The possible exceptions to this are the very late F4U-2s (which may have arrived for conversion already in the now-fully-defined Corsair paint scheme we all are familiar with), the 2 -2 conversions that were done in-theatre with F4U-1A airframes, and the very first F4U-2. Dave Hansen told me I could use what he wrote me. For reasons Ive gone into at length before, I prefer to prime in black. Semi Gloss Sea Blue is actually a darker hue than Non Spec Sea Blue, and Navy BuAer specs call for most of the wing upper surfaces to be painted this colour (F4U, F6F, SB2C, TBM, etc.). Heres the Corsair after all the painting, as well as a gloss coat and a few decals. Enthusiats at your service : at 1001hobbies, we share your passion Additional clipped wing F4U-1B Royal Navy external model included Six authentic paint schemes: - No. Hi, I'm wanting to paint a GWS Corsair in the 3 color, Dark Blue, Light Blue/Gray, White scheme. The engine was painted in Alcad Silver and I washed the cylinders (and engine body) in Tamiyas Black panel liner (liberally). Thanks for any tips. Obviously a repainting of an F8F-2 to resemble the old F8F-1 Blue Angels Bearcats. For the F4U-1 Birdcage Corsairs, photos taken at the time show the cockpits being a very dark colour, most probably black. Ive parsed as best as I could and ultimately went with what seemed both possible and most visually interesting. This aftermarket set is designed for: Trumpeter. After I finished the cockpit I took a few days offI had strained my eyes working at this very intently over a week or so.What I did not do here, that Ive seen in a lot of other versions of this, is to create the mess of wires and pipes that actually occupies a Corsair cockpit. There are not really any sub-assemblies on these older kits as you might see on their newer tooled kits. I did the best I could to remove the adhesive using mechanical means and was able to remove the majority. Not show here were three attempts to get the wavy camouflage line down the fuselagewhich required multiple wipes/re-paints. It gives the paint a worn look thats really hard to replicate without extensive post shading. The wiring you see below was connected to the cockpit so the pilot could crank them open/closed. A hellish sun, high humidity, the corrosive effects of the salty sea air, constant exposure to the elements, and scouring from the sand and crushed coral they operated from. I used some small brass tubes to simulate machine guns (theyre too close to the opening though). In January 1944, Boyington, outnumbered by Japanese Zero planes, was shot down into the Pacific Ocean after downing one of the enemy planes. The German authorities made attempts to get the pilot to explain how to fold the wings so as to transport the aircraft to Narvik. :salute: F4U-1D Corsair - "White 530," VMF-312, Okinawa, April - June 1945 (History Accurate Skin), To install : Copy and Paste the file u downloaded at war thunder folder, P.S. For the next one I'm planning for make the, please leave me the feedback if you like it. Multiple light one-way passes of the airbrush set at 12-15 PSI. This is an acrylic based varnish so it is a good base for further weathering if youre going to use oils and odorless thinners. To speed the process, I made a masking frame out of a post-it note. With the main colors down, it was time for some post shading. Vought F4U Corsair Tri-Color Scheme Color Profile and Paint Guide The appearance of U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Defense, or NASA imagery or art does not constitute an endorsement nor is Cybermodeler Online affiliated with these organizations. More importantly, Lulubelle was not the correct name. From there it was time to experiment a little bit. Later aircraft only carried four insignias on the sides, upper port, and lower starboard wings. What I would say is you have is you have a very nice wife. F4U-1 Corsairs of VF-12 in the two tone paint scheme of Blue Gray and Light Gray F4U-1D Corsair of VMF-114 taxis at Peleliu - September 1944 F4U Corsair of VBF-85 lost its tail USS Shangri La CV-38 August 9, 1945 F4U Corsairs on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Powered by Invision Community. I'm a newbie here and this is my first skin that I was planted to 'Make" for myself because there's only '1' Skin for F4U-1D and I was too tired to pay for the Premium every every month so.. please check it out. The arguments for this are many, mainly shading at scale from what I gather. 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). I also spent time making sure I had lined things up better. The few photos I have seen of VF(N)-101 aircraft display this very high degree of blending between colours. FG-1D 92050 coded 94 was airworthy, previously with the Wings Over the Rockies Museum . 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. 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). It was written off following a ground accident with another Corsair at NAS Barbers Point, TH. As Birdcage Corsairs go, there are several other worthy items of note. Very late F4U-2s, such as Everett Vaughns Shirley June (which may have been the second -2 to have that name) featured the very clearly delineated separation between the Non Spec Sea Blue, Intermediate Blue, and White on the fuselage that we all have in our minds eye when we think of a three-tone Corsair. 