Revell Corsair F4U-4 1:48 Scale

Reader Reviews
This review is from a model builder's point of view.Positive points concerning this model:It is sufficiently detailed, nice to paint on.The cockpit detail is excellent. If you put a bit of customization, such as a seat belt, it looks really good.It has retractable landing gears. The landing gear doors also work, and when they close, they fit fairly well.The wings can be folded, which is also a rarity.The decal is very detailed. It is 3% larger in scale compares with the instruction manual, but no one would notice.95% of the design quality is good--as in all the parts fitted as they should.The negative points of this model:Parts that don't look as good is the canopy.The clear canopy doesn't seem fit as well as I would like to--had a hard time trying to squeeze the main canopy into position.I also wish that you can open the cockpit canopy, so you can see inside it. With the "clear" canopy closed, it's a bit hard to see inside.I know the picture presented that the wings can be folded.While that is true, I wouldn't fold the wing back and forth too much.The wing hinges are too weak. I personally think the hinges should be bigger thus, withstand the folding movement.There is an instruction problem which I will email Revell after this review. If a builder follows the hinge attachment with the manual, he/she will not be able to get the outer wing fitted on correctly. The hinges are upside down. However, do play around with them before you glue. That's how I discovered the issue.Overall:This is a good model, and had a great time building it.For me, the building time was one week.