This new decal
sheet from Cutting
Edge Modelworks includes markings for two different 1/32 F4U-4's. The recommended kits for these decals is the
1/32 Trumpeter F4U-4 kit.
The
first aircraft is a F4U-4B corsair with the Naval Reserve Training Unit in
Olathe, Kansas in March in 1956.
This particular Corsair is a US Navy Corsair painted overall Non-Specular
Light Gull Gray (FS 36440) on top and Glossy Insignia White (FS 37880) with
Glossy Sea blue (FS 15042) on the underside.
There is a flat black anti-glare panel over the whole top of the engine
cowling. Markings
include a large black #5 on the forward side of the engine cowling.
The rudder is blue and the tail has large white letter ‘K’ and on the
side of the fuselage is a large red and white US national with the large letter
“NAVY” and below that the word ‘OLATHE’.
On the fuselage below the tail is the ‘F4U-4 97286’.
One stand-out feature of the paint scheme is the orange fuselage band
near the tail.
This band was prone to paint fading, so modellers will have to keep this
fact in mind when they build this paint scheme.
The Navy Reserve aircraft were kept in very good shape.
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