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f4u corsair
Posted by aussie digger on Friday, June 12, 2009 9:34 AM

hi,could anyone tell me what shade of blue the vought f4u corsair was?i just bought the model and i am thinking of painting it the factory blue but am not shore of the color.many thanks to anyone who can help.

ps.thanks 

 

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Posted by Mike F6F on Friday, June 12, 2009 9:44 AM
G'day Digger.

The Corsair was painted differently depending on time in the war, version, etc.

Really can't answer the question until the version is known.

Mike

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Posted by Hans von Hammer on Friday, June 12, 2009 10:57 AM
Yeah, what Mike said... Need the model (F4U-1, F4U-1D, F4U-4 etc.), country, (USN, USMC, French, Aussie, Argentine, etc) and the year it's being depicted...  There's 4 or 5 different possibilties with just the US Navy

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  • From: adelaide south australia
Posted by aussie digger on Saturday, June 13, 2009 7:45 AM

i think the model is the f4u-1 and the country is usa and the thearter of operation is the coral sea but i not shore on any of the above,any help you can provide would be great.

thanks mate.

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Posted by Greenshirt on Saturday, June 13, 2009 10:46 AM

Which kit?  What decals come with it?  Does the kit tell you the type-model-series (TMS) as in type = F, model = 4U (4th from Vought), series - 1, 1A, 1D, 2, 4, 4B, 5, 6, 7, or 8?  Does the kit tell you what squadron, ship or pilot the aircraft was assigned?  Does it have the year?

For just the F4U-1 it could be overall gray, blue-gray over light gray, dark blue, intermediate blue over white (tri-color) or overall dark blue just for the USN.  It could also be a FAA bird with sea grey/slate grey/sky, etc.

IF it's F4U-1 in the Solomons (Coral Sea) area the time-period would probably be 1943.   That means it's either blue-gray over light gray or the tri-color scheme. 

Tim

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  • From: Iowa
Posted by Hans von Hammer on Saturday, June 13, 2009 11:47 AM

Yeah, Greenshirt's tracking... If you model it for 1943 prior to August, you can do the Tri-color (Dark Sea Blue upper fuselage & wings, Intermediate blue fuselage sides, light grey undersides, with the red-bordered US Star & bar insignia (This version is my personal favorite).. Also, you can use the Star-in-circle with this paint scheme, for birds in mid to late 1942, with early Corsairs sporting the insignia in all six positions.

Here's a factory-fresh "Birdcage" F4U-1 with the tri-color and roundel markings in early 1943:

Ira Kepford's Corsair, after August of 43.

Pre-August 43 Corsair with short-lived red-bordered Star & bar and tri-color: (My personal favorite, as I mentioned above, the most "colorful" Corsair version barring the pre-war "Yellow-wing" version)

February of 1943. Orders required all upper surfaces be Non-Specular Sea Blue 607 (FS 35042), with Intermediate Blue 608 (FS 35164) being applied to fuselage sides, vertical tail surfaces, and rudder. Undersurfaces were Non-Specular Insignia White 601 (FS 27875). On aircraft with folding wings, the portion of the wing viewed when folded was painted Non-Specular  Intemediate Blue 608 (FS 35164).  Personally, I think the White is too "bright" for the scale, so I use Model Master #1933 Camouflage Grey, FS 36622 to tone it down a shade or two...

Oh yeah..One more thing.. "Non-Specular" is the Navy's way of saying "Flat"...

 

 

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Posted by Lloydscale on Saturday, June 13, 2009 12:30 PM

I'm not sure if they had a night-fighter version during WW2, but I like the post war/Korean war F4U's.

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Posted by Hans von Hammer on Saturday, June 13, 2009 12:40 PM

I'm not sure if they had a night-fighter version during WW2

F4U-2Ns were operational in WW2.. Daywalker did a SUPER one here..

/forums/1147198/ShowPost.aspx

 

Hope you don't mind I showed off yer stuff"", Daywalker..

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Posted by Daywalker on Sunday, June 14, 2009 7:35 AM
 Hans von Hammer wrote:

I'm not sure if they had a night-fighter version during WW2

F4U-2Ns were operational in WW2.. Daywalker did a SUPER one here..

/forums/1147198/ShowPost.aspx

 

Hope you don't mind I showed off yer stuff"", Daywalker..

Not at all!  Thanks for the plug Hans, I appreciate that. Approve [^]

Frank 

 

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Posted by aussie digger on Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:38 PM
thanks mate the info helps heaps i now no what direction to go thanks again mateSmile [:)]
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