Reference photos needed for underside of Birdcage Corsair

[curiouslysophie]

Hi everyone,

 

Just wondering if I could tap the hive mind for some reference shots of land-based Birdcage Corsairs, preferably from Guadalcanal/Solomon Islands. I am at the weathering stage of my 1/32 Tamiya one, and most of the shots of the undersides I could find were from carrier based planes.

 

Thanks for any help! I really want to get the dirty, beaten up look, but with a good level of accuracy.

 

Cheers,

Sophie

Edited October 21, 2021 by curiouslysophie
Apparently I can’t spell, lol

[112 Squadron]

You may try to browse these databases for suitable photos:

 

https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/usa/aircrafts-2-3/f4u-corsair/

 

https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/usa/aircrafts-2-3/f4u/

[FG2Si]

It may be worth checking out Fundekals' website as their instructions are downloadable and have photos of several land based Corsairs. 

 

https://fundekals.net/1-32-scale/

 

They're a great read if you're Corsair fan.

 

Carl

[72modeler]

You should get a copy of Aircraft Pictorial No. 7, F4U-1 Corsair, Part 1, by Dana Bell.  By far the best single reference source on Birdcage Corsairs.

Mike

[curiouslysophie]

Thank you for the advice! Those are all good sources. 
getting shots of the underside of aircraft from the war is always a challenge. I think I have enough I can estimate the weathering patterns with some artistic license.

Hopefully I should have the oil paint rendering done this weekend. Just need to scratch the canopy fittings after that.