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05-18-2009, 03:15 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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 | DONE: Chance Vought F4U-1 Corsair of Lt. Ken Walsh, VMF-124, White 13 Group Build I stole Ozhawk's info template as his was very complete. Username: Catch22 Category: 2 Scale: 1:48 Manufacturer: Tamiya Model Type: F4U-1 "Birdcage" Details: White 13 flown by Lt. Ken Walsh of VMF-124 Here's a profile of the plane I'd like to do:  F4U-1 Corsair BuNo 02350 No.13 flown by Lt Kenneth A Walsh of VMF-124, munda, August 1943 From Mark Styling I have the colours I need, and I'm pretty much good to go. I just would like some real photos of this plane. As far as I've been able to find out he flew a number of 13s, but I'd like to do this one as it doesn't have bars on the roundel and it'd be something different in that respect. If anyone can find anything, that'd be great as I've been unable to. This is the research time for this build as I don't plan on starting it until after my Avenger and OTHER Corsair are finished. And Jan, sorry!
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05-18-2009, 05:44 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand
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| Awesome build mate  Love the early war American Corsairs with no bar's on the roundels -very cool scheme choice
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05-18-2009, 05:48 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland
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| Yup, nice choice Catch!
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05-18-2009, 06:48 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: billingham nr middlesbrough uk
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| Cory are there any pics in the Kagero book ? or are there only pics of Walsh's later F4U's
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05-18-2009, 09:58 AM
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| Good one Cory...careful Jan doesn't pinch it! 
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05-18-2009, 12:20 PM
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| Thanks guys! Karl, I have both Kagero books, and the Osprey "Cosair Aces of WWII" and the best I can do is a couple profiles and a shot of the plane pre-delivery, which I suppose should do. There aren't any markings on it, but I know where they go thanks to the profiles. My big problem was (and may still be) which canopy was fitted, the one with the bulge or the original flat one? The picture shows a flat one, but the profile shows a bulged one. I'd be more inclined to believe the actual picture, what about you guys? According to the Styling website, that plane is "F4U-1 Corsair BuNo 02350 No.13 flown by Lt Kenneth A Walsh of VMF-124, Munda, August 1943", and the picture of the plane that I found is BuNo 02350 so they're the same plane, as I know he had a few 13s.
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05-18-2009, 12:23 PM
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| Here's the picture btw:
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05-18-2009, 01:01 PM
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| Cory just found these at this web site Time of the Aces: Marine Pilots in the Solomons (The First Corsair Ace)
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05-18-2009, 01:07 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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| Thanks Karl! That's another bulged canopy on that plane on that profile.
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05-18-2009, 05:05 PM
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| Hmmm tough one I'd go for the flat canopy -looks cooler imo Great pics Corey and Karl
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05-18-2009, 05:14 PM
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| Nice choice Cory, and thanks for the clear entry details info. It looks like people are getting the idea! As far as the canopy goes, I'm not sure, but I think I read somewhere that the bulged-top canopies were retro-fitted in the field, following operational experience. Check in the text of your Kagero books and other refs, to see if it's mentioned.
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05-18-2009, 05:40 PM
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| I also have read that too Terry, and it makes sense. I just have to figure out WHEN. I'll probably do the bulged, as at the time of Walsh becoming an ace they would have probably have started retro-fitting the canopies.
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05-18-2009, 07:44 PM
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| Good luck whichever you decide! Sure looks like a tasty kit
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05-18-2009, 07:48 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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| Thanks Dan! Trust me, it is a great kit.
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05-19-2009, 07:42 AM
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| Siggy Master   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland
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| Keep working Cory.Good choice. I'm making the thread sticky.
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