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

[fubar57]

Username: fubar57
First name: George
Category: Advanced
Manufacturer: Tamiya
Model: Vought F4U-1A Corsair Kit #61070 1998 (new parts added)
Scale: 1:48
Add-ons: None

Finally finished Ralph's GB and onto official schtuff. A fresh out of the factory Corsair.

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Got a lotta questions as what I've read and what I see in Wojetk's photos WHICH F4U? don't really jive

 

[fubar57]

Box innards and decals. I wasn't going to put decals on but I have since learned, and confirmed by Wojtek's photos, the stars and bars were always added by the wing contractor before being attached to the aircraft.

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And now, as is my wont when I start a GB late, I'll finally head over to all the other entries and be awed

 

[Wurger]

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Great, another Corsair a machine that rates in my top 5 favorites.

 

[fubar57]

Post #2 updated

 

[F-104nut]

Im really looking forward to this !

 

[mjfur]

Box innards and decals. I wasn't going to put decals on but I have since learned, and confirmed by Wojtek's photos, the stars and bars were always added by the wing contractor before being attached to the aircraft.

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And now, as is my wont when I start a GB late, I'll finally head over to all the other entries and be awed

Notice the missing star & bar on the two background aircraft.

 

[Wayne Little]

A nice kit Geo...

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

This should be good.

 

[fubar57]

Notice the missing star & bar on the two background aircraft.
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Like everything else in the world, there are always exceptions

 

[Wurger]

Like everything else in the world, there are always exceptions

Yep ...

the source:

View: https://overlookedwwiimedia.tumblr.com/post/661432371984384000

 

[fubar57]

Since you've posted photos of thing I need to know, brace yourself Wojtek, you're about to be bombarded

 

[Wurger]

So ... should I take cover or get my coat?

 

[fubar57]

First off, wing fold area. I've seen interior green, grey and camo colour

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Now, going by the above photo, if the above area behind the headrest is interior green, what is the cockpit colour in the photo below as it looks darker. According to author Tom Cleaver, the cockpit was YZC with the exception of the areas above the side consoles which were interior green.

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[SaparotRob]

Passion for one's art. Preserving history. Good stuff!

 

[Wurger]

As memo serves the cockpit wasn't of the YZC but of either of the tinted YZC or the interior green appled for seen areas. The pic you used as the source to work out of the colour seems to be affected by the light and shadows due to the taking on the factory floor.

Here is another one taken with a different angle . It can be noticed that the colour tone is now slightly different and more solid in tinge for all the area. The enlarged shot reveals that the fuselage interior behind the bulkhead is much lighter what indicates the YZC.

Here is the next image with the early variant at the assembling line and the darker colour tone can be found as well. In the case it seems to be the tinted YZC, IMHO.

the source: Question about Corsair wing lights, not wingtips

Regarding the "?" IMHO it is the YZC but applied twice and seen from different angle what makes it appearance darker than on the tops. Notice the tone of the large tank installed in front of the cockpit.

BTW... looking at the outer colour I would say it is not exactly the YZC but a coat of much lighter tone. Possible like in the pic below.

the source: Chance Vought Corsair F4U-5N

 

[Wurger]

And one pic more of the area behind the headrest ... according to the caption a heavy refit in a hangar in Jacksonville, Florida, 1950 ... the same colour that was used for their interiors IMHO.

the source: The Chopping Block: The Fate of Warplanes after WWII

 

[fubar57]

Thank you. I was going to suggest that I lighten the outer colour with some grey. Could that area behind the cockpit be blue? I'm looking at this photo you posted on my other thread

 

[Wurger]

I have been thinking about the blue as well. I have to say yes that's very possible. It looks like the frame of the cockpit windscreen was painted dark firstly. So it is very likely the entire headrest and the rear area were of the blue paint.

the source: the net and Jethro Jeff – Ignite Your Creative Spark