Chance-Vought Corsair FB.Mk6( modified Matchbox F4U-4).

[CSMO]

The FAA liked the Corsair IIs & IVs that they used in combat so much that they bought a bunch of F4U-4s from Uncle Sammy. To ease the pain of "not made here" they reinvented the wheel and put Sea Fury propellers on them, which gave slightly better performance.



I bought a Matchbox kit with no canopy, propeller, or decals. A fellow modeler gave me the glass from a Hobby Boss kit. The prop came from a FROG Sea Fury that I put a Shackelton propeller on, and the markings came from the odds-and-sods box.



The paint is hand-brushed Humbrol Dark Sea Gray and White Ensign Sky. It ain't the best model I ever built but it was saved from the bin with a little ingenuity.


Adios, Larry.

[Tophe]

Congratulations! This is still a Corsair while... "different"

[FAAMAN]

Yep, different but It definitely warms my FAA heart!! Very well done!!! 

[GTX_Admin]

 :)

[finsrin]

Is ideal as FAA 46' Corsair  :)

[ysi_maniac]

I DO like it. A very good idea, indeed.

[LemonJello]

That's a sharp looking paint scheme! Well done!

[uncle les]

Yep, that works !  :)

[elmayerle]

Beautiful!!  Any chance they replaced the R2800 with a Centaurus in adition to changing out the propeller?

[apophenia]

... To ease the pain of "not made here" they reinvented the wheel and put Sea Fury propellers on them, which gave slightly better performance...

And a much sharper look! Nice work Larry  :)

[Brian da Basher]

You've perfectly captured the famous Royal Navy scheme which is pure eye-candy on that Corsair!

Bravo, Larry!

Brian da Basher

[upnorth]

Beautiful!!  Any chance they replaced the R2800 with a Centaurus in adition to changing out the propeller?

That's my question too!

Very nice Corsair variant.

[CSMO]

I didn't think about an engine change when I built this one. As it is I didn't have a spare Tempest II or Sea Fury nose in the scrapbox. I didn't' have a kit to bash, either. My object was merely to save the Corsair kit from the trashcan, using what was available. It was a "quick and dirty" solution. Thanks for the warm reception.

Adios, Larry.

[KiwiZac]

Larry, lovely job! The Corsair looks good with a spinner, and that scheme looks good on anything but seems perfect on the Corsair. Very fine!