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

[Hardway]

Detail, details.

Has anyone else noticed that the model is missing a Pitot tube on the left wing? We need to add that. Maybe a 3D part?

Also, from the Corsairs I have seen, the "step" in the right-side inboard flap is a hole that goes all the way through.
Easy to see in this pic of a F-4U I took a few years back at an airshow.
This bird has blue legs!
I haven't decided whether I should cut the flap step out on the model. What do you guys think? Maybe this was only on later models?

I am using the pitot tube from the 1500mm FMS P-47. As far as the step goes, the F4U-1 (Birdcage) did not have a step cutout at all in that location. On the D model, there was a step, but I don't think it went completely through the flap body, but I will try to find documentation to back that up. The Corsair you have pictured is a later model, like a F4U-4, maybe. LOL Lastly, they changed the overall color to the gloss navy blue in 1944 (?) so the undercarriage and wheel wells all got sprayed the body color... Hope this somewhat flaky data helps!!! I will verify it as the day progresses!! Jerry

[Aros]

Sorry. What I meant is that one of our fellow “contributor “ posted pictures of how he upgraded the cowl usin some electric wire etc.
cant seem to find :Confused:

Sorry about that! I thought you meant the spare part itself.

[theoldALFER]

100% Sure on this - The F4U1 “Birdcage” ain’t got no stinking step in the starboard flap.
Less sure- the -1A didn’t either.

Step showed up late -1D or maybe with the intro of the -4.

[theoldALFER]

Hope this helps

[Ken Smith]

I hope you enjoy this:
I wanted to show Kenneth Walsh’s Lucky 13 as it would look when being flown from the dirt fields at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The VFM -124 was the first Marine Air Group to have the Corsairs. I used the photos shown as a guide to my weathering, without them I would have never gone this far. I wanted to show an airplane that was being flown in daily combat and often at a great distance. (On a side note, if you study the Battle of Guadalcanal and the fighting up the Solomon Islands the air war was an dalily event, often twice a day. How the men on both sides did it was unbelievable. The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign is a great book for this, it is available at Kindle Books)

The whole process took about three weeks, most of this time was spent ordering paints, then testing what color to be used as a base paint and how other colors would react or show up on the base coat. For the weathered bare aluminum I used two colors, a light gray and a steel. The aluminum paints are very shiny, even the steel is too bright, I was trying to show weathered aluminum with just a little shine to it. While I am satisfied with these results. I will continue to work for a better results, maybe after twenty of these I may get it down.
Thank you for allowing me to share.
I am happy how this turned out, very close to Kenneth Walsh Lucky 13

Ken

[jadams812]

Newbie here. I have been haunting this thread from the start and I seem to recall someone wondering if there were any Pacific theatre pilots available. I came across a WWII era Navy pilot .STL file on CGTrader that was just published. Thought maybe one of you 3D printer gurus might want to give it a try. My apologies if this link has already been posted.

[Aros]

I hope you enjoy this:
I wanted to show Kenneth Walsh’s Lucky 13 as it would look when being flown from the dirt fields at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The VFM -124 was the first Marine Air Group to have the Corsairs. I used the photos shown as a guide to my weathering, without them I would have never gone this far. I wanted to show an airplane that was being flown in daily combat and often at a great distance. (On a side note, if you study the Battle of Guadalcanal and the fighting up the Solomon Islands the air war was an dalily event, often twice a day. How the men on both sides did it was unbelievable. The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign is a great book for this, it is available at Kindle Books)

The whole process took about three weeks, most of this time was spent ordering paints, then testing what color to be used as a base paint and how other colors would react or show up on the base coat. For the weathered bare aluminum I used two colors, a light gray and a steel. The aluminum paints are very shiny, even the steel is too bright, I was trying to show weathered aluminum with just a little shine to it. While I am satisfied with these results. I will continue to work for a better results, maybe after twenty of these I may get it down.
Thank you for allowing me to share.

Very cool Ken, wonderful job! Thanks for sharing!

[Elbee]

Newbie here. I have been haunting this thread from the start and I seem to recall someone wondering if there were any Pacific theatre pilots available. I came across a WWII era Navy pilot .STL file on CGTrader that was just published. Thought maybe one of you 3D printer gurus might want to give it a try. My apologies if this link has already been posted.

JA, Thank you for the link and this is the direct link https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-print-mo.../us-navy-pilot Got it, btw, but have not yet printed one. I will post to you and the forum when I do. And Welcome to the "Squawk", sir. Best, LB

[Hardway]

Awesome job Ken!!!! :Cool::Cool::Cool:

[Hardway]

Newbie here. I have been haunting this thread from the start and I seem to recall someone wondering if there were any Pacific theatre pilots available. I came across a WWII era Navy pilot .STL file on CGTrader that was just published. Thought maybe one of you 3D printer gurus might want to give it a try. My apologies if this link has already been posted.

Welcome to Hobby Squawk!!! Nice file for the pilot!!! Many thanks!!! Jerry

[Grover54]

I hope you enjoy this:
I wanted to show Kenneth Walsh’s Lucky 13 as it would look when being flown from the dirt fields at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The VFM -124 was the first Marine Air Group to have the Corsairs. I used the photos shown as a guide to my weathering, without them I would have never gone this far. I wanted to show an airplane that was being flown in daily combat and often at a great distance. (On a side note, if you study the Battle of Guadalcanal and the fighting up the Solomon Islands the air war was an dalily event, often twice a day. How the men on both sides did it was unbelievable. The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign is a great book for this, it is available at Kindle Books)

The whole process took about three weeks, most of this time was spent ordering paints, then testing what color to be used as a base paint and how other colors would react or show up on the base coat. For the weathered bare aluminum I used two colors, a light gray and a steel. The aluminum paints are very shiny, even the steel is too bright, I was trying to show weathered aluminum with just a little shine to it. While I am satisfied with these results. I will continue to work for a better results, maybe after twenty of these I may get it down.
Thank you for allowing me to share.
I am happy how this turned out, very close to Kenneth Walsh Lucky 13

Ken

MAGNIFICENT!!!! I'm always amazed but not surprised how the "South Pacific" theater was absolutely hell on these birds and all planes for that matter. The sandy Middle East is nothing compared to the humidity, dirt and salt these babies endured. Thanks for sharing!

[jadams812]

JA, Thank you for the link and this is the direct link https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-print-mo.../us-navy-pilot Got it, btw, but have not yet printed one. I will post to you and the forum when I do. And Welcome to the "Squawk", sir. Best, LB

Thanks, guys. I have learned a lot from this forum.

Yeah, Elbee, I linked the designers main page because of the other pilot offerings he had. I have an AOI pilot bust for my FMS Mustang and thinking of "Frankensteining" the AOI with the lower torso, forearms, and legs from the USAAF pilot .STL file, as I am scratch building a full cockpit for the 'Stang. Looking forward to seeing your print.

[Ken Smith]

Thanks to all, it was a learning experience and a fun one. Got over carried in one or two places but overall happy.

Ken

[Mr D]

100% Sure on this - The F4U1 “Birdcage” ain’t got no stinking step in the starboard flap.
Less sure- the -1A didn’t either.

Step showed up late -1D or maybe with the intro of the -4.

[Aros]

Nice pilot link! Looks great and in the talented hands of someone like AkumaZeto that would be a great pilot to add to many a warbird.

[t01ga]

Thanks to all, it was a learning experience and a fun one. Got over carried in one or two places but overall happy.

Ken

Lovely job Ken. Especially the underbelly looks awesome. I would like to imitate that on mine.

[Ken Smith]

Lovely job Ken. Especially the underbelly looks awesome. I would like to imitate that on mine.

Thanks, Vallejo paints are the secret and knowing when to stop.

Ken

[AkumaZeto]

Nice pilot link! Looks great and in the talented hands of someone like AkumaZeto that would be a great pilot to add to many a warbird.

Some of these pilots are amazing sculpts but suffer from really bad prints. I would love to see some of these printed with a Form 2

[fastphil]

F4-U was in the flight operations rotation today in the Arizona desert....had some pretty good flights with the Corsair, and her landing gear handles our dirt field easily...best part of the day was bringing her in with full barn door flaps at super slow speeds, and no elevator mix was necessary for my liking..., and when I pointed her nose up into the sky, she flew out of sight....my brother John said he has some fotos of the F4-U in some dirty passes, so i'll post them later...

[jadams812]

Some of these pilots are amazing sculpts but suffer from really bad prints. I would love to see some of these printed with a Form 2

Are the bad prints strictly a resolution issue with the printer? I am new to 3D printing and researching the myriad of printers and filaments is like drinking from a fire hose.