Cutting Edge Modelworks

1/48 F4U-4 Corsair Part 1 decal sheet

Product # CED48267 for $8.99

Product Article by Steve Bamford on July 22 2004

 

 

 

This latest decal sheet from Cutting Edge Modelworks features three F4U-4 Corsairs.  The recommended kit is the 1/48 Hasegawa F4U-4 or the Academy F4U-4.

The first aircraft is a F4U-4B corsair with VMF-214 K-3 (Pohang) Korea in 1953.  This particular Corsair is a USMC Corsair painted overall Glossy Sea blue FS 15042.  Markings include white noseart of the Squadron crest on the forward engine cowling.  The tail has large white letters ‘WE’ and on the side of the fuselage is a large white #’22’ followed by a red and white US national.  On the fuselage below the tail is the F4U-4 MARINES 63065’.  This is a F4U-4B so it has two 20 mm cannons in each wing instead of three 50cal machine guns.   

The second aircraft is a F4U-4B Corsair #F-96995 from the ‘Football War’ (Soccer War) flying with the Honduras air force in 1969.  This aircraft was painted in overall glossy sea Blue FS 15042.  The tail has blue and white horizontal stripes (similar to the Honduran flag) with a blue star on the middle white stripe.  The wing tips also had blue and white stripes.  

There is a small white number ‘614’ on the side of the engine cowling and a small white ‘F-96995’ on the side of the rear fuselage as well as a small white number of ‘F4U-4 96995’ on the lower tail under the horizontal flying surfaces.

The third aircraft is a F4U-4 Corsair of VF-713 aboard the USS Antietam  (CVA-36) in January 1950.  This Corsair was painted in overall glossy sea Blue FS 15042.  The tail had a big white ‘H’ and a white tip on the tail.  The underside of the wings has a red and blue national insignia on one wing and  the word 'NAVY' in white text on the other wing.  On the top side of the wings are a red and blue national insignia on one wing and the text  '202H' on the other wing.  On the side of the fuselage is a red and blue national insignia and the word 'NAVY' in large white text with 'VF-713' below it.

One thing to remember is the F4U-4B has two 20mm cannons in each wing instead of three 50 cal. machine guns of the F4U-4.

The instructions are clear and include 3 views all three aircraft and an extra page of text instructions is included with a small bit of info about one of the planes as well as helpful tips for decal application. 

The decals were flawlessly printed and in perfect registration and the clear carrier film is trimmed very close to the crisply printed colored areas.  

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I highly recommend this sheet to anyone interested in building a 1/48 Corsair.

I would like to thank Cutting Edge Modelworks for providing me with this review sample.

Steve

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford