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New repaint request for the AF Corsair

WarHorse47

WarHorse47

SOH-CM-2024
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These will give you an idea of the wing undersides..

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Anybody up to the challenge??
 
She's absolutely gorgeous. That is the most recent restoration to emerge from John Lane's Airpower Unlimited restoration company, following twelve years of work. As per usual, it is authentic in every imaginable detail, and the quality of the work is first rate. The markings are 100% authentic, being the same squadron markings that this actual aircraft was originally assigned, being that of VMF-213 (USS Saidor) circa 1945. I have been thinking about trying my hand at making a repaint of this aircraft for the AF Corsair. Not sure if the model allows for the same level of gloss or not (which that too is accurate for the period).

Owned by the Olympic Flight Museum, this is the same FG-1D which used to be owned by the Canadian Warplane Heritage museum, many years ago, and back then was painted in the markings of Robert Gray (not to be confused with the Vintage Wings of Canada's FG-1D Corsair, which is painted in Robert Gray's markings today). When they decided on this scheme for the aircraft following its recent restoration, they kept the individual identifier number "115" as a tribute to the aircraft's last paint scheme, and it matches the current markings, as you can see in this photo:

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Didn't the free racer upgrade allow for better skin details?

I don't think there have been many upgraded repaints, but I understood that the capacity was there.

Would love to see it.

Deacon
 
Deacon211 said:
Didn't the free racer upgrade allow for better skin details?

I don't think there have been many upgraded repaints, but I understood that the capacity was there.

Would love to see it.

Deacon
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Actually, quite a few repaints have been done for the A2A model. Jankees has done a bunch, available over at www.aussiex.org/. There's also some here, and over at flightsim.

I'd love to see this Korean War repaint, weathered the way Jankees did his WWII paints ...

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The 3-bladed F4U-4 in the A2A pack is not quite the AU-1 variant, but hey, who's going to complain?

Can't deny that WWII period USN paint is smart though. Late war Hellcat Corsair paints were really attractive, I find.

dl
 
delta_lima said:
Actually, quite a few repaints have been done for the A2A model. Jankees has done a bunch, available over at www.aussiex.org/. There's also some here, and over at flightsim.

I'd love to see this Korean War repaint, weathered the way Jankees did his WWII paints ...

The 3-bladed F4U-4 in the A2A pack is not quite the AU-1 variant, but hey, who's going to complain?

Can't deny that WWII period USN paint is smart though. Late war Hellcat Corsair paints were really attractive, I find.

dl
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I likely have most if not all the repaints I could find. As per my original post, all I'm asking is for a painter to take on the newest.

As John mentioned in his post, the Corsair from my original post is based at the Olympic Flight Museum. The plane was recently restored and returned to the museum days before my photos were taken. I've been a member of the museum since its inception, so I'm very interested in seeing a repaint for the AF Corsair. :very_drunk:
 
I'm working on it right now, but I don't want that to stop/prevent anyone else from trying their hand at it either, if others are interested. My goal is to duplicate the restored aircraft, as it is today - although I've done very weathered aircraft, I prefer, myself, to 'fly' examples as they are today. I'm basing the repaint on the stock AF F4U-1D model, as that is the closest model to the example being depicted/replicated. The FASA racer model only covers the F4U-1A model. The F4U-1D, like the FG-1D, has two drop tank pylons, where as the F4U-1A only has one center pylon, and the F4U-1D/FG-1D does not have the braced canopy that the F4U-1A does.
 
delta_lima said:
Actually, quite a few repaints have been done for the A2A model. Jankees has done a bunch, available over at www.aussiex.org/. There's also some here, and over at flightsim.

dl
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If I'm not mistaken though, Jankees did the repaints (which I love) with the initial release of the AF Corsair.

The racer free expansion incorporated some things that allowed for better paints, specular whozywhatsis, and whatnot, to be technical. Original skins can be converted to the new model. But I thought that, unless they had been upgraded, they wouldn't have the new features.

Anyway, I suppose it's a wash if the variants that Bomber wishes to paint aren't available in the upgrade. Just thought I'd mention it. :)

Deacon
 
That white tailed Corsair is pretty but I suspect it was during the Korean war and not during WWII. To the best of my knowledge.
About as fancy as they got was the checkerboard nose on "WR" pictured above.
I sure would like to see one from the USS Leyte with a "L" on the tail, plus a white tip on the tail.
Nice shiny paint too.
 
The paint scheme is indeed late-WWII, right up at the end (mid/late-1945), VMF-213, which sailed on the USS Saidor at that time (or so the history books say) - it's not a paint scheme that was around for long. Called the "Hellhawks", the Squadron's earlier actions, with land-based (F4U-1 and F4U-1A) Corsairs, operating from places like Munda and Guadalcanal, as early as 1943, the aircraft were far, far less glamorous.

Here's another photo (credit: Jack Cook) of VMF-213 in late 1945.

 
With regard to the repaint, I've gotten a lot done, and with another day or two I'll have something to show - I'm happy with the results so-far. Having put enough work into the textures, I'd be interested in doing some more, so I will take you up on that request, Helldiver! (If I recall correctly, Helldiver, the era in which the USS Leyte aircraft had the L on the tail and the white tip, was around 1948.)
 
Helldiver said:
That white tailed Corsair is pretty but I suspect it was during the Korean war and not during WWII.
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Sorry Bob - but it wasn't Korean War. The photos show the pre-'47 markings - that's as late as that scheme would have flown, at least with the pre-'47 markings on the restored Airpower Unlimited warbird. Those white markings didn't last long past WWII on Navy or USMC aircraft - '47 tops, I'd guess.


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Here's another wartime shot (or shortly after VJ-Day). Another cue is the older Hamilton Standard 3-blade 6443A-21 prop, which I don't believe was used past '47 or '48, when the Hamilton Standard 6501A-0 prop. Finally, VMF-213 was deactivated shortly after WWII - can't recall exactly, but certainly not flying this Corsair scheme past the late 40s ...

dl
 
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Here are some WIP screenshots. Unfortunately, as I thought, the model does not support alpha channels for gloss, but I'm trying to make the best of it through the specular maps/shine. Still have some small details left to add/adjust with what is seen here, and I also still have to get to the landing gear, drop tanks, and rocket textures and work on those yet.







 
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