Custom Korean Corsair F4U-4, New Pics!

pokeyjtc · Post by **pokeyjtc** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:29 pm

Just finished my converting my 21st Corsair from the F4U-1 to my personal favorite, the four-bladed F4U-4. I'll post more pics later when I get a chance, but here's a sneak peek for now. Enjoy!

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Killerf6 · Post by **Killerf6** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:35 pm

Very nice. I was considering doing a f4u-4, but my favorite corsairs are the early ones. Now if I can figure out a way to make a birdcage conopy I'll be in business.

BTW, did you use a prop off of a p47? That was the route I was going to take if I was going to make a -4.

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MiG29K · Post by **MiG29K** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:43 pm

rockin work man! nice paint work too. Was that a combination of masks / spray painting or was that airbrush?

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Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:22 pm

NICE! I love the F4U-4. How did you make the 4 blade prop?

pokeyjtc · Post by **pokeyjtc** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:21 pm

I built the prop from two Corsair props. I cut two blades off of on of the props but made sure not to damage the hub. I then cut another blade off of the second prop. I then drilled a hole in the base of each blade and inserted a small section of wire. I drilled corresponding holes in the hub. I glued it all together with super glue and then built up the missing areas of the hub with tamiya putty.
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I built the chin scoop out of a 1/48 scale F-106 weapons bay door. I test fitted it, sanded it down to fit and then used Tamiya putty to get it look right based on reference photos.
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I got rid of the extra bracing on the canopy by sanding down the two braces on the top. I masked off the clear area around it with tape and then sanded starting with very coarse and working my way to and ultra fine polishing stick. A dip in Future acrylic floor polish got rid of most of the scratches, but there are still some deep marks from some over-zealous sanding.
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Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:25 pm

Thanks for the detail shots. Where did you get the decals for your F4U-4? Looks great.

kevrut · Post by **kevrut** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:00 pm

Damn, now that's customizing!

Great job.

Moth · Post by **Moth** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:32 pm

Very nice job, it looks like it's from the factory.

Did Korea-time Corsairs have stronger engines?
An extra blade needs some extra horses!

pokeyjtc · Post by **pokeyjtc** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:15 pm

Thanks for the compliments, everybody. I'll get some better photos up tomorrow.

As for the markings, only the snakes on the nose are decals. They are scanned images from 1/48 decals that I enlarged. The rest of the markings are all painted on.

I was originally going to do decals for all of the markings, but ran into major problems when I used white decal paper and it turned out to be too translucent and alot of the lettering decided to curl up on itself while I was trying to apply it. This lead to lots of cursing

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The only solution was to mask off the area, use the decal as a pattern, then cut out the image in the masking tape. I then spray painted the image. I didn't use an airbrush, just spray cans. My airbrush is crappy to say the least. This process took awhile, but it worked.

As for the F4U-4, the engine was more powerful than the -1 variants, thus necessitating the four blade prop and the carb inlets were moved from the wing roots to the new for the -4 scoop under the chin. This power boost netted the -4 an extra 30 mph over earlier models.

pokeyjtc · Post by **pokeyjtc** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:36 pm

Here's some better pics. Enjoy.

kevrut · Post by **kevrut** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:36 pm

Great job!

Rogue · Post by **Rogue** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:16 am

Nice job!

Now on to the F2G-2!

One day Ill get around to building a F2G, I love that R-4360 out front.

What a hot rod.

supersonicfifi · Post by **supersonicfifi** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:15 am

Very nice ! i was thinking doing the same with the BBI corsair !

weel done !

grunt1 · Post by **grunt1** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:21 am

Work of art!

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:57 am

Great Job!!!!!

JimBob55 · Post by **JimBob55** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:44 pm

Wow! Very well done! Thanks for sharing.

JimBob

Website · Post by **Teamski** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:31 pm

I know I'm very late here, but sweet job on the Corsair! The beauty of it is the fact that early -4's had the F4U-1 windshield, which works for your model. Wow, now I really wish somebody would release the F4U-4 with the cool cowl.....

Thanks for sharing!! Well done mate!

-Ski

pokeyjtc · Post by **pokeyjtc** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:26 pm

Thanks for all of the compliments, guys. I really appreciate them.

MightyMustang · Post by **MightyMustang** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:12 pm

Damn! Very nice indeed.

Small Scale Military Headquarters

Custom Korean Corsair F4U-4, New Pics!

Custom Korean Corsair F4U-4, New Pics!

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