F4U-1A Corsair Paint Schemes???

[Aardvark Ratnik]

Anyone know of a website or other resource where I can research the
paint scheme for tis bird? Have a 1/48 kit for it and unfortunately,
all instructions are in Japanese and a Berlitz course is not cost
effective!!! Many thanks for your help!!!

A/R

[C. Baltrinic]

I dont know any websites, but there are only two paint schemes, that I
am aware of, which F4U's wore during ww2. The early F4U's (the Island
based Marine units) Had a paint schemed compries of:

1 Insignia white

2 Intermediate Blue ( I think this color is also called "non-specular
sea blue", If I am wrong someone please correct me...)

3 Dark Sea Blue

The white was applied to the bottom of the fuselage and the bottom of
the wings. (Note: the bottom wings were only white to the point where
they folded, at this point the part of the wing outboard of the
folding point was Intermediate blue.

The Intermediate blue was applied to the sides of the fuselage/cowling
forward and aft of the wing and to the sides of the vertical
stabilizer and rudder.

Dark Sea Blue covered the top of the wings, horizontal stabilizers and
all parts of the fuselage not covered by the Intermediate blue.

Check out this Aeromaster Decal sheet graphic for paint scheme
drawings:
http://www.tholianweb.com/cgi-bin/decals.pl?scale=48&setid=076&dbs=aeromaster&pgs=2&currpg=1&dclimg=ad48076

Chris Baltrinic
San Diego, CA

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[C. Baltrinic]

On Thu, 21 Dec 2000 12:35:33 GMT, Aardvark Ratnik
<gore...@sodoesshrub.com> wrote:

Here is another Aeromaster decal sheet showing camoflage patterns of
the 3 color corsairs

http://www.tholianweb.com/cgi-bin/decals.pl?scale=48&setid=151&dbs=aeromaster&pgs=2&currpg=1&dclimg=ad48151

Remember also, These paint schemes faided badly in the south pacific
climate........ I would definatley try and get some color photos of
some of these birds. Anyone have any ideas where some can be found?

[bill...@my-deja.com]

In article <3a42acad...@news.ixpres.com>,

Chris is pretty much correct about the tri-color schemem for F4U's.
IIRC 'dark sea blue' and Non Specular Sea Blue are actually the same
color, non specular being flat. Not sure about undersides of outboard
wing panels being Intermediate Blue. I could be wrong but was thinking
they were the sea blue uppersurface color.
Anyone confirm one way or the other?

Bill Wilson

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[Dominique Durocher]

In article <91ucov$8jd$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>, bill...@my-deja.com wrote:

> Chris is pretty much correct about the tri-color schemem for F4U's.
> IIRC 'dark sea blue' and Non Specular Sea Blue are actually the same
> color, non specular being flat. Not sure about undersides of outboard
> wing panels being Intermediate Blue. I could be wrong but was thinking
> they were the sea blue uppersurface color.
> Anyone confirm one way or the other?

Every reference I've seen show the underside outer panels intermediate
blue. IIRC, all surfaces that were more or less vertical on the ground,
including folded wings, were this colour.

Dom

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[bill...@my-deja.com]

In article <draken35-231...@hse-mtl-ppp72883.qc.sympatico.ca>,

Thanks for the confirmation Dom. Appreciate it. Eventually I'll have
to dig out all my USN stuff (to build a Corsair). Just didn't want to
do it right now.

[Aardvark Ratnik]

I also want to thanks all who contributed, especially my wife who gave
me a book on WWII aircraft today with full color schemes. Whatta Gal,
eh???

A/R