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1/48 Vought F4U-1A Corsair


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1/48 Vought F4U-1A Corsair
This is a plastic model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted. So glue, model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required.

After enduring heavy losses to the Japanese Navy's Zero fighters in the early stages of the Pacific War, the U.S. Navy became focused on developing new fighters capable of turning the tides of aerial combat. Among those fighters was the Corsair, first developed to be a high speed, carrier borne aircraft. Built around the new Pratt & Whitney R-2800 2000hp engine, and turning the largest propeller ever attached to a fighter plane (4m dia.), this gull-winged wonder was destined to be a success.

In June 1942, the F4U-1 production models made their maiden flight. However, due to their restricted forward field of view, and because of a propeller wash effect caused them to stall left wing first during low speed landings, they first were used as land based fighters. Succeeding the F4U-1 in the summer of 1943 was the F4U-1A, which was equipped with an extended rear wheel landing gear shaft, a slightly modified glazed canopy, and a small triangular strip of metal bolted to the right leading edge of the wing to equalize the stall and avoid the roll to the left at touch-down.

Despite these improvements, the new F6F Hell Cat was adopted as the main carrier-borne aircraft, and the first combat Corsairs became relegated to land based US Marine squadrons in the South Pacific. Major Boyington and 2nd Lieutenant Hanson of the U.S. Marines, Lt. Kepford of the Navy and other ace-pilots, bravely flew the F4U-1A into fierce air-combats, overpowering the Japanese Zero fighters with tremendous top speed and six 12.7mm heavy machine guns.
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Scale 1/48
Type Scale Model Kit
Subtype Military Aircraft
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  • Reward Points: 30
  • SKU: TM 61070
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Considering this kit was first released in 1998, it really is to the high standard of Tamiya's current day kits A delight to build, and is quite simple and straightforward with lovely detail throughout, however it would seem that Tamiya's primary intention is to have the model built with the wings in the folded position If you choose to have the wings in the extended position as I did, you need to be prepared to use filler/putty on the underside of the wings as the upper and lower surfaces don't align 'perfectly'. Also, you will need to make your own canopy masks, or simply go freehand Highly recommended