Reviews : Tamiya Vought F4U-1D Corsair w/Moto Tug Fighter Plane

This is another great kit by Tamiya. Pro's: You get a 10 page instruction book, decals for 3 aircraft, 2 pilot figures. One in the cockpit and another one climbing up on the wing. A moto-tug with a figure and tow bar. You also get 2 drop tanks and 8 rockets. Con's: None except ME and no bomb's. The kit turned out great but I screwed up a lot. My first mistake was I did not check my decals and missed the one for the instrument panel. Second on step 4 I missed the cut out for a antenna (step 13). I thought they wanted me to cut something off. This was a easy fix. I used the recommended Tamiya AS-8 Navy Blue for the color of the aircraft. This went down great and looked great. Going to use it on other aircraft. But I used Tamiya flat clear(xf86) to seal in the decals. It changed the semi glossy color to a weathered and darker color look. This is ok since aircraft at sea will look this way after months at sea. But the Tamiya x-22 clear would of looked better for what I wanted. My 3 mistake and the biggest was I got the wing fold parts A9 and B8 (step 14) mixed up and the wings do not look correct. Plus I was unable to use part B1 to help hold the wings up. This was not Tamiya fault. I made a beginners mistake. By the way the kit has great wing fold detail. The wings still hold up fine. So I will still build it again and hope I learned to take my time and do not assume I know everything and look at my instructions better. I hope you find all of this helpful.

Another fine offering from Tamiya, Qualitly is excellent. Parts fit well and detail is good. An additional bonous is the included tow tractor and tow bar. Parts fit on these were also excellent. Decals are good and go down with no problems. The kit may be built with the flaps up or down,.All in all a very nice kit of the Corsair. I would recommend this kit.

Once again, Tamiya quality stands out with clean casting and great fitting parts. Tamiya's attention to detail is evident in the wing options and with providing the tug. This Vought F4U-1D Corsair is a fun model to build.

What can you say about this kit other than its another home run. Went together wonderfully and with the wings folded it displays into a great rendition.

Another great product from Tamiya. They are always dependable for quality. If possiblre I always go with tamiya, never been disappointed and fun builds