denders Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 Thank you guys! I also pulled out my copy of Osprey "F4U Corsair units of the Korean War" and had a look through the profiles. Some of those do have more color. I probably won't actually start on the for a couple weeks, so I have time to decide which one. I also have a lot of books which I haven't begun to look at too. BradG and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 18 hours ago, artoor_k said: Maybe this one Well, it's not WWII scheme but very attractive Now that's a bit different. Cheers, Michael Martinnfb, KiwiZac and themongoose 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 Well, that one is a post WWII and Korean War scheme. It's also an AU-1 and not an F4U-4 (kit). It is a different scheme and a nice looking scheme. There is a current warbird that is painted similar to that one and the only one that I've seen pictures of that is painted like that. I haven't been able to look through the many books that I have yet (long weekend away.) But with the quick look through the Osprey book that I mentioned, I'm now inclined to go with a Korean War aircraft. A bit more color. and I'm pretty sure that just about any aircraft that I pick will fit the theme. Now to spend some time perusing through the books. Ayovan, Alain Gadbois and Oldbaldguy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan181 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Look up Phillip De long. He along with his wingman downed 3 Yak fighters, and damaged a fourth. VMF 312 was the unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Dave, Have you picked a bird to do yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 Not exactly, yet, but I'm going to lean toward a Korean War aircraft because I've decided on the additional color as opposed to a late WWII aircraft. I've seen aircraft with the top of the fin and the propeller in color. I think I've seen some profiles with the wing tips in color too. I'm also leaning away from that "color" being white. I have a Cameo 4 so I can make most large markings as necessary. You have a suggestion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 No, not really. I have always thought the F-4U was a stunning airplane, regardless of variant. I was just curious if you had picked a subject yet. I have a poster of this hanging in my garage. Andy Martinnfb, BradG and Dpgsbody55 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 I've always called it my favorite. I bought the Trumpeter -1D and -4 when they first came out. I have at least three of the old Revell kits with addons. And a Tamiya -1. I can't tell you, without counting, how many 1:48 scale kits of all marks that are in the stash. Ayovan and JeepsGunsTanks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan181 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 "Aircraft illustration" https://www.markstyling.com/F4Ukorea.08.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 (edited) Not the version you plan on but don't forget to add the nicks and chips on the paint: and the decals didn't always line up: Jari Edited July 11, 2021 by Finn spelling Troy Molitor, Martinnfb and BradG 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 Well, I haven't progressed much because I've been working on the Hellcat when I have modeling time. But Quinta Studios released this for the Trumpeter F4U-4, so why not try it out. Martinnfb, BradG, Landrotten Highlander and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Looking forward to this one.. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otis252 Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Great topic! I've wanted to do a -4 Corsair for a long time. My did served in VMFA-323 in Korea so I'm following this build closely. But I have a question. How do you plan to handle the cowl flaps? The Trumpeter kit has gaps between the flaps that obviously don't exist on the real aircraft. I'm looking forward to see how you fix this as I start my kit. Many thanks. Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 Well, I haven't gotten that far yet. I'll keep that in mind. Dave Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 I've got one of these in the stash so will follow along. Cheers Dennis Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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