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And attached to the canopy.

Yes, its a very cool part. ANYZ also does one for the -1A as well.

Canopy Frame using ANYZ Canopy frame set for the Tamiya Corsair. I had some mirror stickers from echelon Decals so cut them to fit the mirrors on the frame. Rear Facing Front Facing.

Hi Scooby. A guy who goes by the name POPE OF PLASTIC. He has a TikTok Channel and builds for pleasure and does commissions as well. If you want his contact info please DM me.

Thank you sir. Fortunately there are a lot of photos of the Grey Ghost on the internet.

Thanks David. The fuselage walk areas do not improve the look of the model but I am okay with them being there.

Thanks guys much appreciated.

Main decals going on. National insignias are from Eagle Cals FAA Corsairs set.

David, Thank you for the kind comments. They are very much appreciated. Your comments on non-skid walkways are interesting I never knew there were variances in the where they were applied. Cheers,

Progress Update. Wings have been fitted and the prop is complete. Forward Canopy also completed and just dry fitted at the moment. You can see the Dark Sea blue part is very glossy. This is what I am hoping to achieve with the final touches, a high gloss finish similar to the original restored FG-1D.

The Landing gear is one and she has a coat of Dark Sea Blue. I used the New AK Real Colors Dark Sea Blue. I added additional walk areas outboard of the fuselage. Production Corsairs AFAIK did not have these but the Vintage Wings of Canada Corsair did. I put the step assist on the starboard flap which the restored Corsair also had. Interestingly, the instructions do not offer this as an option but the part is included in the kit which is nice.

I got the landing gear completed. I must say the nicest landing gear I have ever put together. The way Tamiya engineered the brake lines is prenominal. The tires are from Reskit. They are the only source I could find that makes grooved Corsair tires. The VWOC Corsair has the grooved tires. I am going to use the Kit parts for the inner and outer rims as the Reskit ones are not made for the Tamiya Corsair. I had to enlarge the inner part of the tires to get the Tamiya parts to fit. Not great but I hope they will work. For the tail wheel I added some sprue goo to the shaft to get a more snug fit, the goal here being to get the wheel to stay in place and not drop out but allow it to be rotated 360 degrees. The sprue goo softened the shaft so i let it harden/cure for 24 hours before popping it in strut. You can see it has changed position in the second picture.

Try this one.

Step 52 done. Ready for attaching to fuselage.

I should also mention just in case you are considering getting the Brassin engine cowling set I posted previously. Don't. They are a waste of money. Here's some pictures. Eduard also makes an engine set to for the Corsair and if they use this set as well I would only buy it for the engine though I think the Tamiya engine is excellent. 1. The side panels fit fairly well to the cowling flap ring. I would give this a pass. BUT 2. Look at the third picture. Notice the big ugly step on the front cowling ring? like maybe .25mil? Nasty and not usable. 3. Now maybe Eduard intended to produce this set where you leave the side panels off to show the engine but why show the panels mounted to the cowling flaps. I like Eduard resin products but this in my view is a major miss and the set is not cheap either. 4. Finally, the side panels don't fit the Tamiya kit either. When added to the kit parts they don't cover the engine fully. The Tammy parts do and of course no step.