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U.S.N Carrier Deck Crew Colors WW2
Information Site of Deck Crew and Colors, some clorized pics from Crew action on Deck
please click Link below
Corsair Engine
Engine considerations
The F4U incorporated the largest engine available at the time, the 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) 18-cylinder Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial. To extract as much power as possible, a relatively large Hamilton Standard Hydromatic three-blade propeller of 13 feet 4 inches (4.06 m) was used.
I used Eduard Photo etched parts for the Ignition cables.
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1:48 Deck Crew
I ordered a great set of 1:48 Deck Crew from Orange Hobby in a great quality out of the 3-D Printer.
Three of them are with flags and two in a normal position.
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Flight Deck 1/48 DIY Part 3
The Flight should have some base was my first idea, a sockel of 60mm or so, the I figured out to create a section of an aircraft carrier in my case the USS Wasp and build a part of the carrier underneath the flight deck. I create the starborad side of the USS WASP and in special the Catwalk over the rear hangar in front of the rear elevator. The catwalk was glued to the flight deck and is complete removerable from the hangar box. Both 20mm Orlikon Guns are almost built from scratch the same as the structure under the catwalk. The whole Section will be sound animtaed, But at frist some pics from the progress. A crew for the deck area was alos ordered from Super Hobby in Poland.
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Flight Deck 1/48 DIY Part 2
Glued the Balsa Stripes 5x2mm to the Base 400x200mm with CA. Counting the stripes on old pictures from Carriers I came up with 12 Stripes and the next row Tie downs and so on, the Tie downs are 3mm wide, I glued some spacer to reach almost the height of 2mm. When everything was glued in place I trim the Balsa to the shape of the Base.
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Flight Deck 1/48 DIY Part 1
For the Flight Deck I ordered some parts
- Plywood Baseplate 400x200 mm
- 30x Balsawood 5x2mm
- Deck Ties 1:48
- Scratch built cable hook system
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Flight Deck 1/48 Corsair Fuselage and Wings/Flaps
The Wings are glued togehter and before they have been painted in Interior Green, also teh folding mechanism. The flaps are glued in Landing position. For the Diorama the Corsair will be displayed with Folded Wings.
Flight Deck 1/48 Corsair Fuselage and Wheel bay
Airbrushed the Wheel bay area with Black and Interior Green, glued the parts togehter and married the Wing and the Fuselage. For the Bay wiring is used Photo eteched parts from Eduard.
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