Looks like we've got two new members in the crew!

Daywalker, Cj95.....

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Regards,
Darren.
C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB

Hooray!  I'm in.  Put me down for a Tamiya 1/48 Corsair.

Tango-

Thanks for the help on the wingtips, and the kind words on my Spitfire WIP over in airplanes.

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Frank

You're right!

I've been delving in the vast expanse of my photo albums and came up with these, they were built for the UK IPMS nationals, so I can say with some authority that they are correct. If you take a close look and use the formation lights as a reference, finding the cut line should be easy enough. I am sure I have some drawings somewhere too, I'll try and dig them out if I can.

In the meantime, I hope these prove useful,

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Regards,
Darren.
C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB

Darren & Frank, I was reading Brett Green's "Modelling the F4U Corsair" and according to the chapter on modelling the FAA Corsair II, you need to remove the outer the 8 inches of each wingtip.  I have no idea what this means in terms of mm on a 1/48 scale model though.

Aside from that I can recommend the MDC Corsair - Fleet Air Arm, II - IV Conversion.  This set is for the Tamiya F4U1D Corsair and comes with a propeller, Brewster tank, air scoops, side walls with British radio controls & seat with British harness and all for £6.95.

http://www.shopcreator.com/mall/productpage.cfm/ModelDesignConstruction/CV48027

I have dealt with the MDC guys before (that's where I got my Seafire conversion) and they excellent if a little slow.

Cheers

Darren

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Darren


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Daywalker wrote:

Darren- Thanks for the tip.  I was just looking at MDC's website this afternoon at their F4U conversion.  Any idea if they have distributors worldwide, specifically the US? Frank

Frank not that I know of, although you can order from their website and they do ship overseas.  You just need to bear in mind that they are a small outfit so delivery can take a couple of weeks.  I think from memory it was about three weeks from the time I placed the order to the time it landed on my doorstep and that was shipping UK to Aus.

Darren

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Darren


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Darren,

Email and PM inbound.

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Regards,
Darren.
C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB

Frank the only manufacturer that I know of that does a FAA corsair sheet is Techmod.  Unfortunately the aircraft you are looking for is not they have provided.

http://www.airconnection.on.ca/airconnection_decals_thd48041.htm

There are probably other sheets out there but they are not exactly thick on the ground.

Cheers

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Darren


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Frank,

I have a sheet of FAA roundrels in the spares box, if you would like some of them let me know.

On another note, I have just got my hands on a Royal Navy MK.8 Lynx Helo. Its a little 1/72 kit, that I have always wanted to have a crack at as its a nice looking aircraft. So.....I will probably add that to the list of FAA projects to be tackled during this GB.

As of April, this will be my order of battle:

1/48 Airfix Hellcat.

1/48 Tamiya Corsair with techmod decals.

1/72 Airfix Lynx Mk.8

If I get all that done before 2008, I'll dig out my 1/48 Hasegawa F-4.....and make a carrier deck for it too. I've always wanted to build a RN phantom!

I am going to have a lot of fun!

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Regards,
Darren.
C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB

Darren that does sound like an ambitious build list but I do like the sound of it.

I've currently got an Italeri Wessex HAS.3 on the go for a build on another site and it's a great kit but I must admit the Lynx certainly is tempting.

By the way you have email inbound.

Frank I used Meteor Prod quite often until they put a $US25 minimum on orders which is a complete bummer if you just want a sheet of decals, aside from this they were fine.

Cheers

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Darren


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