Vought F4U Corsair VFM-111 "Devil Dogs" Gilbert Islands USMC 1944 - 1/72 Scale Diecast Model by DeAgostini
$ 29.99
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1:72 Scale Diecast Metal - Vought F4U Corsair VFM-111 "Devil Dogs" Gilbert Islands USMC 1944 – Length: 5.5" Wingspan: 6.75” |
This Corsair model is a single seat plane. The cockpit is glue shut. It has no pilot/crew figures included. The landing gear is optional, the pieces for the landing gear will need a little glue to be kept in place. The landing gear can be made to look in the retracted position (in flight) with the optional pieces. There is an optional bomb for the fuselage. A display stand is included.
This is really a "no-play" model or a "display-only" model. It is mostly metal and very heavy. It also has a number of antennas which look great but are very fragile. The box is labeled as not suitable for children under 14.
The maker of this model did a good job, specifically the color scheme and the markings are very crisp and clear. The panel lines and hatches are very nicely done (engraved).
This model comes in a plastic shell that measures 6 inches by 6 inches by 2 inches.
The Chance Vought F4U Corsair was an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily inWorld War II and the Korean War. Demand for the aircraft soon overwhelmed Vought's manufacturing capability, resulting in production by Goodyear and Brewster: Goodyear-built Corsairs were designated FG and Brewster-built aircraft F3A. From the first prototype delivery to the U.S. Navy in 1940, to final delivery in 1953 to the French, 12,571 F4U Corsairs were manufactured by Vought, in 16 separate models, in the longest production run of any piston-engined fighter in U.S. history (1942–53).
