mark31 Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 didt some more work on the engine and almost there for that part the front ring is just dry fit I hope you like it Mark Shaka HI, Starfighter, TorbenD and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Mark, Oh that big radial looks tremendous especially from the head on view. Those hex nuts really make quite a difference. Joel mark31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 Mark, Oh that big radial looks tremendous especially from the head on view. Those hex nuts really make quite a difference. Joel Thanks just a few more things to do on the engine before its ready to get it on the plane That wil be the next step Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Seriously good work on the engine!! Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 engine in place just have to work on the landing gear and a few details I hope to have another update this weekend Mark Starfighter, Shaka HI, TorbenD and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Nice going Mark !!.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Great work Mark! mark31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Wow, Mark, it's looking terrific. Really like it. Jim mark31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Mark, The engine & cowling installation looks outstanding. Joel mark31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Hi Mark Brilliant work for sure on the big P&W and the works behind the engine. Details look mighty good Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 This is awsome mark31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Lovely build - I'm rather partial to FAA birds and this is shaping up verrrry nicely. Love those detail touches to the engine Torben mark31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Lovely, Mark! mark31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) I love your project, Mark. I live in Maine (USA) and grew up next to the Brunswick Air Base that was used in WW2 by the British to train their pilots to fly the Corsair. I once asked an older resident that lived there in the day if she remembered the Corsairs. "Oh, yes", she said. "They were LOUD" . Learning to fly a Corsair for combat is something of a feat no one should dismiss as easy. The numerous crashes these brave aviators had are documented to some extent and I've traced a few. One Sunday morning a pilot tore his wing (or wings) off the plane and its parts rained down over the town getting ready for its day. A browning .50 caliber went down right on Maine St. in front of a church getting ready for services. A group of runners from Bowdoin College narrowly missing being hit by debris. The fuselage crashed right in the middle of a road I know very well. One mid air crash over Sebago Lake is of most interest as the plane is still there (and its poor pilot's remains sit resting on the instrument panel). Aviation salvage companies would love to pull it out the deep dark cold lake, but it's been ruled a War grave and so it's unrecoverable. Here's a picture of it from a successful remote sub survey taken in 2003, 59 years after the crash! Roundels and squadron numbers pretty much like the day it went down. Kind of the Titantic of Corsairs. Edited March 15, 2017 by Jim Barry mark31, Joel_W and MikeC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 thank you all Now im working on the landing gear i hope i can put them in place by the weekend Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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