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From the Suez in 1956 I head to Central America 1969-70, for a bit more Cold War surplus Corsair action. This time one of the El Salvadoran FAS birds from the Football War against Honduras and Nicaragua, FAS-207, an FG-1D. I'll use the venerable Hasagawa kit for my base and the Printscale decals from their set. Box art... Sprue looks decent. OK details and clean moulds...It looks very similar to the Heller/SMER kit in layout, but of higher quality. And the profile. I like the FAS logo over the poorly painted out USA markings, plus the multi-coloured nature of the overall paint job. It should present as a striking finish. Regarding weathering...these Corsairs were on their last legs. 'Tatty' comes to mind, as does 'worn out'. This time I'll be sure to add the layer of primer as well as chipped down to the metal. Wikipedia has some interesting and unsubstantiated 'facts' about the Football War and the Corsairs. Worth a quick read and perhaps a better follow-up! More romantic mercenarianism... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair#"Football_War" --John- 62 replies
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