phasephantomphixer Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Of course will be using LSP cowl correction, but because I have more than one Trumpy dumpy kit, wondering since the Tamiya F4U-1a comes with both clear and solid cowl if anyone has tried the extra on their Trumpy dumpy kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastzx Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 (edited) Without digging through my Trump kits off the top of my head the Trump cowl tapers back to front. The old Revell is more cylindrical but front panel line is not in right spot. Maybe somebody else can confirm my recollection. Jon Edited September 5, 2015 by fastzx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David66 Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 I can't answer your question but, if you want to give it a go, I have the Clear cowl sprues going spare, still in the bag as I had no need to use them. PM me your address and I'll get them shipped asap. cheers, David. phasephantomphixer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otis252 Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 I'm still waiting for a corrected cowl & flaps for the Trumpeter F4U-4. Sigh. Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I was at my parents' place so I grabbed my Trumpy Corsair while I was there and quickly glued the Tamiya cowl together to find out. There is a difference in diametre between the two kits. The Trumpy cowl. Please excuse the crummy photo and mouth on the cowl. It's supposed to be Skipper from Planes. The Tamiya cowl with closed flaps. If you use the open flaps, it looks better since the open flaps mask the step between the cowl and the fuselage but then you have to figure out how to attach it. Let me know if you want to see more pics and I can try to take a couple more. Carl David66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hansen Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Carl, thanks a lot for doing this. I had always wondered about the size compatability. Proves the saying, "One test is worth a thousand expert opinions". Have you compared it to the Revell Corsair?? david Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phasephantomphixer Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Great check out and thanks for pics. Carl, I got the clear set from David (THANKS!) and did an "in box" comparison but it seemed it would be more difficult since the Tamiya rings, etc. attach to the engine assy.? Were you able to assemble and place the Tamiya cowl assy. to the Trump. without engine Carl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Carl, thanks a lot for doing this. I had always wondered about the size compatability. Proves the saying, "One test is worth a thousand expert opinions". Have you compared it to the Revell Corsair?? david The LSP corrected cowl for the Trumpeter kit is based off the Revell part, and those two are nicely interchangeable at the interface to the fuselage. This suggests that the Tamiya cowl with fit the Revell kit in roughly the same fashion as Carl shows with the Trumpeter kit. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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