Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: Acree on May 17, 2014, 07:22:54 AM
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With the administrative mismanagement of Brewster Aeronautical Corporation in the early 1940s, the Vought company bought the failing company. A Brewster project for a land-based heavy fighter was modified to use some Vought Corsair sub-assemblies, and entered service in 1943 as the P-48 Brawler. Heavily armed and armored, the P-48 was capable of carrying large amounts of external ordinance or fuel, making it a very versatile fighter, capable of ground attack or long-range escort missions.
Seen here is a P-48C of the 361 Fighter Group in early 1944. The aircraft is carrying three external drop tanks, giving the aircraft a range in the escort role of over 1100 miles.
The model: 1/72 Corsair - forward fuselage, vertical tail, canopy, outboard drop tanks; P-47 wings, engine, prop, cowling, lower fuselage belly, centerline drop tank; MiG-3 horizontal stabilizers (look like Brewster to me!); Unknown - prop spinner.
Hope you like it!
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That will clean out the old parts box! Excellent work.
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That is the best combining of a P-47 Thunderbolt and F4U Corsair that I have ever seen! It looks marvelous and everything always looks better with a propeller spinner :)
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beautiful indeed! :-*
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:)
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Great mods and outstanding paintwork make this baby pure eye candy!
Brian da Basher
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Nice work.
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Not sure I like the bronze spinner & cowling but the rest of the colour scheme & the build are both great! :)
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"Not sure I like the bronze spinner & cowling" - I actually agree. When I went to paint the cowl I was looking for orange, and the rattle can said "Fiery Orange" so I gave it a shot. Not what I wanted, but I decided to settle for it. Someday maybe I'll repaint.
Thanks all for the kind comments. Next project is well along - I think PR19 Kit will especially like it (loooooong wings).
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Wow - what a brutal, beautiful monster you've created there!
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Excellent: that looks like a serious piece of kit! :)
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Beautiful job there of blending bits and pieces in a first rate job of assembly, followed by an excellent paint job.