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[N4521U]

Thanks guys. I plold along.
Looking back at the F4U-1D start to finish buyild of Totalise, I am using his as a "model", play on wirds. Bad eh!
I noticed what he had done to the front cowling. The 18 little gussets at the front roll. Being as how I think I have spent enough of my hard earned cash on this plane already, I did choose to do some more scratch stuff. The Vector aftermarket cowl kit is about $25 UA but it a beauty!

So I used a PE saw blade, dragged it around the outside and gradually cut thru at the seam. Sanded both surfaces to smooth them. I used some swuare stick about .75mm and glued the around the inside to make the flage. Another PVC stick was trimmed at a slope on one side and cut off at 4mm long. Then glued the 18 of them inside the front cowl. A little more crude than the Vector stuff, but then ... So I've got all that I'm gonna do to the cowls done.

Been working on the gun bay, the ailerons, wings and flaps. I sailor on.

 

[javlin]

Some nice work there Bill!looking good!

 

[Airframes]

Nice scratch work Bill.

 

[Crimea_River]

I agree. Looking really nice.

 

[meatloaf109]

Ah, scratch building. The ultimate form of insanity. Very nice!

 

[brucejscott]

Looking good there Bill.

 

[Crimea_River]

Ah, scratch building. The ultimate form of insanity. Very nice!

It's not insane!!

Yes it is!

No it's not!

Yes, it...SLAP!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Excellent insan.......I mean work Bill, excellent work sir!

 

[Wayne Little]

Looks Good Bill!

 

[rochie]

does look good Bill

 

[Wurger]

 

[A4K]

Great work Bill!

 

[N4521U]

Started looking at the control surfaces today. The aftermarket rudder has a height problem. Now I have to decide wether to cut the kit rudder off and use it, or add PVC to the bottom of the AM piece.

I've been told I have a bit of an insanity streak. This proves it. Don't let anyone ever tell you AM parts are easy. Taken several hours to make the gunbays fit! Now look at the rudder! Plus the AM cockpit kit seat has molded seat belts, yick.

I sailor on.

 

[Airframes]

Good fix Bill. I often wonder if some after market parts are worthwhile - quite a number seem to be direct copies of the kit parts!

 

[Crimea_River]

Noticed that too.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Scratch building, you performed well Bill and I tend to agree with aftermarket resin, it's a bit of a hit and miss method that can come good sometimes. I've a box full of bit to prove it!!

 

[Wayne Little]

It fits! what a lucky break Bill!

 

[N4521U]

Nope, that is the problem, the gray looking thing is over the kit tail and you can see about 1mm of the bottom line of the rudder on the kit....... And, the resin rudder is no improvement over the kit, so I will be cutting the kit tail off and using it.

The question was rised about one wing up and one down. I sent my friend Vic a picture hoping it would sufice, but alas he burst my bubble the Corsair on the carrier elevator was probably lowering wings on the way up to the flight deck. But I have another.... it's another stretch, but does this one count????????? I found it on the net.

Fingers crossed.

 

[A4K]

Say she's under testing, recovery or being serviced, and bob's your aunty's live-in lover Bill!
(other than that, I think she'd only be seen in that configuration while wings were being raised or lowered under hydraulic power, ie pilot in cockpit)

Coupla pics from Squadron/Signal 145: F4U Corsair in Action:

 

[Airframes]

Does this help with the fin and rudder Bill? It's the Corsair at Duxford, undergoing deep service.