These are scale plastic model sets that require assembly and painting. They do not contain paints and glues unless otherwise stated.
Description
A Unique Aircraft
The Corsair was originally developed by the American company Vought in response to a February 1938 request for proposal for a carrier fighter aircraft by the U.S. Navy. Designed to surpass even land-based fighters, it featured a 2,000hp engine and massive 4-metre propeller and - most memorably - a unique inverted gull wing. This first version of the Corsair (which means "pirate") was given the nickname "birdcage" due to the large frame sections used in the canopy structure. Thrown into front line action from February 1943 onwards, the aircraft took part in the U.S. military's counter-offensive which was based in the Solomon Islands; it was mainly used by the U.S. Marine Corps and used an advantage in speed and armour over the Japanese Zero fighter to prove a valuable weapon in the arsenal of the U.S. military.


About the Model
Plastic model assembly kit of the F4U-1 Corsair
1/32 scale
Fuselage length: 318mm, Wingspan: 390mm
Features faithful recreations of fuselage, unique inverted gull wing and large propeller, and more
Inverted gull wing can be assembled in folded or extended position as the modeller chooses; details on the inside of the fold joint are also captured accurately
 Choose between up or down elevators and flaps
Two-part engine cowls can be removed from the model, even after completion
Select retracted or deployed main landing gears and tail wheel
Includes two figures depicting the pilot, one seated and one standing
Comes with 3 sets of markings to depict U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft
The set includes a full-colour, 12-page booklet detailing the history of the Corsair line of aircraft