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. Much of this comes from aviation historian and author Dana Bell, who is a specialist in paint schemes, and has spent countless hours in the National Archives, conducting original research on the Corsair paint schemes. Corsair F4U-4 paint????? ChrisK89, John B has never built a Corsair in his life. North American B-25J Mitchell Bottoms Up II, Republic P-47D-27 Thunderbolt in French Service, Messerschmitt Bf 109G-4/R6 Regia Aeronautica, Achilles Mk.IIc 17-Pounder Self-Propelled Gun, For reasons Ive gone into at length before, I prefer to prime in black, https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=22782. 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 Many portrayed it as his personal plane, though he never flew it in combat, let alone with such markings. The two-color scheme was blue-gray over light gray. F4U-1A Placards Eduard. In reality United States aircraft were not all that prone to extreme chipping the way, say, Japanese aircraft were. 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. F4U-1 Wheels Diamond Pattern Eduard. Scroll through these to see the progression. It is not known if the Corsair was taken to Germany. Photo Gallery Related posts: Focke-Wulf FW190A-5 "Green 13" This was then subjecting to the same chipping procedure, but far more carefully. on Special Hobby L-4 Grasshopper From Africa to Central Europe, Matching the Needle Size and Dilution to the Job at Hand, The Revell Land Rover Series lll 109 Long Wheelbase Station Wagon. After careful consideration, i decided Id build an F4U-2 for him. Tempted to try some of your techniques but also terrified! Which colors do i need in mentioned MRPaint or MMP range for the three tone schemes these 2 mashines had and if i can use Gunze H326 and their offwhite for spraying the markings? Im never going to do that again. 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. If you do sojust follow the airflow. With the exception of two schemes, one arguably and the other definitely experimental, it lasted from the "yellow" wings of biplanes of the 1930s through to the change to gull gray and . Testors Model Master. Up against a lot of resistance to round-the-clock operations, having to write the rules as they went along, and stuck with a temperamental, first-generation Radar, VF(N)-101 managed to Plow the Road and make things easier for the up-and-coming F6F-5N squadrons to follow. This was the Corsair Bob crashed in, coming aboard ENTERPRISE at night. Analysis of some crashed examples of F4U-1s indicates black, while the factory Erection & Maintenance Instructions called for Dull Dark Green. Lets get into it! I don't recall seeing the F4U in an Atlantic I or II scheme, but it's possible. Special Paint Schemes Aircraft painted in beautiful and original liveries Airport Overviews . New aircraft shipped from the factory this way, and deployed units complied as they could, when they could. In the years that followed, Boyington refused to acknowledge his former sweetheart. No one makes it but Testors Model Master RLM23 is close. 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. 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. There is the question of the actual hue of 603. Aircraft was ferried by boat for further investigation. I have that kit and am happy to hear its the best you have seen so far. The F4U-2 arrived at a time of transition within the Navy to what is generally referred to as the Graded 4 Tone Scheme, consisting of Non Specular Sea Blue, Intermediate Blue, Semi Gloss Sea Blue, and White. It's not air, it's propellant! December 26, 2017 in General Discussion. After this it was time to start slinging colors! Construction of my second 32nd Birdcage has begun. 0.03 oz. Enthusiats at your service : at 1001hobbies, we sh 6) The inboard right wing root shows an unusual degree of exposed, bare metal. 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. ChrisK89 More resultsalthough the little white lines are me messing up (wiped off w/wet paper towel. Good wiring in the engine is analogous to great detail in the cockpit. Sorting out the interior colours of the Corsair is particularly tricky. All-in-all, Im quite happy with how these builds turned out. The incredible detail in this research goes to show that. 2003. 2) Unlike Marine aircraft, these planes were not fitted with the MK XLI bomb racks under each wing. AS-8 = USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 (MMP-062) ? I wanted to represent the chippingbut not just to bare metal. I intended to build one as a gift and just happened to have two of them stashed away so, I decided that Id build one for myself as well! If you want I can post here some great pics of the Argentinean navy corsairs, the F4U-5N and NL, the schemmes were overall sea blue, and gray/white. Ask me how I know that. My guess is they repainted the F4U-5 to mimic the old paint scheme of a VMF-312 F4U-4. There is an illustration in Francillon's Vietnam book of an F3D Skyknight with the same scheme, confirmed by the same markings on the Falcon 1/72 kit. Short version of the story is, one of the position lights on the wings was burned out, giving the LSO an erroneous indication of the planes lateral orientation. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Its vinyl and as long as you smooth out the edges to get rid of trapped air they work great. Most of the 34 F4U-2s arrived at the Naval Aircraft Factory in the Earlier ANA Sea Gray over ANA Light Aircraft Gray paint scheme, and were repainted at the depot level. Why two, you ask? At first, the new brand featured a thin red outline, but by the end of the year, the outer edge was repainted blue. This is well beyond my expertise. 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. Where the variation came in to play was the aft half of the fuselage. This time I didnt let the white paint go too far outside their intended resting spots on the wing, allowing the blue to cover the edges. 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. By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. Start with This Link to see some of his kick ass work!!! When trying to be accurate with some of these paint schemes it can be very difficult. They have a lot of ready-made sets based off actual kit decals, as well as several sets of standalone markings. Vought F4U Corsair. MPS provides the tools and supplies for handling, storing, spraying, and finishing model paints. (Probably RNZAF Official - Used for Illustration purposes only) Id sent him some pics of my 72nd, 48th and 32nd scale Corsairs and he was pretty impressed. In the last two shots showing off most of the model youll see me starting in on weatheringprimarily 25-50 part thinner, one part XF55 (Deck Tan). If you know how to place decals and use CA glue without gluing your fingers together you can use Quinta Studios decals. The Painting flow I used to get this chipping done: Alcad aluminum->chipping fluid->Dark Green weathering preshade->mix of yellow and green (their cockpit color) as directed in the instructions. The second way seems to be fine because you have to apply the gloss for decals and final touch anyways. The hardest to obtain part of this build was the Tamiya Flat Clear paint. It would be like my own little Vought assembly line! correct colours for the wheel wells, engine cowling, oleos and the internal sides of the undercarriage doors. Its been a busy several months with work, life, and modeling but following my build article of the Ju-87D Stuka is my next project not one, but TWO Tamiya F4U-1 Corsairs in 1/48. Almost all were finished in the overall glossy Sea Blue scheme. It's not that easy. Some served at Quantico. The Post War U.S. insignia in colour and low visibility. By 1) Pacific Profiles Volume 4: Allied Fighters: Vought F4U Corsair Series: Solomons Theatre 1943-1944 by Michael Claringbould (ISBN13:9780648926238) 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 . 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. skee907 2 min. Don't listen to the guy. It's easy. All-in-all, Tamiya provides a straight forward build process that could realistically be completed in just a couple of sittings. The weight of opinion sure seems to be an extended application of Sea Blue, but I dont think black is out of the question and I will likely use it when I build a -2 just for variety if nothing else! 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. 5) The canopy appears to have been retrofitted with additional armor plate (The unmentioned Part E23 in the Tamiya kit). Vought F4U Corsair Series: Solomons Theatre 1943-1944 by Michael Claringbould (ISBN 13: 9780648926238) Available from Amazon. I decided a long time ago that the main markings on this aircraft would be masked and painted. It took some time but I liked the results and for 1/32 scale I think painting your insignias is the way to go. The plug wires are copper wires I cut from an old led light set that had been hanging out back for years. Scroll down for more pics of #18 and #831. So I took another crack at itbut this time on a lower wing and the bottom picture is that result. The employees kids names were painted on the tailfins in black. Our community is FREE to join. 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. The Navy F4U-2s were not as well-documented as the Marine land-based ones. The Lucybelle decals were applied to the -1A kit and the Birdcage decals for Boyington's aircraft added to the correctly built Birdcage Corsair. and others for oil lines and other bits to attach and it ended up at 96 total drill points. Butin the end that worked because it made the finish more realistic. Once I was satisfied with the primer coverage on both models, I let them sit for approx. The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. The first step I took and this was another departure from my normal process was to spray the national insignia. 