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DeeYankeeinTexas wrote:

I didnt eat blue bell ..  or blue bonnett!

Bonnie Blue Butler?

Dave- Now THAT is what I like to hear!  A Corsair on one's bench=modeling bliss.

Thanks Richie!  Glad you're liking them!

Nam- LOL, they oughta!  Just gotta make sure there's not a 109 on THEIR tail.

This is TX NOT GA you dorf...

the south shall rise again

Ah kinda like Galveston, A civilization that is Gone with the Wind!

Don't let her fool you Nam that is one of her all time favorite movies! She still tries to make dresses out of the curtains! 

4 builds going at once Frank? Wow!

Frank - Outstanding Work, I need to switch to your brand of Breakfast Cereal to get that devoted to the blue birds. Or is it blue bonnet ? Blue bells ? Ahh this stuff is confusing me with blue in it.

I still expect to see those cowl flaps work when you pull the lever for them. Where did you find the reference for the salmon primer ? Most of my library has B&W pics so I always figured Green Chromate was the ticket.

Thanks Sean!  Always loved these birds, ever since watching Baa Baa Black Sheep with Robert Conrad with my Dad as a kid.

I got the reference for the salmon primer here at IPMS Stockholm.  Sounds like it was quite common on the early birds, for all interior surfaces except the cockpit.  A lot of interesting info ther for other Navy birds.

I tried the lever expecting them to work, but the linkage got fouled somewhere inside the fuselage and unfortunately they'll be for static display only!

DeeYankeeinTexas wrote:

This is TX NOT GA you dorf... the south shall rise again

No it is the Great State of TX!!

who ate my blue bell?

bondoman wrote:

DeeYankeeinTexas wrote: This is TX NOT GA you dorf... the south shall rise again Kinda not likely- they're all wage slaves driving Beemers into Jackson, MI to their airconditioned jobs at Toyota. Where's a good Cracker when we need one?

Yes and California is a bunch of bleeding hearts deceived and betrayed by their politions driving their SUV's to the Soup Kitchens! Where is Ronald Reagan when you need him? Did I say that?

The item of concern was that Bondo and Nam sem to both have let me slide on my blues song? And No word from Roger?  Hmmmm Some one better volunteer and get the pry bar so we can save him from the buns of Steel?

Hi all,

I know that my name isnt on the roster yet but I am working on my Corsair and while I dont have any picts to post yet I do have a question that I hope all you Corsair junkies can answer.  What color is the inside of the canopy supports?  Are they the Blue like the outside or are they the Zinc Chromate like the inside?  Thanks in advance.

I will post some picts when the temp gets to a place when I can get some primering done...this 40's and 30's make it to cold outside...:)  

Thanks again

T 

torren_of_amber wrote:

that I hope all you Corsair junkies can answer.  What color is the inside of the canopy supports?

Well T..  My Corsair is going to have Purple and pink flowers emblazed on the canopy  .. the supports are bright Pink.. wait..  wait.. that was before Aaron ripped it out of my hand and told me to stop .. what the heck fun is this?  All Corsairs are different shades of Blush and Bashful.

DeeYankeeinTexas wrote:

This is TX NOT GA you dorf...

I wrote Bonnie Blue Butler! NOT Bonnie Blue Allman!

torren_of_amber wrote:

Hi all, I know that my name isnt on the roster yet but I am working on my Corsair and while I dont have any picts to post yet I do have a question that I hope all you Corsair junkies can answer.  What color is the inside of the canopy supports?  Are they the Blue like the outside or are they the Zinc Chromate like the inside?  Thanks in advance. I will post some picts when the temp gets to a place when I can get some primering done...this 40's and 30's make it to cold outside...:)   Thanks again T

Hmmm very odd Dee ! I saved the Corsair Frank! Mr Torren of Amber Welcome always room for a Corsair! Frank posted a link on the previous page that is very helpful to your question.

http://ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2004/05/stuff_eng_interior_colours_us_part3.htm

May not be a shade of pink? But red-orange isn't far off! Have a look courtesy of DayWalker!

TX is a country all unto it's own, still is in my book. Brother was born in Kermit, TX

Nam PM inbound

T,

I have a couple of pics of the canopy from the F4U-1D of the DFW wing of the CAF and the front windscreen supports on the interior are cockpit black.

Way to go Mac, saved a Corsair!  You're alright in my book.

Yep, inside of the canopy frames should be black.  Helped cut down on the glare.

DeeYankeeinTexas wrote:

Well T..  My Corsair is going to have Purple and pink flowers emblazed on the canopy  .. the supports are bright Pink.. wait..  wait.. that was before Aaron ripped it out of my hand and told me to stop .. what the heck fun is this?  All Corsairs are different shades of Blush and Bashful.

Dee - Maybe Aaron has a P-40N hid away. I have been wanting to build one like this for sometime.

http://hawksnest.1hwy.com/Survivors/44-7619.html

Thanks guys that's what I needed to know.  Now to wait until the weather cooperates. 

I did just finish Wonder Womans jet but I can't seem to find it to take a pict to show you all!   Well, I guess maybe later. 

T

torren_of_amber wrote:

Thanks guys that's what I needed to know.  Now to wait until the weather cooperates.  I did just finish Wonder Womans jet but I can't seem to find it to take a pict to show you all!   Well, I guess maybe later.    T

torren_of_amber wrote:

Thanks guys that's what I needed to know.  Now to wait until the weather cooperates.  I did just finish Wonder Womans jet but I can't seem to find it to take a pict to show you all!   Well, I guess maybe later.    T

That's just too funny

sfcmac wrote:

The funny part is , We all drew straws and Roger has to apply the first aid!

Hold on.....Lemme get my airbrush here......

Say, could I change it and have Aaron be my submission build for NAW?

On second thought, nevermind. Dee would probably have issues with me the first time I try to shave the flash off of him with an exacto knife

Well this is the one. The one that gets me to four digits.  The one and only

1,000th  POST.

tempestjohnny wrote:

Now another 7,300 and I'll catch up to Frank

Congrats John  Rick has something like 14,000

tempestjohnny wrote:

Well this is the one. The one that gets me to four digits.  The one and only   1,000th  POST.

By thunder, you're right! 

CONGRATULATIONS JOHN!!!

This calls for rum and good times!  Congratulations John, glad to have you here!  You are an excellent chap and a cornerstone of the GB.  Cheers my friend!  I would send Suzanne over to you, but it seems she is still there from her last visit.  When are you gonna let her outta your cabin?

Daywalker wrote:

tempestjohnny wrote: Well this is the one. The one that gets me to four digits.  The one and only   1,000th  POST. WAY TO GO!!! Here's to the next 1,000 By thunder, you're right!  CONGRATULATIONS JOHN!!! This calls for rum and good times!  Congratulations John, glad to have you here!  You are an excellent chap and a cornerstone of the GB.  Cheers my friend!  I would send Suzanne over to you, but it seems she is still there from her last visit.  When are you gonna let her outta your cabin?

tempestjohnny wrote:

Now another 7,300 and I'll catch up to Frank

Not Likely!

But.......Congrats TJ!!!!!!!! ......Another CT Yankee!