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Offline Saxman

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« Reply #15 on: November 24, 2006, 12:45:33 AM »
Thought that was the fuel tank that was taped, because they did the same thing for Corsairs that had the tanks in the wings.
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« Reply #16 on: November 24, 2006, 01:11:55 AM »
I don't think they have to open that up and remove the tank every time... I'd think the tape would get a little dirty.

Anyways, just thought it might look better a little less... "glowing". :)
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Offline Greebo

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« Reply #17 on: November 24, 2006, 04:05:15 AM »
The tapes were to stop the pilot getting knocked out by petrol fumes and it needed replacing regularly. I'd guess the fuel attacked it.

Saxman this is the only rivet reference I could find for the Corsair. Its for an F4U-4, but its pretty similar apart from the engine area.

http://richard.ferriere.free.fr/3vues/f4u4_1.jpg
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« Reply #18 on: November 24, 2006, 08:32:42 AM »
Good Corsair reference here @ this page. .

Also you can find a side rivet reference in the back of Osprey Aircraft of the Aces -8 "Corsair Aces of World War 2".
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« Reply #19 on: November 24, 2006, 10:26:28 AM »
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Thanks JoeDog.  Did your WWII incarnation fly F4Us at all?


VF-31 flew the F3F, F4F, F6F, then the F8F.
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« Reply #20 on: November 24, 2006, 11:33:38 AM »
Thanks OOZ, I did some checking after I posted that question and found that VF-31 didn't fly the Corsair.  Also the same results for VF-5 and VF-3A the originators of the Felix the Cat mascot.
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« Reply #21 on: November 30, 2006, 06:14:00 PM »
Final review before submittal..
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« Reply #22 on: November 30, 2006, 10:15:50 PM »
Nice stuff Fencer.  Almost....almost enough to get me to fly a Corsair :)
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« Reply #23 on: December 01, 2006, 12:33:49 PM »
Fencer that looks absolutely beautiful!
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« Reply #24 on: December 01, 2006, 01:30:25 PM »
:O  love it!
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« Reply #25 on: December 01, 2006, 06:35:59 PM »
Geez guys, thanks a bunch I appreciate it.

I think the choice of skin is a good complement to Greebo's excellent late 1943 VF-17 default bird.

I must say it's looking alot better since I faded the upper blue.
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« Reply #26 on: December 01, 2006, 10:09:39 PM »
My one critique is the paint chips look rather "spotty."

I may try my hand at Kepford's ride to help fill out the Jolly Rogers. I've got a pretty good paint reference for some features, such as the darker blue surround on the roundels (original had the insignia red surround but over-painted. Due to fading of the original insignia the new insignia blue surround was much darker).
« Last Edit: December 01, 2006, 10:12:09 PM by Saxman »
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« Reply #27 on: December 01, 2006, 10:16:40 PM »
Chips a little too blurry for my taste. Looks great tho!
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« Reply #28 on: December 02, 2006, 02:05:12 AM »
WTG Fencer, that's a really nice skin. :aok
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« Reply #29 on: December 02, 2006, 10:31:44 AM »
Machine gun smudge marks are a bit too tidy for my taste.  Perhaps you can blend them into the wings a bit better?
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