1/48 Vought XF4U-1 Corsair Conversion
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- In this video I review the 1/48 XF4U-1 Conversion from 109ace Modelwerks. I discuss the pros/cons as well as offering a second option on how to create replicate Vought's famous Corsair prototype.
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Here's a link to purchase the excellent Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1 Corsair for this conversion:
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★Important Note: If you purchase this particular F4U-1A version, you will only need one kit as it has the turtle-deck parts for both the -1 and the -1D in the single kit!!
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I'll take option 2. No filling in air bubbles and fixing bad wing joints unless they're my own doing.
I like the way you think. That's my option as well, which is why I decided to show it in the product review. Always better to fix your own work :)
Good job on the 2 conversion option, this is going to be interesting. Never seen anyone tackle that variant before.
Thanks! I think the second option is the way to go for a better end result!
Pretty interesting stuff. That would be a really cool plane to add to a collection. Looks like the product could work ok, that hump looks to be the thing that jumps out at me the most. I might give your Tamiya conversion a shot in the future. Interesting how far back the cockpit was pushed back eventually. I heard a lot of pilots had trouble with carrier landings bc of that. Great video man.
Thanks, Joe. Definitely a unique model/build. I was hoping the conversion set from 109ace would have been a little better so that the additional surgery would not have been required but it looks converting the Tamiya kit yourself is the way to go. Not too often you see a yellow winged Corsair!
As well as a deeply impressive skill base and understanding of the state of the art, you reveal and display patience and respect as a virtue for an otherwise abstract blob of resin pretending to be a... kit... the progenitor of the kit you display would do well to learn how to assemble a kit...then he ought to practise mould until he attains a level of marketability... kudos to you sir, you are a credit to humanity :)
Thank you, Christian. It is a bit unfortunate that some of the cottage industries rush to to release a number of resin sets without the appropriate attention to quality. While there may be a few quick sales to be had, I'm not sure the soundness of for the long term in that business model/approach. I appreciate your thoughtful and kind words.
Very nice work. Great Corsair conversion. 😎👍
Appreciate it. The prototype Corsair is such a unique/cool plane!
The window on the bottom of the fuselage was not changed in the -109 Ace conversion either. It was an oval on the XF4U-1. The original Tamiya square shape looked to be flashed over.
Yep, for sure. Lots of extra mods required. Thank you for providing some extra information and feedback!
@@FlyingSModels You're definitely welcome! I got to extensively photograph the Birdcage F4U-1 down at Pensacola for a future Detail & Scale book. If you need any reference photos, let me know! I also don't know if you know, but on the very early Corsairs, the ailerons were linked to lower along with the flaps when they were extended. They still provided roll control but they lowered with the flaps. The guy from restoration was showing me all of the linkages.
In the last paragraph of my previous comment, I erred. The following is my correction:
I also would like a 1:32nd-scale kit of a late-war F4U-4 Corsair model, though given the astounding excellence of the Tamiya kits, and what I have read and heard of Trumpeter’s kits, I am dubious of the latter. (In Trumpeter’s favour, the instructions booklet even shows how one can paint, decal, etc., the kit as a bright red postwar racing plane!)
I would agree with you there, for sure.
Like you you and many others I too have always wanted to model the corsair prototype and now I have decided to follow your advice and go with your option Thank you very informative and much more straight forward
Glad to help. If you need more information on the modification, let me know. You can also PM me over at: facebook.com/flyingSmodels/ if you need more information or have questions.
David R Lentz, Columbus, Ohio, USA (Wednesday, 31 July, 2024)
Again, thank you so much for this. It unfortunately looks to have too many problems that I lack the skill to correct. I hardly would buy an aftermarket set that requires an aftermarket correction set!
Also, I actually want something compatible with the Tamiya 1:32nd-scale early F4U-1/2 Corsair kits. I also had not expected such a conversion set would require such extensive alteration. We actually require an entire new kit!
