Lancfan's Royal Navy Frog Corsair - *** DNF ***

[lancfan]

This will be my model but I haven't finally chosen the markings yet.


David.

[Gadfly]

The current Airfix boxing of their venerable Corsair has the FAA markings for 1841 Sqn on HMS Formidable in 1945. arguably the best bit about that boxing is the decals... Again I think I have some FAA corsair Decals so if you want any drop me a PM and I can have a look.

Cheers
GF

[lancfan]

Cheers GF but I have bought Xtradecals sheet X72141 yanks with roundels PT 1 for his build, I just have not yet decided which Corsair to choose from the sheet.

[Martin R]

Hi David,

I think that was the first FROG kit I ever saw - or indeed built. I had no idea what the BPF markings were at the time. Nevertheless, I loved it and built it a few times over the years. Here's the latest rendition.





I can't wait to see what you do with it!

Regards

Martin

[lancfan]

As I mentioned at the top of the page my build will be the classic bagged Frog Chance vought corsair which is supposedly an F4U-1D/Corsair IV but is much closer to the F4U-1A/corsair II. upon opening the bag I found the parts to be perfectly OK but the canopy will need a quick polish before it is fitted although it may be replaced if I decide to have the canopy open.
The markings I will use are from Xtradecal sheet X72141 "Yanks with roundels Pt 1" and work will begin tomorrow.

David.

[lancfan]

With the parts washed assembly could begin, starting with the wings. The wheelbays were detailed with DIY embossed foil and Evergreen strip. I intend to lower the flaps so to hold the trailing edges in place I taped the wings together and glued a small piece of plastic strip in place inside each upper wing root. the upper picture shows the wings ready for painting/assembly, the wing on the left is unpainted whilst the right hand wing has been painted and is ready for to be glued together. the lower picture shows both wings assembled and are set aside to dry.


David.

[lancfan]

The fuselage will need some work to the cockpit and the tail wheel mountings, the cockpit side walls have been thinned down ready for a scratch built cockpit, also the kit cockpit opening goes right back to the rear of the canopy moulding which is wrong so I have built this area up with dissolved sprue, the upper half has been trimmed back to the correct line whilst the lower half has yet to be trimmed (to the red line shown in the picture) and the full-size tail wheel folds up into a void, on the real aircraft there isn't a solid roof to the wheel bay as Frog have moulded it so I have cut away as much of this as I dare to give the correct impression.


David.

[Martin R]

Are you planning to do anything with the narrow windscreen and canopy?

[lancfan]

I'm going to mould a new canopy over the kit part.

David.

[lancfan]

Detailing the cockpit based on pictures of full size examples was the next step, this is how it now looks, ready for paint.


David.

[jssel]

Nice David. Good piece of proper modeling.

[lancfan]

cheers Jeff.

David.

[lancfan]

The cockpit was next painted and installed.


The fuselage halves were then glued together and when the glue had dried the panel lines were re-engraved.



The engine was painted and fitted into the cowling which was then fitted to the fuselage along with the wings.


The flaps and tailplanes were then fitted, the model is now ready for paint and decals.


David.

[DavidWomby]

I like that with the flaps down.

David

[lancfan]

Cheers David.

David