Hi Jeaton,
I see -- yes, that would be an excellent improvement, dropping the elevators to suggest an unlocked control stick (did the Corsair have a surface-lock of that sort? The P-51 had a plunger-lock on the stick to immobilise the surfaces at zero-position).
No colour change on the edges of the surfaces simplifies things. I've looked at your build and compared the flaps to photos of the real deal, and it strikes me the sides of the flap segments are 'open,' rather than closed units -- is this correct? Hobbycraft moulded them as two-part slabs with closed edges, which feels all wrong.
I like the idea of using layers of primer to create the stripping, through a little careful masking -- thanks, I think I'll give that a go!
I'll start with the engine, the detail level is Hobbycraft, not Quickboost, but what the hey!
Cheers,
TB379