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| John M Oshust | Top Flite F4U Corsair | Build | 17-Aug-08 13:40 |  | | Views : 1184 | | JG...Gunsight manufactured and installed....the pit as per your request. |
| John M Oshust | Top Flite F4U Corsair | Build | 16-Aug-08 16:50 |  | | Views : 1138 | | When finished I will not be able to fly her around the house making engine and gun noises.....she is too large. |
| John M Oshust | Top Flite F4U Corsair | Build | 16-Aug-08 16:47 |  | | Views : 1146 | | When assembled Big Bird is confined to the shop. I cannot get it out of the basement alone and the Wuffy will not help! |
| John M Oshust | Top Flite F4U Corsair | Build | 16-Aug-08 16:46 |  | | Views : 1164 | | The LG is the next task to tackle. Today I installed a post for the tail wheel and a channel for the tail hook. |
| John M Oshust | Top Flite F4U Corsair | Build | 16-Aug-08 16:44 |  | | Views : 1119 | | The conversion from standoff scale to mostly scale has turne this into more of a scratch build. |
| John M Oshust | Top Flite F4U Corsair | Build | 16-Aug-08 16:42 |  | | Views : 1071 | | I neede a moral boost so I put Big Bird temporarily together for a look see. |
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| John M Oshust | Top Flite F4U Corsair | Build | 15-Aug-08 16:40 |  | | Views : 1066 | | I assumed that 9 stacks were required, 18 cylinders vented into 9 stacks. I also opened up the cowl vents a tad. |
| John M Oshust | Top Flite F4U Corsair | Aerial | 15-Aug-08 16:37 |  | | Views : 1126 | | Metamorphosis continues. First stanf off scale beame more true scale, now the F4 morphs into an F5. More stacks. |
| John M Oshust | Top Flite F4U Corsair | Build | 14-Aug-08 15:14 |  | | Views : 1031 | | After the glue set I removed the screws that hold the wing to the fuse. Both seperated easily into two units but when screwed together fit, almost perfectly, as a plane. |
| John M Oshust | Top Flite F4U Corsair | Build | 14-Aug-08 15:12 |  | | Views : 1126 | | Success...today Big Bird received two cardboard panels that fit the wing to the fuse perfectly. |
| John M Oshust | Top Flite F4U Corsair | Build | 13-Aug-08 18:04 |  | | Views : 1104 | | Today was exhaust stack day. |
| John M Oshust | Top Flite F4U Corsair | Build | 11-Aug-08 16:07 |  | | Views : 1085 | | Quite the wing load area. Tomorrow the cosmetics of smoothly and tightly fitting the fuse and wing. A lot of work to take this bird apart to transport her. |
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