1:48 Vought F4U-2 Corsair

The real subject

The Vought F4U-2 Corsair came about by converting a production Corsair into a night fighter aircraft. On the leading edge of the right wing it carried a radome with the radar antenna, and it was precisely because of it that one of the six machine guns of 12.7 mm was lost. The rest stayed as before: the inverted gull wing, the short and sturdy main landing gear and the two-row eighteen-cylinder R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine. Only a few dozen conversions were made, so it was a rare machine with unusual equipment.

What the set contains

This is a photo-etched set of metal parts for detailing a plastic model in 1:48 scale. The parts are held in the fret by thin tabs and are separated with a sharp blade. The extent of the set and the order of the steps is described in the manufacturer's instructions. The particular item is set apart by the manufacturer code 491428.

Building and painting tips

Thin metal is springy and small parts like to jump away, so it pays off to work methodically.

• Cut on a hard surface with a sharp blade and hold the part down while you do it.
• Run a bend along the whole length at once, over the edge of a ruler or in a bender.
• Glue with cyanoacrylate glue drop by drop, and on larger areas with two-part epoxy.
• Degrease the metal before gluing and before painting.
• Give the painted parts a primer intended for metal.

Who it is for

The set will please modelers who want to carry the fine details of a less usual version of the Corsair through to a thickness that is out of reach for plastic. It is an accessory to a kit: the model itself, the paints, the glue and the tools are not part of the delivery, unless stated otherwise.