Quickboost 1:72 F4U-1 Corsair (Birdcage) closed cooling flaps is a resin replacement for the cooling flaps of the engine cowling in the closed position. It is not an aircraft model but a detail accessory for a kit.
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A resin detail accessory in 1:72 scale. It is not an aircraft kit but a replacement part: the cooling flaps on the engine cowling of the early Corsair, cast in the closed position. The F4U-1 with the heavily framed canopy known as the Birdcage is the early production version of the Vought Corsair carrier fighter, with a radial engine and the characteristic inverted gull wing. Quickboost is a line of small resin accessories from the Czech brand Aires.
The cooling flaps form a prominent ring on the cowling of the Corsair, and in a small scale every tenth of a millimeter tells on them. Injection-molded plastic has to be thicker in these places because of the mold, the edges come out rounded and the gaps between the individual segments merge. A resin casting is made in a silicone mold, so it keeps crisper edges and a finer profile to the flaps. The closed position is an alternative to the open one, so choose according to the situation the finished machine is meant to represent.
Wash the part first in warm soapy water, or wipe it with alcohol, so that it is rid of mold release residue; otherwise the paint holds badly on it. Cut the casting block off with a fine-toothed saw or a cutting disc, and never snap it off. It is better to sand wet and with respiratory protection, as resin dust must not be inhaled. It is bonded with super glue or two-part epoxy, because ordinary cement for polystyrene does not dissolve resin. Before spraying, use a primer suitable for resin as well as plastic, so that both materials share the same base and the shade sits right.
This is an accessory, not a kit. The base model, glue and paints are not included in the package.
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