Preflight Chance Vought F4U-1A Corsair

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Our “build” meeting was fairly successful witha nu m- ber of members bringing in projects. 14 members attended. Among the models under construction: a Lancaster, a Con- corde, anda 1967PlymouthBarracuda. Those that didn’t bring a model to work on had sone good old-fashioned gab fests. I got to the air show on Saturday with my great grand- son. I didn’t take my camera since it would be difficult ta k- ing pictures and keeping tabs on a very active six year old. We left before the Thunderbirds flew but it still took us over an hour to get home. The traffic took everyone by sur- prise. Hopefully, things will be improved for the next show. I was going to go Sunday but decided walking around in the rain did not sound like a great idea. We have two articles from Hal and some more interest- ing links. It’s hardtobelieve it’s September already. I may even get some modeling done. We had a lot of outdoor (and some indoor) projects that took most of my time (and en- ergy). Our next meeting will be on September 1 at the First Congregational Church in West Springfield, starting at 7 PM. Hope to see you all there. Wings & Wheels Modelers Page 1 Volume 13, Number 9 September 2010 Preflight Submitted by Bob Niemiec Dave Calhoun: 1/48 scale DML Fokker D.VII; too many details to list. Al LaFleche: 54mm Michael Roberts Battle Road 1775; Bayardi wall; Silfor grass; Joe Fix shrub. Jack Maynard: 1/48 scale Hasegawa LTV A-7E Corsair II; Model Master paint; out of box. On The Table Show-and-Tell from the Last Meeting Hi folks, this is the third of my Tamiya 1/48th Corsairs. In this case, I decided to do the -1A version of the U-bird. The kit provides the new semi bubble canopy, and simpler windscreen. There are also two new pieces for the area just aft of the cockpit. As I said when reviewing the -1 version, assemble these halves to the fuselage halves before mating them. With this version, you can add the little fairing just beyond the right wing fold, that made carrier landings much safer. When I reviewed the -1 and -2 Corsairs, I neglected to mention the little step-in that Tamiya casts into the right hand inboard flap. This was not present until the -1D Hose nose came along, if I remember correctly. I found the easi- est way to fill this, was to use Squadron White Putty, ap- plied from the inside before assembling the flap halves. Force enough putty through the hole to make a little dome on the outside. Glue the flap halves together, and once the putty is dry, just shave it even with the flap surface with your hobby knife. Really easy now, to just dress it down with fine sandpaper. (Continued on page 2) Ed Potkai: 1/265 scale Revell USS Burton Island (icebreaker); work in progress. Chance Vought F4U-1A Corsair Submitted by Hal Marshman Sr. Table Of Contents Preflight ............................................................................ 1 On The Table .................................................................... 1 Tamiya F4U-1A Corsair ................................................... 2 Interesting Web Links ....................................................... 2 Book Report: The Lent Papers.......................................... 2 Photos From the August Meeting...................................... 3 Additional Corsair Photos ................................................. 4

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Our “build” meeting was fairly successful with a num-ber of members bringing in projects. 14 members attended.Among the models under construction: a Lancaster, a Con-corde, and a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda. Those that didn’t bring a model to work on had sone good old-fashioned gabfests.

I got to the air show on Saturday with my great grand-son. I didn’t take my camera since it would be difficult tak-ing pictures and keeping tabs on a very active six year old.

We left before the Thunderbirds flew but it still took usover an hour to get home. The traffic took everyone by sur-prise. Hopefully, things will be improved for the next show.I was going to go Sunday but decided walking around inthe rain did not sound like a great idea.

We have two articles from Hal and some more interest-ing links.It’s hard to believe it’s September already. I may even

get some modeling done. We had a lot of outdoor (andsome indoor) projects that took most of my time (and en-ergy).

Our next meeting will be on September 1 at the FirstCongregational Church in West Springfield, starting at 7PM. Hope to see you all there.

Wings & Wheels Modelers Page 1

Volume 13, Number 9 September 2010

PreflightSubmitted by Bob Niemiec

Dave Calhoun: 1/48 scale DML Fokker D.VII; toomany details to list.

Al LaFleche: 54mm Michael Roberts Battle Road 1775;Bayardi wall; Silfor grass; Joe Fix shrub.

Jack Maynard: 1/48 scale Hasegawa LTV A-7ECorsair II; Model Master paint; out of box.

On The TableShow-and-Tell from the Last Meeting

Hi folks, this is the third of my Tamiya 1/48th Corsairs.In this case, I decided to do the -1A version of the U-bird.The kit provides the new semi bubble canopy, and simplerwindscreen. There are also two new pieces for the area justaft of the cockpit. As I said when reviewing the -1 version,assemble these halves to the fuselage halves before matingthem. With this version, you can add the little fairing justbeyond the right wing fold, that made carrier landings muchsafer. When I reviewed the -1 and -2 Corsairs, I neglectedto mention the little step-in that Tamiya casts into the righthand inboard flap. This was not present until the -1D Hosenose came along, if I remember correctly. I found the easi-est way to fill this, was to use Squadron White Putty, ap-plied from the inside before assembling the flap halves.Force enough putty through the hole to make a little domeon the outside. Glue the flap halves together, and once theputty is dry, just shave it even with the flap surface withyour hobby knife. Really easy now, to just dress it downwith fine sandpaper.

