F4U-4 Korean War 1/48th scale

[centaur567]

This was a Christmas gift to myself. The copyright goes back to 1963 when I was 13.
I'm going to try and motorised it with an electric motor taken from a wand yard sprayer.
I started by gluing the engine cowling to the left fuselage half in order to align the electric motor later. Gary S.

 

[moon puppy]

You better think about controls on the flight surfaces with that motor, it's big enough to move the thing!
Have fun with it Gary

 

[hamchuck]

Oh yeah, that's going to make some torque.
I can't wait to see this one come together.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Zoom, Zoom!!

 

[centaur567]

The motor is epoxied in, the basic cockpit awaits paint, the antennas installed and the tail wheel doors are glued shut. The antennas needed to be shaped or else the looked like a couple of 1 x 2's stiking out in the breeze. I decided to make the model gear up and not fool with the micky mouse gear. Gary S.

 

[moon puppy]

This should be fun.

 

[Rhino]

Gear up is a Good Plan!

 

[Barney]

Last time I built one of these, I blew it up!

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Last time I built one of these, I blew it up!

That long ago eh?

 

[centaur567]

Last time I built one of these, I blew it up!

Me too. Gary S.

 

[centaur567]

Filled in from the inside of the tail wheel bay with Bondo. Then when it dried a coat of crazy glue was used to reinforce the Bondo. Some sanding will be rrequired. Gary S.

 

[moon puppy]

This kit had working landing gear also didn't it?

 

[centaur567]

Yes, but not very well done. It has folding wings too but they will be glued down. Gary S.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

If it is the kit I think it is, I remember building it back in the late 60's along with the 1/48th Helldiver kit. Both had working landing gear and folding wings. Yeah, the Corsair landing gear was pretty much crap, but the Helldiver worked great.
Watching with interest you making a silk purse out of this sow's ear.