This was the 1/72nd scale version of this famous naval fighter. Another
bargain kit
that turned out to be pretty good. I had to do a little bit of
scratchbuilding in the
cockpit with the addition of seat belts etc, but this kit went together
pretty easy. The
Corsair had the best kill ratio of any plane in the war. Some of this was
due to the time
of entry into the war and the lack of training of Japanese pilots at the
time, but this
plane was a good dogfighter with plenty of power, speed, and
maneuverability. It was
a little unforgiving to the novice pilots and for a time was not cleared
for carrier
operations as they were a handful on landings. The Kamikaze threat soon
changed
this as its performance was far ssuperior to the other figthers of the
day. They were
used extensively for air cover and against ground targets. The plane
gained fame in
the hands of the Marine Black Sheep Squadron headed by the legendary Major
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington. I opted again for the two tone blue over white
late war
scheme using Aeromaster paints and kit decals.
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