F4U Corsair in scale, 3D and Marine OR Navy real thing

Gallery Article by Konley Kelley on May 20 2011

 

On February 9, 2011, I had the pleasure of visiting Vought Aircraft in Northeast Dallas. It is there the Vought Center Retiree Club restores vintage Vought aircraft to mint condition. They have a Crusader, Bluebird and even a Flying Pancake. One of their prize aircraft is an F4U Corsair. It has a 4-blade prop and (amusing) markings for a Korean War-theater Navy Corsair on one side and a Marine Corsair on the other side.

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I took some pictures. I came home and started working on a Monogram 1:48 F4U-4 Corsair kit. This is a fun kit and I attempted all the working/moveable parts. The gear retracts but I like posing her wheels-down.

I painted her in glossy dark sea blue and added a coat of Future Floor Polish for extra shine.

I do 3D and awhile back created a 3D WW2 Corsair. With some tweeking to the model and texture maps - along with swapping out the Pacific for Mig Alley, I created a 3D F4U-4 Corsair in the same markings as my scale model.

For more scale, 3D, and 1:1 aircraft pics, please see my website at www.shortfuse3d.com

Time to go fire some 3D missiles!

Happy Modeling!

Konley Kelley

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Photos and text © by Konley Kelley