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                        The Official F4U Corsair Group Build 4/01/08 - rolling end date

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                        mark983
                        • Member since
                          March 2008
                        • From: Wilmington, NC
                        Posted by mark983 on Monday, July 21, 2008 2:07 PM

                        Darson,

                        Good to have you back my friend!!

                        Mark

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                        _jacob_
                        • Member since
                          January 2008
                        • From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by _jacob_ on Monday, July 21, 2008 8:35 PM

                        Hey, I'm Jacob and I'm new to this build.  I'm building Testors' 1/72 F4U-1 Corsair.  Here it is:

                         

                        As you can see here, It's pretty simple.  Not even a cockpit(just a tiny pilot figure), so I guess I'll scratchbuild that.

                        Jacob[{(-_-)}]
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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 12:45 AM

                        Thanks for the welcome back guys, now I think it's about time I dug out my long neglected F4U-5N and do some building.

                        Jacob, Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the build, I'll be looking forward to checking out your dash 1 as it comes along.

                        Cheers

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                        dirtball
                        • Member since
                          September 2007
                        • From: galt, ca.
                        Posted by dirtball on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 1:41 AM
                          Darson, I`m sorry. I forgot to welcom you back in my earlier postNow gety cracken!..........Harv
                        "I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I`ll never know!"
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                        dirtball
                        • Member since
                          September 2007
                        • From: galt, ca.
                        Posted by dirtball on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 1:57 PM

                           GEE WIZZ, am I the only one?? anyhoo.... PHEW! Got the pushrods in.What fun!! Now comes the REALY fun part. DOUBLE ignition wires! I`d like to thank Chuckw for the info on installing them. Hope all of you can get some building in AND POST, darn it.........Harv

                         100_0337.jpg pushrods in picture by dirtball_photo

                        "I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I`ll never know!"
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                        simpilot34
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                          March 2006
                        Posted by simpilot34 on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 3:12 PM

                        Harv that is looking great!!!!! Those pushrods are perfect!!!Can't wait to see it with the harness complete!Thumbs Up [tup]

                        Cheers, Richie

                        Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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                        mark983
                        • Member since
                          March 2008
                        • From: Wilmington, NC
                        Posted by mark983 on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 4:49 PM
                        nice job Harv..can't wait to see more...Just got a whole new bunch of paint in the mail...ready to get going again on my "birdcage"

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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Thursday, July 24, 2008 10:15 PM

                        Nice job on the engine Harv I can't wait to see the finished product.

                        Ok now I have a question for the group.  The USMC F4U-5N that I am doing for this build is primarily a night fighter but I'm torn between bombing her up with rockets and napalm or leaving her in pure night fighter mode of just a drop tank.  Your thoughts?

                        Cheers

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                        jeaton01
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Northern California
                        Posted by jeaton01 on Thursday, July 24, 2008 11:26 PM
                        I say do the rockets, but maybe I can find some pictures.  How 'bout an F4U-5NL, with snow on the wings on a carrier deck.  I know I have a magazine with that picture.

                        John

                        To see build logs for my models:  http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

                         

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                        mark983
                        • Member since
                          March 2008
                        • From: Wilmington, NC
                        Posted by mark983 on Thursday, July 24, 2008 11:43 PM

                        I vote for rockets..show the true power of that bird!!!

                        Mark

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                        simpilot34
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                          March 2006
                        Posted by simpilot34 on Friday, July 25, 2008 1:00 AM

                        Darson I have a picture of an F4U-5NL all bombed up with rockets, she lookin like " Don't Censored [censored] with me!' Load her up I say!

                        Cheers, Richie

                        Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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                        dirtball
                        • Member since
                          September 2007
                        • From: galt, ca.
                        Posted by dirtball on Friday, July 25, 2008 1:34 AM
                            I like to stay away from the every day stuff. Normaly I`d say load the crap out of it. But for it to be a true NIGHT fighter, I`d say Wing tanks and guns. Steeking through the dark night, looking for an enemy aircraft that cant see you and gunning into the black ground below. Well...thats what I think..........Harv
                        "I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I`ll never know!"
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                        ridleusmc
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Cincinnati, Ohio
                        Posted by ridleusmc on Friday, July 25, 2008 4:56 AM

                        I agree the rockets add some hate and discontent to the finished model. 

                        We can't wait to see the -5NL.

                        Semper Fi,

                        Chris

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                        Daywalker
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: South Central Wisconsin
                        Posted by Daywalker on Friday, July 25, 2008 6:25 AM
                        I gotta agree with the others Darren, rockets and napalm all the way! Big Smile [:D]

                        Frank 

                         

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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Friday, July 25, 2008 6:56 AM
                        Sorry Harv but it looks like you have been out vote, rockets and napalm it is. The load out from this fine looking model is what I plan to use on my bird and aside from looking Sierra Hotel I think the yellow Nape tank adds a splash of color to the model.

