle weatheringand a few minutes later theres so much of Florys Dark Dirt Wash on it looks like my prized model was dropped in the mud and ruined. Link doesn't work. Also the common problem of fuel tank leakage is evident, and Squadron engineers felt a few more pieces of tape would be useful, resulting in the Hyper-Dodecahedron-esque tape treatment on the fuel tank cover. The earlier F4U-2s featured a very high degree of blending of the Non Spec Sea Blue with the Intermediate Blue. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Enjoy these model airplane photos of the F4U-1A Corsair flown by Marine Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington. Yes Im well aware of the official insignia changes and that there are frequent aberrations from the official orders and timelines. Hi Colin, This rather bent RNZAF F4U-1A Corsair (Stock USN Colours) shows quite well, the Wheel wells/Wheel well doors (given B/W Photo) which look to be white. 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Next it was time to spray the overall scheme. Item No 06405 Item Name F4U-4 CORSAIR(Pre-painted) Bar Code 9580208064055 Scale 1:350 Item Type Plastic Model Aircraft Kit Model Brief Length: mm Width: mm Height: mm Released Date 2019-09 More Features 4 airplane included,two of them are folding wing The plug wires are copper wires I cut from an old led light set that had been hanging out back for years. There are Radar Altimeter Antennae fitted to the fuselage keel as well as a transponder antenna (not visible). For the F4U-1 Birdcage Corsairs, photos taken at the time show the cockpits being a very dark colour, most probably black. No one makes it but Testors Model Master RLM23 is close. 100 . Some served at Quantico. Powered by Invision Community. Change). So I have ordered a GWS Corsair Slope Glider, it seems that this plane comes without landing gear and it comes unsprayed too. I generally hate decals, but I reserve a special hatred for no-walk lines. Extra bits: Eduard, Barracuda and Airscale cockpit placards, Yahu instrument panel (not sure Ill use this), Basic line and Montex masks, a new Harder & Steenbeck Evolution airbrush (as a complement to my Iwata), substitutes for the Tamiya AS-series of paints (didnt like themtoo thick and decanting was just not fun). on NorthWest Scale Modelers Show Version-2023: Come on Down! Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contracts were given to Goodyear, whose Corsairs were designated FG, and Brewster, designated F3A . When I was done, I sealed everything with a coat of Gunze Semi-Gloss Clear, then applied another coat of chipping fluid. So when I saw that Maketars masking kit included the lines, I leapt at the chance to paint them. I can't help you with paint colours, I did mine with the recommended Tamiya mixes (Xf range) and then faded and shaded till it looked good to my eye. I also had to paint the 883 a couple of times because of paint bleed. No one makes it but Testors Model Master RLM23 is close. If you want something exotic, there are some interesting schemes for F4Us and FG-1s that participated in the 1969 Soccer War between Honduras and El Salvador. I followed the Brett Green book on building this Corsair (great book). Many readers will have seen the nice 3-tone Navy scheme with predictable and standard transitions between the insignia white, Intermediate Blue, and Sea Blue. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Second, I think the conditions of the room where the model was in couldve been a contributing factor as it was quite warm and muggy. I actually procrastinated for some time, unsure how to approach what I had in mind, until some experimentation showed me the way. 1) The plane appears to have had the upper cowl flap modification installed very late in the game, as it has not yet been painted. On this build I decided up front to abandon this process and try something new. Later aircraft only carried four insignias on the sides, upper port, and lower starboard wings.