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Beautiful work Peter. Looks like a really enjoyable build. 👍

Thank you for the preview James. Can I say it out loud ? Mk. XIV please

Ha ha priceless 😆

Some bits for my future projects. 😈

No need to rush it Hubert. If you won't make it on time we can still move it into the work in progress section. Cockpit looks good.

Catching up with this beauty, great work Kevin 👍

Here's Dana's take, from the linked topic. Hi Martin, I keep looking at the pix of Arkansas Traveler posted here, but I just can't be certain of how the aircraft was painted. I am, however, certain that it wasn't predominantly Blue Gray/Light Gray with some repaints of Dark Blue - you second shot shows that I missed the boat on that call. The stippling on the cowl and the overspray of white onto the outer wing panel prove that the aircraft has been repainted in some form of the 4-tone Sea Blue scheme. The 593rd F4U-1 introduced what would be the standard pilot's headrest, which this aircraft doesn't have. Those headrests were introduced in May 1943, about a month after Vought began applying the 4-tone camouflage at the factory, so it's possible (if Arkansas Traveler was one of the later deliveries) that this is one of the early factory applications of that scheme. The fact that the underside camouflage for the outer wing panel hasn't been carried onto the wing center section would also support that possibility. Just like the aircraft in the photo of the prop being pulled through, this aircraft has a fresh overpaint of a darker blue (either Sea Blue or Dark Blue) on the fuselage between the cowl and cockpit. I'm bothered by the color demarcations on the leading edge of the wing - they should terminate beneath the leading edge, not at the leading edge. Also, the outer wing panels suggest that they may have been Blue Gray - they were certainly delivered in overall Blue Gray, and many aircraft were repainted on the upper surfaces only before Briggs was able to switch to the newer scheme on it subcontract. A good photo of the after fuselage would probably settle this once and for all. I've checked all of my pix, hoping for a shot with #22 somewhere in the background - but no luck. I don't think you'll have a great problem if you mimic the scheme seen in the photo of 465 (pulling the prop thru), but that's really just a guess. Good luck with the model - sorry for the bum steer, and wish I had more to offer on the scheme! Cheers, Dana

I am going to hang this link here, where Dana Bell was helping with Arkansas Traveller related questions .

Virgil Ray

Bubbles

Ok , but look at this beat F4U-3 , curtesy of NASM archives

I started a topic related to Corsair, so we have it on one pile as a resource.

Hey Guys , F4U Corsair is such a prominent aeroplane that it would be only appropriate to open a separate topic , as such, where we can discuss it's evolution and share our research, pictures, drawings and observations related to this famous warrior. Cheers M. Edit: Let us focus on the early Birdcage I've changed the name

Nice work on the cockpit Phil, I like your idea of leaving the part on the sprue for better manipulation. Smart

Damn! that looks good !

Hey Alfonso, firstly welcome to the forum. Secondly, no need to apologize. Your input is appreciated , this is public forum and the sharing of your knowledge's important to all of us. We are here to help each other and have fun. Just to keep it relevant I am going to post some pictures of Virgils Corsair and we can perhaps discuss the camouflage evolution of VMF-214 in a separate topic, since it is a quite convoluted can of worms. Cheers Martin