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. I masked these off based on the extensions provided with the Maketar mask set for the red-surrounded insignias. (Editors Note: Mat Mottle Man Mathis is back with not 1 but 2 (II, two) 1/48 Tamiya Corsairs; each sporting a very attractive but seldom seen scheme. With the build-out complete, there was minimal body work to clean-up in terms of gaps and seams nothing out of the ordinary. Michael de Boer - Aviation Photocrew. 2002. With its 2,000hp Double Wasp engine, it could out-fly any propeller-driven aircraft it faced on the opposing side. AIR FORCE, unit markings, Read More, Parameters for authorizing operating a US Navy submarine reactor plant above practicable design limits is Read More, Additionally, 1.3 million of those five million flight hours were accomplished during combat. He has no idea what he is talking about.at all. User friendly as Craig put it. It started years ago when hair spray was used (still used) as the chipping fluid. My personal opinion is that the fuselage sides were repainted in some shade of Sea Blue, and definitely not black as some researchers and authors have proposed. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all Modelers Everywhere!! whole other level. He received both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. Didn't need a lot of water to do the chipping. Well, I started out weathering the underside using Oil Paint Rendering and then didnt like how it was looking. But every so often, a build comes along thats more than that. :P I Crack my self up!!!! Next, I cut the masks on my Cricut machine on Oramask 810. Now you can buy specialty products that do the same thing (at a much higher cost per oz/gram of course) BTWthe H&S Evolution I'm working with is excellent but at some point yesterday I tipped the bowl over far enough and a lot of paint ran down the front of the brush into the nozzle area. Time and effort here can lead to a great model afterwards. Maybe just dark blue over white or over grey? I then laid down the first layer of mask, sprayed the white, and then went back to cover the areas that would remain white to spray the blue. First, when Ive used it in the past, I would place the mask, spray, and remove it, all within the same hour. Copyright 2023 Model Paint Solutions. Whatever, the reason, it happened. Which are my favorite and the subject of my Tamiya Corsair in the Corsairs GB. When I built the 1/48 Corsair I decanted the exact spray Tamiya instructed us to use and that . US Navy (1794-now) Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. A single antenna wire attached to the leading edge of the right hand horizontal stabilizer, ran up to the rubber tensioner, and then down to the ceramic insulator fitted to the fuselage just behind the canopy. 1945, however, most aircraft carriers also had on board at least one Marine fighter-bomber squadron equipped with F4U-1C and -D Corsair. Bob just turned 94 and is sharp as a tack and still in good enough health to appreciate the kind of work we do. Theres really not much to say here in terms of technique, trials, or tribulations. Vought F4U-4 Corsair. on NorthWest Scale Modelers Show Version-2023: Come on Down! worth the wait. All rights reserved. Guns, Cars, Planes, Making a good skin for the community The worn areas are just right to my eye. For the steps that follow, the majority of painting was done with Hataka Orange Line paints thinned with their proprietary thinner at about a 50/50 ratio. Video editor, Motion Graphics, Sound en. 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. Let that dry and then remove the saltdamp cloth w/broad brush. 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. Painting Pappy was difficultor rather, painting his face was difficult. Nevertheless, as told by Warren Thompson in his book F4U Corsair Units of the Korean War, on Sep. 10, 1952 Capt. I applied the decals directly over my paint work without sealing the paint/spraying a gloss layer. I think its partially more art-form than coloring in-between-the-lines work. Dozens of artists, model makers, die-cast companies, and custom decal printers issued innumerable renditions of Boyington's F4U. F4U-1A Exterior Details Eduard. In 1976, NBC launched a weekly action-adventure series called Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, loosely based on Greg Boyington's autobiography of the same name. This kit has been, hands down, the best Ive ever touched. That is just epic! Scroll down for a similar sequence of photographs for #831), (Editors Note: The following sequence of photographs show the stages of painting #831), 1) Pacific Profiles Volume 4: Allied Fighters: Vought F4U Corsair Series: Solomons Theatre 1943-1944 by Michael Claringbould (ISBN13:9780648926238), Scroll down for more pics of #18 and #831, on The Revell Land Rover Series lll 109 Long Wheelbase Station Wagon. And that required getting a bit creative. On this build I decided up front to abandon this process and try something new. In US service the F4Ustarted its' career in Blue Gray over Light Gray. It was taken while VMF-214 was on R&R, between VMF-214s first and 203215559383 Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A