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Originally posted by Hardway View Post
Sorry George.... Trying to right the ship here..... LOL Happy New Year Bro!!! Many Blessings!!! I am ready for my Birdcage to get here. I have several different "shades" of silver, aluminum, steel, metallic gray, just waiting to start chipping away. Also some yellow chromate primer to peek thru here and there!!! :Cool::Cool:
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Originally posted by TiredIronGRB View Post
Oh I have too, I've had one of these and the P-51 blow apart. I like the HSD Skyraider one piece 4 blade props.
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Originally posted by MikeT View PostThey really need to bring back the Pacific pilots.MikeI solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
You'll never be good at something unless you're willing to suck at it first.~Anonymous~
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Originally posted by Elbee View Post
MT, I just got back into RC and didn't know AoI had Pacific Pilots at one time or I would have written that we need the "Specific Pilot for the Pacific"! Or something like that. Does anyone make a Pacific Theater Pilot in this scale for this Corsair? I had to use the Euro USAAC pilot and disguise him as an RAF pilot for the Spit. Best, LB
http://www.warbirdpilots.com/product...lot-figure.htm
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Originally posted by Grover54 View Post
TI - I may be misunderstanding everyone's experience and concern about the props coming apart in flight but based on your unboxing video on the new FL Corsair it looks like the new hub and the front and back plate with all the deep set screws will minimize or may even eliminate this problem. Is this correct? However, it's always a good thing to never assume a problem has been 100% resolved. It may be good to occasionally check the prop's connecting points for cracks or any fractures before going up? Grover
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Guys,since I don’t have the Birdcage on order -YET-, I have some time on my hands and “two cents” to add to the conversation re cockpit colors, to wit:
Sorting out the interior colours of the Corsair is particularly tricky. For the F4U-1 Birdcage Corsairs, photos taken at the time show the cockpits being a very dark colour, most probably black. Analysis of some crashed examples of F4U-1s indicates black, while the factory Erection & Maintenance Instructions called for Dull Dark Green.
As mentioned before, early production Corsairs had their interior surfaces in areas other than the cockpit covered with Salmon primer. This colour mixture was used relatively long into Corsair production. It would seem that all F4U-1s and a number of early F4U-1As were finished this way.
Somewhere during the production of F4U-1A model Vought discontinued the use of Salmon primers and switched to Zinc Chromate Yellow with cockpits in Interior Green.
US Navy aircraft of the World War II had the interiors painted in Interior Green. Interior Green was initially a Navy colour and when the ANA series of paints was adopted in 1943 the colour agreed upon for tinted zinc chromate was Interior Green. (Tinted = zinc chromate darkened with black). Vought definitely went with darker shaded cockpits.
Model Master 4852 green zinc chromate green + a dah it two of black (I use M M Acrylics) or 50/50 mix of MM4853 and Tamiya XF-67 NATO Green.
The F4U1 and F4U1A definitely had a darker green shade then the good old Zinc Chromate Green we all love.
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Guess I’ll go back to my F7F rebuild and dream of the second shipment of Birdcages...
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The Warbird Pilots are great. A bit costly but you get what you pay for. I have had three or four of them from WWII to civil. Always giant scale though. It always seems such a shame to have to chop off at the torso to fit some birds. That would most definitely be the case for this 1/8 Corsair but if you want the Pacific Pilot, that's a legitimate route to follow. I can attest to the quality.My YouTube RC videos:
https://www.youtube.com/@toddbreda
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Originally posted by Aros.MotionRC View PostThe Warbird Pilots are great. A bit costly but you get what you pay for. I have had three or four of them from WWII to civil. Always giant scale though. It always seems such a shame to have to chop off at the torso to fit some birds. That would most definitely be the case for this 1/8 Corsair but if you want the Pacific Pilot, that's a legitimate route to follow. I can attest to the quality.
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Originally posted by Grover54 View PostAros - Any experience with the servo head? They really look cool for just another $40 but I don't know.
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Originally posted by Elbee View Post
MT, I just got back into RC and didn't know AoI had Pacific Pilots at one time or I would have written that we need the "Specific Pilot for the Pacific"! Or something like that. Does anyone make a Pacific Theater Pilot in this scale for this Corsair? I had to use the Euro USAAC pilot and disguise him as an RAF pilot for the Spit. Best, LB
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Originally posted by Elbee View Post
FYI, there is an airport in Salina just about 80 miles north of you that has a beautiful Lockheed Constellation sitting on the Ramp that is being restored. If you ever find yourself in the area you might stop by and take a look. Not sure your into those sorts of planes. I've always thought it was truly one of the most beautiful planes ever built. FYI.
Woody
Crap! it's an airliner. Never mind. : )
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Originally posted by Hardway View Post
Sorry George.... Trying to right the ship here..... LOL Happy New Year Bro!!! Many Blessings!!! I am ready for my Birdcage to get here. I have several different "shades" of silver, aluminum, steel, metallic gray, just waiting to start chipping away. Also some yellow chromate primer to peek thru here and there!!! :Cool::Cool:
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Originally posted by Woodcock View Post
Hey EllBee that looks really nice!, there is an airport in Salina just about 80 miles north of you that has a beautiful Lockheed Constellation sitting on the Ramp that is being restored. If you ever find yourself in the area you might stop by and take a look. Not sure your into those sorts of planes. I've always thought it was truly one of the most beautiful planes ever built. FYI.Woody Crap! it's an airliner. Never mind. : )I solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
You'll never be good at something unless you're willing to suck at it first.~Anonymous~
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The weathering is going to be just plain fun!!!! And the warbirds pilot will be just the ticket... http://www.warbirdpilots.com/product...lot-figure.htm3 Photos
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