1/48 Tamiya F4U1 Corsair

Gallery Article by David Rapasi on Nov 10 2003

 USMC 228th Birthday!!!  Semper Fi 

 

This Corsair shows the condition of VMF-123 aircraft on a Marine airstrip in the Russell Islands, September 1943

 

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Model was built out of the box using Model Master Paints. The Corsair was painted N.S, Sea Grey(Blue Grey) on the upper surfaces and Light Grey on the lower surfaces. The touched up areas are painted in N.S. Sea Blue and Intermediate Blue. 

The only addition to the kit was an antenna made from stretched sprue. 

David Rapasi

      

Photos and text © by David Rapasi