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1/32 Corsair Questions

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1/32 Corsair Questions
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 4, 2003 8:35 AM
Hi Guys.

Getting ready to build the 1/32 corsair kit from Revell that I've had stashed for a few years in my closet. I was wondering which cockpit set would be a better buy? The Black Box or the Verlinden?

Also, I noticed a "Future Release" on another web site for a 1/32 Corsair from Trumpeter. Anybody know anything about this?
Thanks.
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Posted by weebles on Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:32 PM
You may want to pick up a copy of Verlinden Publications "Modeling, Detailing, Painting, Weathering WWII Aircraft Vol. III". It has a brief article with some excellent photos of the Verlinden set. It looks pretty good. I don't know anything about the Black Box set though. Here's a link to the review of the Black Box set. What I don't see are the classic pedal troughs

http://pmms.webace.com.au/reviews/aircraft/bx32001.htm

As for the Trumpeter... hard to say. Hopefully they'll do a better job than they did on the F4F, although they did recall that one. Guessing, I would say it will be a more detailed kit than the Revell and include recessed lines. Stay tuned!
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Posted by weebles on Tuesday, March 4, 2003 9:41 PM
Here's another article about the Revell kit with a Black Box cockpit set. I still don't see the pedal troughs though.
Dave

http://www.kithobbyist.com/largescaleplanes/articles/RickCotton/F4U/f4u.htm
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Posted by Butz on Tuesday, March 4, 2003 10:18 PM
I also have the old Revell Corsair in 32nd. I picked up the Black Box inter and it looks pretty darn good..!!! Let me tell you it is almost a kit in it self
I did pick up a PE set by Eduard just for the Instrument panel. BOY what one will go throu to be happy LOL..!!
Flaps up, Mike

  If you would listen to everybody about the inaccuracies, most of the kits on your shelf would not have been built Too Close For Guns, Switching To Finger

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 5, 2003 1:40 PM
Corsair, Hmm, think I have some blueprints around here somewhere. Also read in a book (Hell in the Heavens by Capt. John M Foster USMCR) that VF-17 was using shorter than standard props from one of the Grumman cats. I,ll hunt up those prints if you are interested.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 5, 2003 2:24 PM
Thanks for the info guys. Claymore68, I'd definately be interested in the blue prints if you could find them. Thanks!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 5, 2003 3:47 PM
Found 'em,Big Smile [:D] I've got plans/drawings for 20+ aircraft and I need to start labeling my CDs when I burn them then maybe I can find stuff.Black Eye [B)]
Post your e-mail or contact me at:
highland_eagle68@sbcglobal.net

Edited e-mail: files were too large to attach from hotmail (1024K maximum). Black Eye [B)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 6, 2003 10:57 AM
jew0312:

I sent them let me know if there is a problem
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 6, 2003 11:55 AM
No problems at all. Sent you a reply back as well. Thanks for everything.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 6, 2003 9:23 PM
It's kinda funny-I hunted this stuff up so i could do my own and now I've sent it on to two others and still even picked my own kit! Big Smile [:D]Blush [:I]
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