By contrast, earlier in your comment, you had mentioned your thoughts to scratch-build your own conversion to backdate a kit. Would you have the skill to make a conversion set to backdate an existing model kit? Ideally, one in 1:32nd-scale. Or given the enormous complexity of a conversion as comprehensive as this would entail, to create an entire new kit? Perhaps a replica in 1:48th-scale for those who want that, and another in 1:32nd-scale for those who would prefer a larger, more detailed reproduction. Both would parallel the Tamiya kits to fit in well with them.
I also would like a 1:32nd-scale kit of a late-war F4U-4 Corsair model, though given the astounding excellence of the Tamiya kits (the instructions booklet even shows how one can paint, decal, etc., the kit as a bright red postwar racing plane!), and what I have read and heard of Trumpeter’s kits, I am dubious of the latter.
Both the early and late war Corsairs are ones on my bucket list in 1/32. I have started some design work on the latter but didn't progress beyond the cowl. I need to get back to those. Both would be amazing in 1/32 and I too wish Tamiya would tackle the latter. I would imagine it would be a great seller.
@@FlyingSModels , ohhhhhhhh, absolutely! And the entire series of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress USAAF Heavy Bomber. The Lockheed P-38 Lightning USAAF Fighter-interceptor series. The Republic P-47M Thunderbolt USAAF High-Performance Fighter-Interceptor with Pratt & Whitney’s uprated R-2800-C Double Wasp, 18-cylinder, twin-row, air-cooled, water-boosted, turbo-supercharged, 2,650 hp (2,000 kW), 2,800 in³ (45.9 L), reciprocating radial piston aircraft engine.
The early North American Aviation B-25 Mitchell USAAF Medium Bomber series, the Doolittle Raiders’ Air-raid over Tokyo especially. All in 1:32nd scale.
And all these fighters in 1:24th-scale, as well.
Then I win an ample lottery jackpot, so I can afford them all! I then would build various manifestations of them, several assembled in-flight, each one’s 1) propeller(s) spinning (this may require a metal replacement; I understand the torque in time may warp or deform the polystyrene); 2) the undercarriage retracted, the landing gear doors closed over their respective wheel wells; 3) the cowl flaps closed; 4) separable flight control surfaces (ailerons, horizontal and vertical stabilisers, etc.) one can set in various ways corresponding to airborne manœuvres (sharp banks and tight turns, deep dives and soaring climbs, combat engagement, etc.), their cockpit fixtures similarly adjusted; 5) a highly accurate figurine in polystyrene, resin, or similar material, kit-manufacturer, aftermarket, or 3D made, of a pilot/aviator that I would set upon the seat (molded with positionable limbs and head to fit properly, so our doughty flyboy looks like he actually belongs there, actively flying his airplane!).
Love it ! Currently doing this conversion right now by your directions . How did you tackle an modify the middle bottom wing part ? Did you move the exhaust pipe ?
Thanks! Let me take a look at it later tonight but I don't think I had gotten to that part yet. Message me over at facebook/flyingSmodels or at the contact info at flyingSmodels.com and we can discuss.
David R Lentz, Columbus, Ohio, USA (Saturday, 27 July, 2024)
I for some time have thought of just this-I think Bert Kinsey’s monograph on the early Corsairs, F4U Corsair Detail & Scale Part 1 (Carrollton, TX, USA: Squadron-Signal)-though now with the Tamiya 1:32nd-scale kit of the Chance Vought F4U-1/2 Corsair (“Birdcage”) USN/- USMC Fighter. How would one proceed? I lack the resources to conduct the research, or the skill to scratch-build so elaborate a venture.
I have thought about it in 1/32 as well. I think it would be more than possible using the 1/32 Tamiya kits. They are quite expensive, though, and given their layout, it would be a bit more challenging than doing it in 1/48. Would surely make a statement in 1/32.
@@FlyingSModels I built five of Tamiya's 1:48th-scale Corsair kits; their modest size would deny one the capacity for adequate detailing.
I did it with 2 of the Revell 1/32 corsairs was not too difficult.
Nope, not too difficult at all. Would love to do one in 1/32 scale and would love to see your results as well. Cheers!
@@FlyingSModels currently doing a tamiya 32nd one
@@kylefarrington3684 that’s awesome. Always wanted to do one in 1/32. Make sure to share some pics over on my Facebook page.
still workin on its been on the shelf