S1 bbi checkerboard corsair question

mikeg · Post by **mikeg** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:29 pm

I've come across one recently-- in the box pictures show a solid white chevron/emblem on fusilage, all the out of the box pictures show a single red stripe on fus and wing emblems. Were the stripes part of a decal set in the box or what? Is this another version or did the previous owner not add any appropriate decals?

Black Lion VF-213 · Post by **Black Lion VF-213** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:32 pm

Photoshop. The BBI checkerboard Corsair didn't come with red stripes. I believe that paint scheme they chose is a fictitous scheme anyway. Well, let me take that back..a little bit. There were checkerboard cowled Corsairs in Korea that looked just like that except for two differences. They were all -4 or -5 models, therefore they would have had 4 blade props, and they would have had red stripes in the white bars. So there's two strikes against that Corsair. Back in the late 80's and early 90's there was a guy in San Francisco area who owned the Corsair of which BBI is basing that scheme. I have a picture of it somewhere. I'll have to find it and post it. Not sure if that exact Corsair is still flying or not...

I painted red stripes in my Corsair to make it look a little closer to reality...plus it looks better anyway w/ red stripes...