All these parts are made from styrene.Īfter priming the fuselage halfes the next step was the cockpit which was mostly scratched, only a few spare resin parts were used. The firewall and the first wall forward the cockpit are also "normal" ribs. Contrary to most other planes the Corsair don't have much vertical stringers, except from cockpit forward to the firewall. The bulkheads 1-6-12 and 16(from cockpit backwards) are "normal" bulkheads, means they are massive parts, giving the fuselage its shape, the parts between them are "fakes", a bit like vertical stringers to give the fuselage–construction enough strength. The Revell motor is not too bad, nevertheless I added a bit wiring and some more details and, as always, an electro- motor to make the prop work.įor sure this plane was also done as a cutaway and so the next step was, after doing lots of research-work (especially for the inner-fuselage ) starting the fuselage construction / framing.
The main areas to rework are: cockpit, main landing gear and wheel wells, tail wheel and tail hook construction and last but not least flaps in "down" position.Īs usual I started my work with the motor. Revell 1/32 F4U-1D Corsair By Chris NovakĪfter having the great chance to take lots of detail-shots from a original Corsair at an air-show in July 2004 the decision was made: OK, the "whistling death" will be the next! At least 5 of the old Revell kits were waiting in the storage, so nothing more to do than take one and start the "Navy-collection".Īlthough Trumpeter has released two new engineered 1/32 kits in 2003 I decided to take an old Revell kit ´cause although there are lots of additional work to make it look accurate I really love those old releases, and to modify an old Revell kit is real modelling fun.or madness?
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