**** DONE: GB-61 1/48 F4U-1A Corsair - Carrier and Maritime Aircraft

[A4K]

Great photos mate, thanks for posting.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

With Evan.

 

[Wayne Little]

Good stuff.

 

[Wurger]

 

[N4521U]

Here are some photos of the un-restored/original paint FG-1A 14682/KD431. Vought F4U Corsair Registry - A Warbirds Resource Group Site

Photos taken with a flash. The third photo clearly shows the difference between the greens looking forward from the aft fuselage into the lower cockpit area.

Brilliant!
My interpretation from these is a Zinc Chromate yellow was used as an overall primer, Interior Green was it's own color.?!

 

[N4521U]

Call me silly but I didn't like the seat rails.
So I cut the bassterds off, replaced with rod.
Got the peddles in.
but from the above photos,
I may have to add more stuff under the IP!!!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Vic Balshaw]

The seat rails on most Corsair kits leave a lot to be desired. Had the same problem on my GB59 build and I pinched the details from one of Andy's old builds.

 

[Wurger]

Brilliant!
My interpretation from these is a Zinc Chromate yellow was used as an overall primer, Interior Green was it's own color.?!

According to my notes there was the Interior Green in the cockpit of the 1D. As Don had mentioned that before it was the FS 34151 Interior Green.
The fuselage interior of the Zinc Chromate Yellow, FS 33481. The Interior Green was applied on the YZC primer in the cockpit as the second layer.

The Interior Green FS 34151 ...

The Zinc Chromate Yellow FS 33481 ...

 

[Crimea_River]

The seat rails on most Corsair kits leave a lot to be desired. Had the same problem on my GB59 build and I pinched the details from one of Andy's old builds.

How did you get into my house?

 

[Vic Balshaw]

I got beamed across!

 

[Donivanp]

Brilliant!
My interpretation from these is a Zinc Chromate yellow was used as an overall primer, Interior Green was it's own color.?!

That is correct. The aircraft primer is a zinc chromatic running between yellow to green. Interior green is cockpit color up until last fifties. Than it went to a grey.

 

[N4521U]

Thanks for all the replies, annnnnd the color discussion.
So now before I start painting the interior,
I've sawn off some details from scraps,
and a little scratch building is finished.

 

[A4K]

Awesome Master Bill.

 

[Donivanp]

Nicely done Mr. Bill

 

[Wurger]

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Good stuff Bill.

 

[fubar57]

Great build to follow Bill. I'm contributing a -1A for this GB. I'll start when I finish my 109, maybe on the weekend

 

[F-104nut]

Great start on that Corsair !

 

[Crimea_River]

Masterful work Bill.