1/8 SCALE CORSAIR (62.5" wingspan) FOR SALE (in-the-bones)
Airplanes - Warbirds, F4U Corsair

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Price
$300
- Location Walnut Creek, CA, USA
- Condition New
- Model F4U Corsair
Description:
All balsa and lite ply, built from the plans for the discontinued Top Flite Gold Edition 60 Corsair. Tail surfaces built from reduced Ziroli Corsair plans to produce more scale shapes. Ready for finish sanding and covering. All control surfaces fitted and hinged, but not attached. Built to accept retractable landing gear and with functional flaps. Price includes unfinished cowl, canopy, and dummy radial engine. Built to accommodate a cockpit interior kit, if one can be found.
If you are interested in finishing and flying this increasingly rare model, or would like to have me complete the build further, PM me to discuss your wishes and the materials and components needed to advance the build to the extent you wish.
Available for pickup, or I will meet the buyer at a reasonable distance to deliver the model.




The plane would have the standard wingspan, cowl, and oil coolers. If you want me to clip the wings, I can do that for about $10 in balsa. As noted in my ad, the cockpit is currently empty because I have not found a suitable cockpit interior kit. I could make a reasonable seat and seat back and a cockpit back plate with headrest for a dummy pilot. Lyle Vasser at Best Pilots.com has offered me a spectacular pilot bust for $150, painted. I would need to know how much scale detail you want on the finished model. I am OK with simulated panel lines, but I do not want to get into rivets and screw heads.
Building is my hobby, so I will not charge for my time. As you know, shipping models can get very expensive, so I suggest you keep this in mind.
I am curious as to what you plan to use for power and which gear you prefer. I have powered several of these Corsairs with an OS FS120III pumped four-stroke glow engine, and have had very good luck with Sierra Giant Scale retracts.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Jim Dunstan

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If you are interested in finishing and flying this increasingly rare model, or would like to have me complete the build further, PM me to discuss your wishes and the materials and components needed to advance the build to the extent you wish.
Available for pickup, or I will meet the buyer at a reasonable distance to deliver the model.


