Official FlightLine F4U-1A Corsair 1600mm (63") Wingspan

[davegee]

Great to see you this morning Dave and thanks again for the parts!
It'll be interesting to see what the little guy looks like. I was looking at the Spitty parts and if I recall correctly, the oxygen tanks were on the port side, I'll have to look back through the thread to confirm.
I found this site way back when and WOW if you want to sit in a Spitty cockpit, check it out!

Supermarine Spitfire Mark IX Cockpit Interactve Panorama

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

I think we made some real headway with these 3D printed parts. If you can figure out the positioning of all the cockpit parts that I dropped off and take a picture of how they look in the cockpit, that would be very helpful to me. I think Elbee made a picture of his setup, but I don't know where I saw it. I need the positioning of these parts to determine where the pilot should go, especially the full bodied one.

Thanks for the info on the sidewalls. I'll be printing up my own set of parts probably to run overnight and have them in the morning.

What do you think about putting instruments on the back of the control panel. The Brits had very different looking instruments. Does Elbee had a paper printout that could be glued onto the back of the control panel? We need something like that, for sure.

Cheers

davegee

[Grossman56]

Great to see you this morning Dave and thanks again for the parts!
It'll be interesting to see what the little guy looks like. I was looking at the Spitty parts and if I recall correctly, the oxygen tanks were on the port side, I'll have to look back through the thread to confirm.
I found this site way back when and WOW if you want to sit in a Spitty cockpit, check it out!

Supermarine Spitfire Mark IX Cockpit Interactve Panorama

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[davegee]

Hi Dan: Through the night, I was able to print up the 7 parts of the cockpit while I slept. This morning, it was shades of running into the livingroom to see what Santa had left me! Instead of a lump of coal, which he was usually wont to do at my house (LOL) all 7 parts had come out pretty well, neatly stacked around the build plate. First time I did so many parts simultaneously, and this time it worked out great!

So, I'll bring those parts over this morning, as well as the strut scissors parts for the Corsair, and the control stick. I think you'll find the control stick will fit into the pilot's hand, just as Elbee had desgined it, a hand-in-glove operation.

I'm now printing V1 demo version of Spittie pilot per Grueter. It's just a WAG (Wild Ass Guess) but I should be in the neighborhood for size for this first attempt, I'm hoping. I can then refine the size a bit so that to get the perfect fit for our airplanes. We can do further experiments after this project for possible replacement pilots for the P-47s and P-51s.

See you later this morning around 9:30-10 am.

BTW, I like the pic of the pilot in the Corsair showing the headset cords. I guessed that the marines and navy had a similar setup as their AAF brethren were using in their fighters, and I'm glad to see that my idea is confirmed in this photo. That's how I set up my Corsair pilot.

Cheers

Davegee

[jetfool]

Beatlerat,
You have the F4U-1D Bubbletop Corsair. I will check my original instructions tomorrow and see if they show a placement for the decals. You will love this plane and many others on here are flying your version. Ask any questions you might have in setting this plane up and you will get plenty of support. This is a great site and welcome.

Best Regards, Rex

[beatlerat]

Beatlerat,
My Birdcage Corsair came with the decals already installed. During my repaint/ modifications I removed them and installed Callie Graphics. Did yours come pre-applied or are you adding new ones? I used my documentation to locate my new decals. Do you have the Bubbletop or the Birdcage Corsair? What model are you making yours into. Many here can help you on applying these.

Best Regards, Rex

Rex,
Thanks for your reply. I have the aircraft below. I purchased the plane from a fellow flier, and it did not have decals. I purchased these decals from Motion RC. I have included a pic of the fuse as well.

[jetfool]

Beatlerat,
My Birdcage Corsair came with the decals already installed. During my repaint/ modifications I removed them and installed Callie Graphics. Did yours come pre-applied or are you adding new ones? I used my documentation to locate my new decals. Do you have the Bubbletop or the Birdcage Corsair? What model are you making yours into. Many here can help you on applying these.

Best Regards, Rex

[beatlerat]

Can anyone point me in the direction for instructions on applying the decals for this model? Thanks!

[jetfool]

Awesome! Looks great Dan

[Grossman56]

The headset connections are something I'm considering...

[Grossman56]

Yeah, wonder how he's doing? I was thinking of him while I was painting.

It's actually getting to the point where I can check off most of my 'to do' list, although Dave's bringing over another handful The scissors are going to look cool, I'm just trying to figure out what to do with the strut color. I imagine they were just dull silver and greasy. Also, we'll get the bearings in the wheels which would be great as well.
Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Elbee]

We're in business...

Danger,

Your pilot is a stud, Bro.

The 'salmon' interiors are exquisite, just add dirt....

Our ol' friend Hardway would be proud of you today.

Best, LB

[Grossman56]

We're in business as my buddy Dave said!
Meanwhile, my pilot is complete:


And the gear door wells are in the correct color. I used three coast and varied the color slightly to give it a used look. A brush also adds to that effect whereas spraying it is going to look factory fresh.



Dave has the control stick on the way and I've done some touch ups on the cockpit. Just debating on what more I want to do before I seal it up. One thing I thinking about is the frame around the bullet proof glass, any suggestions?

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[davegee]

Got some stills off a video showing the rebuild of a bird cage Corsair. As I suspected, the main landing gear hatches were also the 'salmon' colored zinc chromate. Also, the R 2800 is the proper type for the bird cage as well. Good stuff!




Now off to mix up that color!


Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

Great shots of an early birdcage Corsair, Dan.

Hey, I have the Spittie cockpit files from Elbee. I can print them off for you soon. I also need the RAF pilot files if you could resend them to me on my normal email address: davegianakos510@gmail.com when you can. I can't pull them out of the email you sent then to a couple of weeks ago.

Thanks!

Davegee

[Grossman56]

Got some stills off a video showing the rebuild of a bird cage Corsair. As I suspected, the main landing gear hatches were also the 'salmon' colored zinc chromate. Also, the R 2800 is the proper type for the bird cage as well. Good stuff!




Now off to mix up that color!


Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Elbee]

Great Videos. I had not seen these or knew of their existence. Thanks, Danger. Best, LB

[Grossman56]

A great video showing a lot of detail on the pilots head gear, including the wiring harness:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKr6CR-xPbU

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Grossman56]

Pilot update, starting to look pretty realistic.



Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Grossman56]

Thanks Rex, Dave wanted to come over and help with the installation as there were some tricky things, so probably the weekend or next week.

[jetfool]

Grossman56.
Let me know if the bushings fit ok. I measured the OD of the P-47 axles because I didn't want to tear-up my Corsair Struts. I can make more if they are not correct.
Best Regards, Rex

[Woohoo\o/]

Fantastic thanks LB.