Corsair F4U-1D

Information about Plastic Model Kit

Model kit:	Vought U-F4U-1D Corsair
Finished:	2011
Manufacturer:	Tamiya
Camouflage version:	VF-84, wing 167, carrier Hill Feb. 1945
Scale:	1/48
Number of parts:	110
Size of the model:	8.7 inches x 10.6 inches (22 cm x 27 cm)
Difficulty:
Quality of the model kit:
Brief description of the model kit:	The model is very sophisticated - display surface on the wing, engine, cockpit and landing gear, all with many details and free of debris. Plastic parts fit together perfectly, there is no need to buy additional accessories. Little tubes and small details can be easily made by yourself.
Brief description of construction:	For Corsair model, I used Model Master colors. They cover surface perfectly, and spraying with an airbrush is also nice. The surface of model is painted with gloss MM. After placing labels, I painted them over with semi-gloss MM. Spinner is painted with silver paint and polished with MM too. I used bombs that are hanging below the plane from a model kit B-25 Mitchell manufactured by Italeri.

History

Vought F4U Corsair was fighter aircraft used by U.S. Navy and it was one of the best aircrafts in the Pacific War during World War II and in the Korean War. The first prototype of aircraft took off in 1940 and it managed to reach speed of 400 mph (650 km/h). It wings were shaped in "W" sign and they were equipped with 6 M2 Browning machine guns with 2350 rounds. Early types of Corsairs had some difficulties with taking offs and landings on aircraft carriers. Aircrafts were bouncing during landings and pilots had bad view of landing deck of aircraft carriers from cockpit. Because of the mentioned problems, Corsair didn't acquire certificate for landing on aircraft carriers.

95 aircrafts were given to the British army and their engineers were able to solve problems with landings. They made landing gear stronger and pilots started landing in curves, so they were able to see landing deck. British Corsairs were capable of landing on aircraft carriers 9 months earlier than Corsairs from U.S. Navy. 12,751 Corsairs were manufactured between years 1940 and 1952.

Source of information:

Vought F4U Corsair - Wikipedia. Link to the source: en.wikipedia.org.
Aircrafts between years 1939 and 1945. Jaroslav Schmid. Fraus 1992, Pilsen.

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Comments

#1 Filas 2012-04-14 15:25:16

je to neuvěřitelný jak si s tím umíš vyhrát, já se taky s tím snažím vyhráhrát, ale ještě začínám tak mi to tak dobře nejde, někté z mích modelů se až na pár detailů blíží k realitě, no od těch tvých se to liší hodně :)-je tady hodně dobrých rad a nápadů, které mi pomáhají

#2 hellrider 2012-05-29 12:15:36

Velmi pěkný model. Já se čtvrtkami začínám,takže se tomuto modelu rozhodně nevyrovnám. Dělal jsi si sám na modelu nějakou úpravu? Já např. na Hawker Typhoon Mk.I od Hasegawy vyřezal vztlakové klapky.

#3 David Damek 2012-06-02 10:09:05

Stavebnice je velmi propracovaná, takže jsem nemusel moc vylepšovat. Přidal jsem jen pár kablíku k motoru a do kokpitu. Model jsem taky cely onýtoval. Pumy jsou se stavebnice B-25 Mitchell.

#4 Fany 2013-08-23 12:30:36

Dobrý den, kde se tento model sehnat, nemůžu jej nikde najít, nebo špatně hledám. Děkuji.

#5 LittleBear 2013-08-23 14:28:54

Ahoj, model lze koupit v síti prodejen MPM nebo obchod.valka

http://www.mpmshop.cz/plastikove-modely/letadla/148-3/vought-f4u-1d-corsair-1.html

http://obchod.valka.cz/product_info.php?products_id=23712&product_name=148-VOUGHT-F4U-1D-CORSAIR-FTRBMR

#6 MKrajnak 2015-01-13 16:31:30

Ahoj, velmi pěkný Corsair. Poradíš mi prosím, kde mužu sehnat nějaké předlohy ku nýtování ?

#7 LittleBear 2015-01-13 21:02:29

Díky,
nýtovací výkresy zde:
http://www.airwar.ru/other/draw/f4u.html

#8 MKrajnak 2015-01-14 18:37:00

Díky :)

#9 tyyger 2015-08-23 12:18:04

Ahoj, měl bych na tebe dotaz, líbí se mi jak je barva trupu rozbytá, a nevim jaký barvy od tamiye na to použít, abych docílil co nejpodobnějšího efektu jako máš ty. Barva má bejt lesklá nebo matná, a jestli by jsi mi mohl napsat jaký číslo barvy od tamiye se na to hodí nejvíc. Díky

#10 LittleBear 2015-08-23 19:27:02

Ahoj, tohle je pěkně starý kousek. Jsou to barvy Model Master a asi matné. Nevím jestli tamiya dělá přímo barvu, ale namícháš to z XF-8 a XF-50 možná trochu žluté černé a bíle. Možná ta XF-17 je lepší, ale podle vzorníku se to špatně hledá.

#11 tyyger 2015-08-23 20:24:19

Mockrát díky za odpoveď

#12 Sang cheol, Lee 2016-05-18 11:26:09

I recently watched your t50 black eagles on U tube. It was just amazing. I ordered same kit to make my own. I am going to follow all the steps you showed. Thanks for your wonderful job and sharing.

#13 Gerry 2017-11-17 15:58:03

I love your work. You picked what is my favourite F 4U plane a USN aircraft from the USS Bunker Hill. Above you have called it "carrier Hill" Just letting you know. Maybe it is a shorthand for it that I do not know about.

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