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Vought F4U-5N Corsair, Lindberg, 1/48
« on: December 01, 2018, 06:29:29 PM »
Hello mates,

Here is a very old kit from Lindberg (Copyright date 1952 Inside the fuselage) that I first built between 1956 and 1960.

I present you the "motorized" version that I never got when I was a teenager and that I found without instructions ans decals...
Here is the result.

Markings are probably not very accurate but could have likely existed.

Artwork by Ray Gaedke :


With this kit, not only the plane must be built but also the electric motor :





Some pictures have been retouched to hide electric wires.









Jicéhem :-wave




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Re: Vought F4U-5N Corsair, Lindberg, 1/48
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2018, 07:52:21 PM »
I guess this is oldest kit here  :-razz :-clap :-clap

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Re: Vought F4U-5N Corsair, Lindberg, 1/48
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2018, 10:52:43 PM »
I think that the oldest kit here is the Vought F7U-1 Cutlass also by Lindberg :
www.letletlet-warplanes.com/forum/makete-aviona-aircraft-modeling/chance-vought-f7u-1-cutlass/msg36026/#msg36026

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Re: Vought F4U-5N Corsair, Lindberg, 1/48
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2018, 06:01:26 AM »
You know forum better then many of us  :-ok :-clap

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Re: Vought F4U-5N Corsair, Lindberg, 1/48
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2018, 09:42:16 AM »
Nice kit annyway! Aged but still pleasant ;)

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Re: Vought F4U-5N Corsair, Lindberg, 1/48
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2018, 08:50:18 PM »
great !