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The Chance Vought F4U Corsair was an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Demand for the aircraft soon overwhelmed Vought's manufacturing capability, resulting in production by Goodyear and Brewster: Goodyear-built Corsairs were designated FG and Brewster-built aircraft F3A. From the first prototype delivery to the U.S. Navy in 1940, to final delivery in 1953 to the French, 12,571 F4U Corsairs were manufactured by Vought, in 16 separate models, in the longest production run of any piston-engined fighter in U.S. history (1942–53)
The model
This model represents an early production F4U-1 with the "birdcage" canopy. (Editor's note: Mike has requested the following information to be added to his article.)
F4U-1 Corsair , 20 white, VMF 213 , Guadalcanal 1943. Pilot Lt. Foy R. Garison

Kit Tamiya 61016 , Pe Eduard 48351, Montex Mask MM 48074. WIP on my website
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About the Author

About michelangelo sicilia (Mike_Husky)
FROM: CATANIA, ITALY


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Jessie_C
That potential for bias is exactly why I won't display any scale information during the contest. After the contest I will reveal what scale the winning model is if the builder chose to tell me in their entry. If I'm not told, then I'm not about to try and guess. It's up to each contest entrant to decide whether they're going to tell us about their model or not. Yes, it's nice to know, but the point is a good model is a good model regardless whether we know exactly which one it is.
NOV 21, 2014 - 09:13 PM
Kepler
The debate is as old as modelling itself. Is it better a complete scratch-built with one micro-mistake, such as an incorrect colour on a throttle handle, or an easy OOB with all correct colours? Talking of scales: in a single picture, a bigger scale model will always be at advantage over a smaller one. And I believe it could even be statistically measured. How many times “small scales” won? That said, I respect different point of view, of course. In the end, what really matters is that this is a friendly competition, and gives us the opportunity to see great models! Finally, I think this Corsair is truly an excellent model. The proof? Is a 48 and I thought it was a 32!
NOV 21, 2014 - 11:34 PM
SaxonTheShiba
Beautiful Corsair. Your weathering application is simply superb. Well done.
NOV 22, 2014 - 03:51 AM
Jessie_C
I dispute that. One of these models is 1/24 and the other is 1/72. Which is which, I'll leave to you to guess:
NOV 22, 2014 - 09:23 AM
Kepler
Ok, I stand corrected. A bigger scale model is not always at advantage. It is so an appreciable number of times. Moreover, the two pics show the other horn of the problem. If two models show exactly the same workmanship and detail, the smaller scale should be preferred, or at least I think so. Of course, this is my humble opinion, and I don’t want to debate this topic further here. You’re doing an excellent job in running this contest, and the contest offers us excellent models to enjoy, regardless of scale. In the end, this is the place to congratulate the winner. Mike deserves all our appreciation: his Corsair is superb and he can be proud of it!
NOV 22, 2014 - 02:09 PM
modulla
If you take a photo of a 1/72 and one of a 1/32, the 1/72 has to be enlarged more to fill the same space on screen. A small mistake will then be more obvious. Taking a photo of a 1/72 is a great way of spotting small painting or gluing errors. It is also a great way of keeping yourself humble!
NOV 24, 2014 - 03:06 PM
JPTRR
Excellent! Congratulations.
NOV 25, 2014 - 10:17 AM
Mike_Husky
Thank you guys for your great comments!!
NOV 25, 2014 - 01:57 PM
drabslab
It also depends to a very large extend on your skills as a photographer, and knowledge how to manipulate light settings, to make you model stand out. With the correct lens and lighting, you can make a 6000 by 4000 pixels photo of evan a 1/144 scale model and reduce it to a 1000 by ... size for presentation on the site. In such case, most errors will have disapeared. But all that is not that important, this site is about modelling, and each month we see magnificent results, that is all that matters.
NOV 25, 2014 - 03:03 PM
The_Doctor
I dispute that. One of these models is 1/24 and the other is 1/72. Which is which, I'll leave to you to guess: [/quote] So what you're seeking to illustrate here then Jess, is that I've made a 1/24 scale kit look like it was 1/72... Just Joshin' of course - and I support the policy of not mentioning scale. Take it easy Steve
DEC 10, 2014 - 08:03 PM
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