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1 hour ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

My mistake I thought you were going for a field improvised Rack like this. gjy5hNb.jpg

I mistakenly thought you were going to modify the tamiya part to look more like this.

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I found the drawing and photo on google a while ago. I think its from the ARC forum quoting a photo/drawing from a book about VF-17. 

 

Dennis

 

The Bell book has that pic. I'm pretty sure he describes the above version as an evolution of the one I modeled, which was the design the first 500 odd units. I'll have another look tonight.

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First Let me start by saying the work on your rack is very well done. Im not disputing Mr.Bell’s book or info ? I explained in my last post i had mistaken what your intentions were. I understand that you rebuilt the kit part to a more realistic version.

     I still maintain that there was a field improvised rack. Which Brewster used as the basis to create there own rack. A more refined version of the one in my photo. However that is just my opinion. Im not trying to persuade you or Mr.Bell to change anything. Lets just call it a matter of differing opinions. 

 

Dennis

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8 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

First Let me start by saying the work on your rack is very well done. Im not disputing Mr.Bell’s book or info ? I explained in my last post i had mistaken what your intentions were. I understand that you rebuilt the kit part to a more realistic version.

     I still maintain that there was a field improvised rack. Which Brewster used as the basis to create there own rack. A more refined version of the one in my photo. However that is just my opinion. Im not trying to persuade you or Mr.Bell to change anything. Lets just call it a matter of differing opinions. 

 

Dennis

Hi Dennis

 

We have no quarrel. I was just expressing my enthusiasm for the topic which is one rife with mythology but not much immediately available evidence.

 

I love the stories of field improvisation—"Pappy's Folly," the first B-25C converted into a strafer, for instance. The design of the Corsair center rack is so clumsy and kludgy looking that's it's hard to imagine a professional engineer or designer being involved. But it would be great to find a more definitive history of it's development. I bet there's a great story in there. I do hope @Dana Bell weighs in...

 

Cheers

-John

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Bench time has been even more sporadic than usual, so not much procedure this time. I am getting close though.

 

Re-did the bomb rack support bars with the next size down (.8mm) brass tube. Looks much more the part.

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Re-profiled the bomb, which was a bit too round, and then used the PE fins from the Eduard set and added mounting lugs.

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Odds and ends... identification lights. Punched holes in Tamiya tape with a MicroMark punch set, then sprayed Tamiya transparent red, green, and orange, followed by a few coats of Aqua Gloss. 

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Landing gear on! Bomb and rack on! It's looking kind of like an airplane.

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Need to dirty up that propeller a bit.

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I tried to do the gun port tape with painted decal stock, but couldn't get it to work. This is Tamiya tape painted a light grey.

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That cockpit is looking a little clean. Need to think about how to address that. Also need to get some better oil/fuel staining around the fuel cover.

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Yikes! Got to fix that nick on the upper left corner of the vertical stablizer.

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The wheel wells are filthy. 

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Need to take care of some other odds and ends, but I should be about done soon... The year anniversary of starting this build was Oct 15. 

 

Thanks for looking. I'd welcome any feedback/critique as I try to land this pup. 

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Thanks @Biggles87.

 

I do like some grime and wear as appropriate, and the Pacific wasn't especially hospitable to machines (or men) so it works out. I still have a few spots to dirty up (e.g., Corsairs were notoriously leaky, and I haven't really tried to represent that yet), but it's close.

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