                        Progress tonight consisted of separating all of the True Details resin cockpit parts from their casting blocks which was no big deal at all compared to some resin sets I've used. Over the weekend I'll paint her up and post some pics.
                        Cheers
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                        dupes
                        • Member since
                          November 2006
                        • From: Coastal Maine
                        Posted by dupes on Friday, July 25, 2008 7:45 AM

                        More ordinance always trumps less ordinance. Wink [;)]

                        Sorry for the delay on pics for me, but the weather here has been highly uncooperative the past 10 days or so, extremely humid - doesn't seem like anything will dry out. Just worried about spraying paint in these conditions...don't want to screw up the finish. Soon, hopefully! Big Smile [:D]

                        http://www.mycyclinglog.com/profile/dupes 

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                        simpilot34
                        • Member since
                          March 2006
                        Posted by simpilot34 on Friday, July 25, 2008 10:22 AM

                        Darson that does look Sierra Hotel all the way!!!!!Bow [bow] Well Done Mate!!!!Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]

                        Cheers, Richie

                        Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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                        dirtball
                        • Member since
                          September 2007
                        • From: galt, ca.
                        Posted by dirtball on Friday, July 25, 2008 11:40 AM
                        Oh well, I dont mind being out voted on this one!!............Harv
                        "I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I`ll never know!"
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                        mark983
                        • Member since
                          March 2008
                        • From: Wilmington, NC
                        Posted by mark983 on Friday, July 25, 2008 2:20 PM

                        Darson....Beautiful Job Man!!!

                         

                        Mark

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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Friday, July 25, 2008 5:50 PM
                        Whoa hold on a sec guys that is not my model, in fact I don't even know who did it. I certainly am not trying to claim credit for another's work.

                        Sorry for the confusion but I was just trying to show the load out I am going to use, my Corsair is still in the early stages of construction.

                        Cheers

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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Friday, July 25, 2008 11:14 PM
                        Well lads I've been doing a little further research on the Flying Nightmares (VMF(N)-513 in Korea and managed to find a really cool image of the bird I'm modeling.



                        I can now safely do with a clear conscience a bombed up night fighter with no problems at all as the squadrons mission in 1950 was to provide CAS to Marines on the ground at night.

                        Also, I'm glad I found this shot as the Eagle Strike decals I'm using show black wheels, black landing gear legs and a medium grey radome cap Confused [%-)].

                        Cheers

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                        jeaton01
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Northern California
                        Posted by jeaton01 on Friday, July 25, 2008 11:39 PM
                        radome is....peeling, may be medium grey in a few spotsBig Smile [:D]

                        John

                        To see build logs for my models:  http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

                         

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                        simpilot34
                        • Member since
                          March 2006
                        Posted by simpilot34 on Saturday, July 26, 2008 1:30 AM

                        Blush [:I] Sorry Darson, thought u had finished. lol Whoever did that one sure did a Sierra Hotel job of it!

                        Cheers, Richie

                        Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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                        dirtball
                        • Member since
                          September 2007
                        • From: galt, ca.
                        Posted by dirtball on Sunday, July 27, 2008 2:16 PM

                         Well, Looks like I have single handedly saved this tread from the dreded SECOND PAGE!! Ok I got a little carried away.. I do have some good news. I`ve almost finished the wiring of the engine! Just a little more. About 45min a cyl.!! As usual all comments welcome, good or bad..... Harv

                         100_0341.jpg double wires picture by dirtball_photo

                         100_0339.jpg picture by dirtball_photo

                        "I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I`ll never know!"
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                        simpilot34
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                          March 2006
                        Posted by simpilot34 on Sunday, July 27, 2008 6:05 PM

                        That's what I'm talkin' 'bout!!!! Beautiful Harv!!!!Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup] Now that looks proper! Well done!!!

                        Cheers, Richie

                        Cheers, Lt. Cmdr. Richie "To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace."-George Washington
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                        dirtball
                        • Member since
                          September 2007
                        • From: galt, ca.
                        Posted by dirtball on Sunday, July 27, 2008 7:42 PM
                          Richie, thank you my freind. That meens a lot coming from you!.Thanks for pushing me in the right direction, Richie. Glad you aprove(wow 3 thumbs up!!!!!!).It was a trying experiance, to say the least. I must have started 3 times and would rip them ofrf because they didn`t look "right". And then try again. I`m not real happy with the bits of foil I used for the 2 wire connectors. But it does look convincing enough, for me..........Harv
                        "I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I`ll never know!"
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                        Daywalker
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: South Central Wisconsin
                        Posted by Daywalker on Sunday, July 27, 2008 8:44 PM
                        Well done Harv!  That engine is looking good and busy now.  Can't wait to see more! Big Smile [:D]

                        Frank 

                         

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                        jeaton01
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Northern California
                        Posted by jeaton01 on Sunday, July 27, 2008 9:57 PM

                        Looking good, Harv.  Just make sure you have it well mounted to the test stand when you light it off the first time, you may have the throttle rigged backwards!!

                        Also, step away from the magnifying glass at least once every 10 minutes when you do that wiring, otherwise you risk becoming permanently cross eyed. 

                        John

                        To see build logs for my models:  http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

                         

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                        dirtball
                        • Member since
                          September 2007
                        • From: galt, ca.
                        Posted by dirtball on Sunday, July 27, 2008 10:25 PM
                           Frank and John. Thank both of you much. Yes, plenty of breaks on this one. I lasted the longest about 11/2hrs and had one heck of a headacke!! But only have 3 left to do, so I`ll wait till tomorro to do those. Thanks again to all..............Harv
                        "I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I`ll never know!"
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                        Gigatron
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                          January 2007
                        Posted by Gigatron on Monday, July 28, 2008 8:37 AM

                        One heck of a job, Harv Thumbs Up [tup].  I know it's one of those small details that noone ever notices, but it's something you'll be glad you did later on when you look at it.  Nothing worse than regretting something you can't fix.

                        -Fred

                         


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