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Post by kitmodellernz on Oct 30, 2017 8:59:32 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 30, 2017 9:26:01 GMT 12
Nice model!!
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Post by alanw on Oct 30, 2017 13:24:01 GMT 12
That's one of the nicest RNZAF Corsairs I have seen in 1/32 scale  I quite like the way you have weathered the airframe just so... What's interesting is your use of Light Grey in the wheel wells and the Salmon Pink behind flaps - Looks great and I certainly agree with your use, it' an early Ia so very possible. Thanks for sharing your model. Regards Alan |
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Post by planecrazy on Oct 30, 2017 13:51:26 GMT 12
Masterful weathering there, the gun covering using white tape is interesting,
would they have used the same tape as they sometimes used on the top rear
of the cowling?
Also did they tape the gun ports to stop mud getting to the guns or to stop
freezing at altitude or maybe both?
Really nice job kitmodellernz.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 30, 2017 13:56:12 GMT 12
There was no such thing as a F4U-1A, Alan, it was a late F4U-1.
The F4U-1A thing is a myth made up by modellers and annoys the hell out of historians.
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Post by jp on Oct 30, 2017 14:27:09 GMT 12
According to wikipedia, you're half right - officially there isn't a -1a, but it has been used post war to differentiate between early and late -1's..... but the differentiation does exist, and it wasn't invented by modellers....
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Post by alanw on Oct 30, 2017 14:27:23 GMT 12
There was no such thing as a F4U-1A, Alan, it was a late F4U-1. The F4U-1A thing is a myth made up by modellers and annoys the hell out of historians. Hi Dave, I know there no such thing as a 1A (sort of like the Spitfire Mk I too) sometimes you get into that minds set trying to explain our Air Force to other people.... Regards Alan |
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Post by kitmodellernz on Oct 30, 2017 14:28:30 GMT 12
Masterful weathering there, the gun covering using white tape is interesting, would they have used the same tape as they sometimes used on the top rear of the cowling? Also did they tape the gun ports to stop mud getting to the guns or to stop freezing at altitude or maybe both? Really nice job kitmodellernz. Thanks! Probably would have been the same tape they used around the panels up around that forward fuel tank. The tape was used to keep sand and coral dust out of the gun ports and barrels of aircraft based in the islands. |
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Post by Mustang51 on Oct 30, 2017 16:08:59 GMT 12
That is beautiful........ my congratulations !
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Oct 30, 2017 17:52:29 GMT 12
Really, really, really, really nice!
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Post by camtech on Oct 30, 2017 21:29:28 GMT 12
One of the best I've seen for quite a while.
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Post by davidd on Oct 31, 2017 8:07:34 GMT 12
Actually the prominent taping so often seen on Corsairs in WW2 was, so far as I know, more to do with preventing the ingress of spilt fuel into the interior of the structure around and below the fuselage fuel tank, where it could be trapped and remain as a definite fire hazard. Of course if refuelers were really careful, there would be no spillage to seep into the interior nooks and cranies, but this was probably expecting too much in the forward area under "normal operational" conditions. However the ingress of coral grit was another on-going problem on most aircraft, and extra measures had to be taken to prevent it wreaking its grittiness on sensitive hydraulic seals and the like (with protective leather or canvas "boots" being fitted to keep the git at bay), although little could be done to save propellers and supercharger impellers from its abrasiveness.
David D
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 31, 2017 9:54:09 GMT 12
Regarding care not to spill the fuel when filling tanks, that would not have been a concern because the groundies would hose the aeroplanes down with the aircraft fuel to remove the coral grit which would apparently build up and was thought to be a risk in the same way as ice build up if it was not removed. Petrol was the only thing they had at their disposal that removed it. Water did not budge the coral apparently.
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Post by Mustang51 on Oct 31, 2017 9:59:01 GMT 12
Dave, Never heard that one before. Guess I never put my mind to it either. Dust was a huge problem with the RAAF Spitfires.
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Post by kitmodellernz on Oct 31, 2017 10:15:50 GMT 12
Very interesting information. Thanks for that guys
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Post by Mustang51 on Oct 31, 2017 14:34:37 GMT 12
Water getting in behind the instrument panel ?
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