What if Japan had created the corsair?

[PanzerWulff]

I'm still working on a backstory but heres the pics The kit is the Tamiya "Birdcage" corsair the top color looks black in the pics but it is out o the bottle model master IJN green it is so glossy it looks black in the pics. I call it the Mitsubishi A4U/M Kaizoku US codename "Greg"  

[The Rat]

There are some places on the web where you would receive death threats.

Around here you get high-fives and drinkies!      

[Eddie M.]

I love it! Something spooky about it in those colors. Looks good to me!
      Eddie

[John Howling Mouse]

no, noooo, mommy make the owie stop!!!  

Sacrilege!  What's next?  T-Tailed Spitfires with spats?!  

Sir, how dare you, etc. etc.  

In other words:  Cool, I want one.  

And there's some strikingly "grown-up" features on your model already...you've done this before, I see.

[Bryan H.]

OH!!!  The humanity!!!  

Great modeling!    Take it to your local modeling club (or modeling contest)at your own risk!  

Bryan

[AeroplaneDriver]

Oooohhh... I'm tellin' Hyperscale!!!




I must confess to being no fan of Axis aircraft, but this one is quite something.  Very nice!!

[Tophe]

I am interested by shapes more than colours, and I am happily surprised by the nose with spinner... Is this completely what-if or was there such a Corsair too for Realist enthusiasts? Anyway, this is very beautiful, bringing harmony to the F4U, congratulations!
Further question: in what kit did you take this spinner/propeller?

[Tophe]

Well, it seems the big spinner on Corsair was made on some Super-Corsair (ask Google pictures)...  

[K5054NZ]

oooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh! Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!


I ,LOVE IT! MAGNIFICENT!


With both Lana and myself being Corsairophiles, we heartily congratulate you on your A4UM! Fantastic!


WHIFFGASMIC!



I want one. Give it to me. Now. OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!


How long til its done?

[PanzerWulff]

Thanks all for the compliments now on to answering the Questions
John Howing Mouse as for building models I have been doing that since oh 1976 ( yup I'm an "old fart" born 1970 oh the horror LOL ) as for bashing kits and making new stuff that started about 2 WEEKS after that
Tophe The spinner was a spare from a Tamiya 1/48 Pacific theater Brewster Buffalo,it came with 2. the prop was the basic Corsair kit prop with the hub "Bullet" trimmed to fit and a new backplate made from sheet styrene.
K5054NZ I'm still healing up from a couple of cracked ribs so my modeling has been going slow I figure another 2 or 3 weeks at the most
I hope to post more pics ASAP
"Panzer"
P.S. the Corsair markings will be going on a USN "Navalized" P-51 in USN Tricolor camouflage :ar:  

[Radish]

Old....born in 1970.
A youngster, sir!

GREAT Corsair.
Love it        

And the spinner makes it look so smooth.
Wondering...Luftwaffe anyone?
Fw-190A/F markings??

Brilliant, and welcome          

[NARSES2]

Got to agree it's a beauty and the spinner makes her just "different" enough

Preaty good for a "young un"  

Chris who's been around since 1952  

[Martin H]

Hey Rad. Whos gonna tell gary wenco (he of the Japanese sig) know about this little bueaty?

The gent in question did tell me once, that the Japanese did have a corsair, but there is no evidence to show that it ever wore meatballs or was even flown by the Japanese. He recons it wouldnt have been airworthy anyway as it was apparently washed up on a beech in Japanese held territory after ditching some were out to sea after the engine died.

Love the model btw  B)  

[Ollie]

WICKED!!

     

[lancer]

Awsome looking Corsair Wulf. Some how it looks very good in those colours.