_title F4U-1D Corsair “white 167″PART 3The Known-Unknown “White 167” or the Modelling Marathon Surface Adjustments:Painting and coloring of non-movable surfaces took place just before the completion of the model.First I oiled down the whole model …
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### F4U-1D Corsair “white 167″PART 1Construction:In the next few sentences I would like to explain certain fixes and possible complications with individual configurations and sections that await us during the construction of this type of …
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Vought F4U-1D Corsair “white 167”PART 2 Engine:Without a doubt the most challenging part of building demanding precision and patience was the engine – the spectacular 18 cylinder, two-star-shaped Pratt and Whitney R-2800. Used was the …
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# Vought-Sikorsky XF4u-1 CORSAIR Bu.No.1443 PrototypeIn February 1938 the US Naval Aeronautical Bureau issued two requests for proposals for twin and single engine fighters. For the single-engine fighter, the Navy requested maximum speed and the …
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F4u-2(N) CORSAIR Night FighterHistoryIn 1941, before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and about seven months before the first flight of the F4U-1, the Navy expressed interest in developing a night fighter version of the …
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F-104G Starfighter HAF s/n 7415A very good Hasegawa kit on a 1/48 scale. Very good in detail, both in the shaft and its wings, but not in the nests of the wheels in the landing …
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P-47D-3-RA Thunderbolt, 42-22607, Naughty Nadine LIEUTENANT (I) JOHN LOLOS 341st FS, 348th FGTAMIYA 1/48 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt When the book of my friend Dimitris Vassilopoulos fell into my hands. (Greeks in foreign cockpits) I saw for …
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F4U-1 WM (Wasp Major) CorsairAircraft. Naval. The Vought-Sikorsky ‘Corsair’ fighter(F4U-1) of the Navy, is one of the fastest fighter jets in existence. It is powered by a 2,000 horsepower Pratt and Whitney engine and has …
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F4u-1 Corsair BirdcageVF-17 Tamiya’s 1:48I’ve started working on one of my next builds on the list, and with all this disruption to my normal busy work schedule, I’m thinking I might just be able to …
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Grumman F6F-5K Hellcat droneAt the end of World War II, the Navy had the most airplanes, based. in helical fighters. So he didn’t know what to do with me. The F6F Hellcats were apparently deemed …