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Old 08-14-2008, 03:20 PM
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Default RE: 1/4 Scale F4U-1A Don Smith Plans Build

It all started in January and with a pile of wood, glue, and a set of Don Smith plans for the 1/4 scale F4U-1D Corsair. Now I'm making it an F4U-7 French Navy Corsair. I thought I'd give you a sneak peak at what it looks like before and up to the present. This is the first time I have put all the parts together to see it for my self. There are a lot of pictures but I am darn proud of my Corsair. Also just for the record it is nose heavy by quite a bit. Has anyone experienced this before on a Corsair? Sorry about the duplicate picture!!!


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