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Ed Potkai: 1/265 scale Revell USS Burton Island(icebreaker); work in progress.

Chance Vought F4U-1A CorsairSubmitted by Hal Marshman Sr.

Table Of ContentsPreflight ............................................................................1On The Table ....................................................................1Tamiya F4U-1A Corsair ...................................................2Interesting Web Links.......................................................2Book Report: The Lent Papers..........................................2Photos From the August Meeting......................................3Additional Corsair Photos.................................................4

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On this model, I used EagleCals VF-17 decal sheet, du-plicating the Hog flown by Lt. Butch Davenport, USN,“Lonesome Polecat”. I scratch built the seatbelts/buckles and brake lines, and wired the engine. All lights with theexception of that on the spine and the wing tip navigationlights are MV lenses, Even managed to finagle one into thetail cone. Paint scheme was Model Master Enamels, FlatSea Blue, Intermediate Blue, and white. Weathering wasaccomplished with blue and green shades of eye shadow,paint chipping in work areas duplicated with Prismaco sil-ver pencil. Antenna cable is two lb. test monofilament fish-ing line. As before, I relied heavily on the work of WilliamReese for cockpit, wheel well, and landing gear colors.Corsair Jim Sullivan was of assistance when it came toverifying the markings for Davenport’s machine.

have fun, Hal Sr.

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A biography of Oberstleutnant Helmut LentNightfighter pilot and ace

Authored by Peter Hinchliffe, published by Cerberus Pub-lishing, Ltd, 2003/2005

This was a bargain purchase from one of the book cata-logues I receive at my house monthly. At $7.95 (suggestedretail is USD 39.95), plus a like amount for shipping, Ifound it hard to resist. The book is printed in a matte finish,that’s absolutely flat. At first I found this finish somewhat disconcerting, but I became acclimated to it rapidly. Atleast it resists glare and reflected light, unlike many booksI’ve read. The Lent Papers is very heavily illustrated, withat least one photo on nearly every page. The photos are ofcourse wartime pictures, some are grainy or blurry to anextent, but I’ve not seen at least 90 percent of them before. For the student of Luftwaffe uniforms and decorations, theyare very valuable. Outside of the various pictures of Lent,his family, fellow airmen, and occasions during his life andcareer, there are duplicates of logbook entries, letters andmessages, telegrams, and his various award documents. Forthe aviation enthusiast, there are pictures of all the variousairplanes Lent trained in, and later flew combat in, not tomention each and every type he claimed as victories duringhis nightfighter career. Many of these photos were gleanedfrom family sources, in particular those taken before he en-tered the military, and the multiplicity of those taken at his

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Book Report: The Lent PapersSubmitted by Hal Marshman, Sr.

Interesting Web LinksSubmitted by Hal Marshman, Sr.

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The Wolf (Continued from page 2)funeral. In my opinion, the illustrations are well worth theprice of the book.

Oberstleutnant (Lt. Colonel in US services) Lent startedhis career just prior to the onset of World War II. He flewBf-110 twin engined fighters during the Polish and Norwe-gian campaigns, acquiring 8 of his victories as a dayfighter. After being transferred to the night fighters, it tookhim a little while to make his first score, but once started,embarked on an almost meteoric career, with victories, pro-motions, and decorations following each other in fairlyrapid succession. At the time of his death in a landing acci-dent in October of 1944, Helmut was an Oberstleutnant, theKommodore of a night fighter Jagdgeschwader and aholder of the Knight’s Cross with Oak leaves, Crossed Swords, and Diamonds, and all this at the age of 25. Be-tween his day and night victories, he accumulated 110 kills.Testimonials written by Geschwader mates abound, and allshow Helmut as a strict but human commanding officer,showing great concern for his men. He also showed con-

cern for the crews of the aircraft he shot down. As a prac-ticing Christian he murmured a prayer for his fallen ene-mies. He appears to have not been a convinced NationalSocialist but as a commanding officer, he was obliged togive lip service to the regime he served. I mentioned hisChristianity, and as a member of the German EvangelicalChurch, he did practice his religion, indeed, his lettershome tell of a great devotion to his God. It is not my pur-pose to argue the incongruities of a faithful Christian serv-ing a regime as foul as that of Nazi Germany, just to reportto you my impressions after reading his biography. I wouldhave to say, “Read the book, and form your own conclu-sions”. In summary, I found “The Lent Papers” to be a valuable

record of an expert practitioner of his trade, that of a nightfighter ace, full of insights into his personality, and in theprocess, a detailed study of the RAF’s night assault against Germany, and the steps taken by the Luftwaffe to counterthat attack. Hal Sr

A few pictures from our “Build” meeting

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More Corsair PhotosModel by Hal Marshman, Sr.

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On The Table Photos

Dave Calhoun–Fokker D.VIIJack Maynard–LTV A-7E Corsair II

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Al LaFleche–Battle Road 1775

Ed Potkai–USS Burton Island