Corsair flown by Major "Pappy" Boyington VMF-214 Blacksheep, on January 3rd, 1944. . This Corsair photo exactly matches the paint scheme of our plane as it was displayed at one of David Tallichet's restaurants. F4U-1A Cockpit Eduard. All trademarks, logos and brand names are the property of their respective owners. Some thoughts hereas we age our eyes go "south" as some of you (most of you) know. I'm planing to build the F4U-1 as VF-17 and Tamiya says i have to use AS-8, AS-19 and AS-20 . PEACHTREE CITY, GA. (March 1, 2023) - A World War II-era Corsair fighter based at Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia in Peachtree City has a new coat of navy-blue paint, courtesy of PPG and employee volunteers at the Delta Air Lines Technical Operations Center in Atlanta. Scroll down for a similar sequence of photographs for #831) . In the progression of shots below you can see how I masked, and aligned some of the insignias. Good info. 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 ) 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. Since the EPA deemed this paint too dangerous to be used in the USA, supplies of this stuff dried up. They still hold up in terms of quality and ease of build when compared to newer tooled kits. This gave me extra drive to make it as nice as possible. One of the useful aspects of the Vought F4U Corsair's long career is that it can be used to illustrate three decades of U.S. Navy color schemes and markings. As the reader will certainly remember, I stated earlier that I had visions of grandeur for weathering these aircraft. Top customer satisfaction 4,2/5. Its very easy to flood the masks with too much paint, so you want to work methodically here. Enjoy these model airplane photos of the F4U-1A Corsair flown by Marine Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington. Copyright 2023 TacAir Publications, LLC. The only spot of semi-trouble was the join of the outer and inner wings. Ive forgone it for the last several builds and have had great success. Customer satisfaction 4,2/5. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Well Done, 6 stars & bars . There are Radar Altimeter Antennae fitted to the fuselage keel as well as a transponder antenna (not visible). As explained by Bruce Gamble in his book Swashbucklers and Black Sheep: A Pictorial History of Marine Fighting Squadron 214 in World War II, one popular item was a poster that showed Boyington standing beside a Corsair decorated with the same graphics used in 1943: the number 86, victory flags below the cockpit (now increased to twenty-eight), and Lulubelle, the nickname of his girlfriend, on the fuselage. Im going to give your method a try. Link to full-size photo: F4U Corsairs in the three-tone paint scheme - 1944 Site statistics: Photos of World War II: over 26800 aircraft: 63 models tanks: 59 models vehicles: 59 models guns: 3 models units: 2 ships: 47 WW2 battlefields - 12 weapon models: - equipment: - people: - The actual Corsairs engine was a beast and the gull-wing shape is due to the speed requirement of the contract forcing a mid-wing configuration and because the engine required a huge propeller, a design engineer, on a scratch pad, designed the iconic design. Step one for me was cleaning up the parts and deciding how I was going to approach the building stage of the kit. Yes, there's photos of an AU-1 that was painted in a gull grey and white scheme during the sixties, I believe. I am wondering if this is actually the case. I did this not only for the national insignia, but also the plane ID markings as well. For the varnish, I used VMS Matte varnish. My father was chief electrical inspector for Vought. Despite the fact that I de-tacked the masks before placing them on the model, when they were peeled off, there was an adhesive residue left behind on the model. Its been a busy several months with work, life, and modeling but following my build article of the. (Editors Note: The following sequence of photographs depict what will be #18 when the paint scheme is complete. Looking at past posts of Corsair builds, it looks like many modellers do paint the main gear wells light grey or even white. So I have ordered a GWS Corsair Slope Glider, it seems that this plane comes without landing gear and it comes unsprayed too. Is it not Green zinc chromate? Some a/c may have had Insignia White landing gear after overhaul or repaint. I then purchased a Brassin cowling to give some detail to the engine cowlingsparticularly the engine cooling flaps. On the Corsiar -1 Birdcage the interior color of the tail wheel section and most of the interior section forward of the cockpit were painted in a pinkish color called Salmon Pink. So I grabbed a pin drill and some copper and lead wiringand started. Corsair Markings and Nose Art of VMF-512. Reading military aviation books, flight simulators and flying Hagiri's A5M4. As such, I decided to go with white primer and no pre-shading/marbling, only utilizing post shading to add some interest. Time to whip out the Mission Models White Primer and the Harder and Steenbeck fitted with a 0.4mm tip/needle.