Tamiya 60324 Vought F4U-1 Corsair® "Birdcage" 1:32 Scale Aircraft Model Series No.24

1/32 Aircraft Series No.24
1/32 Vought F4U-1 Corsair® "Birdcage"
Item No: 60324

Length: 318mm. Image shows assembled and painted kit.

A Unique Aircraft
The Corsair was originally developed by the American company Vought in response to a February 1938 request for proposal for a carrier fighter aircraft by the U.S. Navy. Designed to surpass even land-based fighters, it featured a 2,000hp engine and massive 4-meter propeller and - most memorably - a unique inverted gull wing. This first version of the Corsair (which means "pirate") was given the nickname "birdcage" due to the large frame sections used in the canopy structure. Thrown into front line action from February 1943 onwards, the aircraft took part in the U.S. military's counter-offensive which was based in the Solomon Islands; it was mainly used by the U.S. Marine Corps and used an advantage in speed and armor over the Japanese Zero fighter to prove a valuable weapon in the arsenal of the U.S. military.

About the Model
Plastic model assembly kit of the F4U-1 Corsair. ★1/32 scale. Fuselage length: 318mm, Wingspan: 390mm. ★Features faithful recreations of fuselage, unique inverted gull wing and large propeller, and more. ★Inverted gull wing can be assembled in folded or extended position as the modeler chooses; details on the inside of the fold joint are also captured accurately. ★ Choose between up or down elevators and flaps. ★Two-part engine cowls can be removed from the model, even after completion. ★Select retracted or deployed main landing gears and tail wheel. ★Includes two figures depicting the pilot, one seated and one standing. ★Comes with 3 sets of markings to depict U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft. ★The set includes a full-color, 12-page booklet detailing the history of the Corsair line of aircraft.

Instantly-recognizable inverted gull-wing features excellent attention to detail

1/32 scale enables even more precisely-molded parts.

Main landing gears and tail wheel can be assembled in deployed or retracted positions. A stand is included to depict the plane in flight.

Choose open or closed "Birdcage" canopy, with separate parts to create open or closed rear window.

Clear parts recreate the window in the bottom of the floorless cockpit, and are also used on instrumentation panel, lights and more.

This picture of the underside of a model Corsair in flight shows an example with bomb racks attached.

Inverted gull wing can be constructed in folded or extended position as the modeler desires.

3-piece flaps and elevators can be recreated in up or down positions.

Model even features precise detail on the inside of the wing fold joint. Synthetic rubber tires feature realistic tread patterns.

2-piece engine cowling can be removed after completion, while cowl flaps can be depicted open or closed.

Beautiful molding on the P&W R-2800 engine showcases its details. Cylinders and covers are recreated using separate parts.

Realistic recreations of the main landing gear extend to its housing. The underside window is also a point of interest.

Gull wing root air intakes feature separate parts to recreate airways and oil coolers, with photo-etched parts provided to depict oil cooler mesh.

Separate parts recreate the identification and navigation lights.

2 upper rear fuslage panels included to recreate initial and late versions of the aircraft.

Kit includes both standing and seated pilot figures.

Comes with photo-etched parts to recreate seatbelts and more, plus masking stickers to aid with painting the canopy.

12-page B5 bookelt contains a written history of the Corsair line, plus detailed color images of the aircraft.

Contains dedicated parts for both extended and folded gull wing, allowing appreciation of their construction. (Image shows parts pre-assembly.)

Fine molding captures rivets and panel lines on the face of the fuselage. (Image shows parts pre-assembly.)

Tail wheel can be assembled in retracted or deployed position. Details such as the interior bulkheads have been accurately reproduced. (Cross-section model in image is for demonstration purposes only.)

U.S. Navy VF-17,
USS Bunker Hill, 1943

U.S. Marine Corps VMF-213, Munda, Solomon Islands, 1943

U.S. Marine Corps VMF-215, Munda, Solomon Islands, 1943

Tamiya Color paints for painting the Vought F4U-1 Corsair® "Birdcage"

Tamiya Color	Item No.
AS-8 Navy Blue	86508
AS-12 Bare-Metal Silver	86512
AS-19 Intermediate Blue (US Navy)	86519
AS-20 Insignia White (US Navy)	86520

Tamiya Color	Acrylic Colors (Item No.)	Enamel Colors (Item No.)	Tamiya Color	Acrylic Colors (Item No.)	Enamel Colors (Item No.)
X-1 Black	81501	80001	XF-8 Flat Blue	81708	80308
X-4 Blue	81504	80004	XF-9 Hull Red	81709	80309
X-7 Red	81507	80007	XF-10 Flat Brown	81710	80310
X-10 Gun Metal	81510	80010	XF-15 Flat Flesh	81715	80315
X-11 Chrome Silver	81511	80011	XF-16 Flat Aluminum	81716	80316
X-17 Pink	81517	80017	XF-18 Medium Blue	81718	80318
X-18 Semi Gloss Black	81518	80018	XF-19 Sky Grey	81719	80319
X-21 Flat Base	81521	80021	XF-20 Medium Grey	81720	80320
X-23 Clear Blue	81523	80023	XF-24 Dark Grey	81724	80324
X-25 Clear Green	81525	80025	XF-49 Khaki	81749	80349
X-26 Clear Orange	81526	80026	XF-55 Deck Tan	81755	80355
X-27 Clear Red	81527	80027	XF-56 Metallic Grey	81756	80356
X-32 Titanium Silver	81532	80032	XF-57 Buff	81757	80357
XF-1 Flat Black	81701	80301	XF-60 Dark Yellow	81760	80360
XF-2 Flat White	81702	80302	XF-64 Red Brown	81764	80364
XF-3 Flat Yellow	81703	80303	XF-65 Field Grey	81765	80365
XF-5 Flat Green	81705	80305	XF-66 Light Grey	81766	80366
XF-7 Flat Red	81707	80307	－	－	－

SKU	74-T60324
Barcode #	4950344603244
Brand	Tamiya
Shipping Weight	1.5000kg
Shipping Width	0.310m
Shipping Height	0.110m
Shipping Length	0.490m
Shipping Cubic	0.016709000m3