Birdcage Corsair

Killerf6 · Post by **Killerf6** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:27 am

As I'm sure some of you know I really like F4U corsairs, and I really have a thing for F4U-1 (birdcage) corsairs. I thought it wouldn't be too hard to make a canopy. Well that's what I get for thinking.

After exploring different ways to make the canopy I finally decided that I wanted to resin cast it. So right now I'm working on the mold master. I'm using short strand glass reinforced bondo that I'm pressing into a plaster of paris mold negetive I made from a clay model. One of the problems I'm running into is I keep getting air pockets in the bondo, and that usually ruins the part. So if anyone with a little experiance with this sort of thing had any tips I would appreciate any help.

Here are a few pics of where I'm at right now. This part is getting tossed because of too many air pockets.

flyboy_fx · Post by **flyboy_fx** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 10:52 am

WOW I would almost want one!

I have never heard of the f4u-1

WOW.

Airacobra · Post by **Airacobra** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:26 am

Looking great, keep us updated.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:18 pm

If you make the plug I could vacume a canopy for you kind of like my Stuka kit.

PM me if you are interested.

BTW This looks great.

Killerf6 · Post by **Killerf6** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:59 am

Thanks for the compliments guys. I'm not happy with it yet, but I'm going to keep working at it until I get something that works.

PH I'm a ways away from needing a canopy vacuum formed right now. I do appreciate the offer though, and when I'm ready you'll be getting a PM from me.