The Olympic Flight Museum’s Corsair was built by Goodyear Aircraft Corporation in Akron, Ohio, and was delivered to the US Navy on the 10th of July, 1945. which was later sold to Charles Somers in 2020, and is currently based with at McClellan Field in Sacramento, CA.
LegibleSphere
Stearman94
Is there a chance that you could paint the gun ports red like you did on NX209TW? That's a small feature on the real one that I really enjoy.
GroomLake author
It's in the works as we speak. And will be updated in the next few days. All Corsairs a going through a facelift.
1 years ago
Ginete
Great work, Tx!
LegibleSphere
Really nice to see some restored Corsairs! Maybe the FHC bird?
Bomber12th
Thank you for doing these repaints of currently airworthy Corsairs! I thought I would mention here that this Corsair is no longer owned by the Olympic Flight Museum. The aircraft was sold to Charles Somers in 2020, and has been based with his ever-growing collection of flying warbirds at McClellan Field in Sacramento, CA.
BTW, have you given any consideration to adding all of the factory stenciling and non-slip tape on the wings, as per the restoration?
GroomLake author
Thanks for the compliment and for the intel. Good to know she's gone to a good home. As for the smaller Details. I would. But getting photos or images of those kinds of labels and stickers in good quality for reference material is very hard to find on the internet. And in getting Decals or stickers one can read on a model like this again. Unless you happen past an Airshow that's hosting this Aircraft and do a walkaround for all the smaller details and take photos for use like that? Going to the extent of making it 100% accurate is very hard.
1 years ago
SeanTK
Thank you for creating this but I'm wondering if you could double check the small Navy text on the vertical stabilizer (tail). The text seems to be mirrored/backwards and with an underlying overlap due to an alpha channel issue. (Note: The registration text below the elevators seems fine).
Currently using the latest beta service pack on the Blackbird/Milviz forums for reference. Version: 1.2.6_230502
Update: Thanks for the fix!
GroomLake author
The alpha channels have been corrected. Now can you please give me back my 5-star review thank you. lol
1 years ago
Stearman94
Awesome! Thank you so much for doing this one, it's one of my favorite Corsairs currently flying.