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February 2003
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Posted by jkelleycrna
on Sunday, February 1, 2004 6:44 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by bbaerst
Hey, very incredible work! The weathering on the undercarriage and the detailing around panel intersections is very impressive. I need to learn how to do that brownish weathering--is it supposed to be from leaking fluid, or corrosion?
I read Boyington's book, and I remember him flying Marine Corps F4Us from a base in Guadalcanal. Did he switch over to Navy carrier based planes later on in the war or something? I think he was flying in 1942, before there was a Corsair suitable for carrier operations...
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This model depicts the A/C he and his wingman, 1LT Robert McClurg, flew off of Vella LaVella island with VMF-214. Crushed coral runways, blazing tropical sun, and torrential downpours led to filthy, weathered planes and equipment! I use the Burnt Umber wash on most of my models to pick out the undercarraige details. As far as the tailhook, I couldn't find any definitive pics of VMF-214s planes with evidence of the presence/abscence of the hook. I figured that common sense would dictate leaving the tailhook on a land-based fighter, as an emergency landing on a flight deck could always be an eventuallity (and USMC pilots have to be carrier-qualed anyways). The second incarnation of VMF-214, the famed "Black Sheep" squadron, fought above the Northern Solomons and Rabaul, from August, 1943 through January, 1944. They shot down 94 Japanese planes, and counted 8 aces, in addition to Boyington.
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