1/48 Monovell F4U-4 Corsair

So I pulled it out of a box yesterday and realized what a mess I'd made of it. I was obviously in the mind of a different strategy when I put the main wing section together. The fit of the wing intercooler intakes is so bad I have no idea how I was going to fix that with putty alone lol. So a bit of deconstruction was in order.

I'm going to build it up as the night fighter version with the radar pod and the extra fuel tanks, with VMF-214 aboard the USS Sicily in 1951.

So wheels up because I'm going to be hanging this one up and I must address those tail wheel covers and their exaggerated hinges. Some card bits for structure then a dab of Bondo should let me sand it all down flush. 

So far I've plugged the rocket holes in the wings, shaved off hinge "lumps", used styrene strips to fill gaps and push the intercooler intakes forward to match the wing edge better (less putty later), cut the cowl flap out from the fuselage and generally started hacking things to bits so I can make them fit right. It's a mess right now.

Thanks for taking a look.