1/32 F4U-1A Corsair

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1/32 F4U-1A Corsair; VF-17 Birth of the Jolly Rogers
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jacksdad64	May 22 2017, 06:16 AM Post #1
Aikidoka Posts: 1,419 Group: Mod Bod Member #74 Joined: July 25, 2011	As I am almost finished the Tomcat I thought I would make a start on my next entry. As part of my Jolly Rogers collection this is where it all began. During WWII the skull and cross bones first appeared on the Corsair's of VF-17. Now I could have gone to the expense of getting the Tamiya kit but the Revell kit is a fraction of the price and still a very decent representation of this famous gull wing. So here is the box art. After taping the ends and cutting down one side I have my little box of parts. Surface detail is mainly raised and rivet but quite acceptable. The decal sheet. This is a kit of few parts and so I managed to crack on and start the wing construction. The kit wing is split at the fold so to get a good join on the upper surface I glued the two upper sections together followed by the outer section of the underside. This was followed by a first coat of Xtracolour interior green. And in the relevant fuselage areas. TTFN Steve



jacksdad64	May 29 2017, 07:19 AM Post #2
Aikidoka Posts: 1,419 Group: Mod Bod Member #74 Joined: July 25, 2011	Over the weekend I got the wings and fuselage halves together. And this morning they were glued together. No drama's so far. TTFN Steve



CPNGROATS	May 29 2017, 12:50 PM Post #3
Advanced Member Posts: 3,731 Group: Members Member #33 Joined: July 24, 2011 Country United States	Moving along nicely...........



jacksdad64	May 29 2017, 06:54 PM Post #4
Aikidoka Posts: 1,419 Group: Mod Bod Member #74 Joined: July 25, 2011	Legs on.



DH764	May 29 2017, 07:46 PM Post #5
The Mighty Fin Posts: 4,226 Group: No 1 Bod Member #4 Joined: July 24, 2011 Country United Kingdom	I recently saw one of these built up .....its a very good kit considering its age . Looking good mate Andy



Johni044	May 30 2017, 05:38 AM Post #6
John Posts: 4,772 Group: Revell Historian Member #6 Joined: July 24, 2011 Country United Kingdom	Great stuff Steve, I was surprised how large it was when there was one on the table at Cosford last year.



CPNGROATS	May 30 2017, 03:35 PM Post #7
Advanced Member Posts: 3,731 Group: Members Member #33 Joined: July 24, 2011 Country United States	Lots of great details.... Cheers, ggc



arni	May 30 2017, 05:46 PM Post #8
Advanced Member Posts: 2,418 Group: Members Member #119 Joined: July 25, 2011 Country None	Nice engine,now if only I could get me a radial in 24th.



johnnyb	May 31 2017, 02:39 PM Post #9
Advanced Member Posts: 567 Group: Members Member #807 Joined: March 4, 2016 Country United States	Looks fantastic! Very fast progress. I would like to give a 1/32 a try sometime. Johnnyb



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