Guillows F4U 1D Corsair

This is my just finished Guillows F4U-1D Corsair. Included are build pictures, Rotating Retracts, RC Flight, and post maiden review. Details are Himaxx 2015 - 5400 motor with a 6:1 Cobri Gear box, Hobby lobby three blade 9.5" x 10" pitch prop, Castle Creations 18 AMP ESC, TP 3S 1320 Battery, Rotating Retracts, ARET, Steerable tail wheel, and All up weight of 17 Oz.'s

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Comedy

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• Guillows
• Guillows Corsair
• F4U-1D
• Rotating Retracts
• RC
• Model airplanes
• RC airplanes
• Radio Control
• Hobby lobby props
• Corsair
• Electric conversion
• Electric airplanes

[kmlkrk]

nice video.

Can you tell me how long it took you to build this model?

I just won Guillow's Corsair it on eBay.

It is my first balsa model... You must be thinking I am crazy and you're probably right, but I hope to find a lot of info online, go slowly ask experienced friends for help and hopefully build mine to look half as good as yours :)

[milesperpound]

@kmlkrk Hi it took about three months, or around thirty hours. It is one of the better Guillows to convert, Go to RCGroupsdotcom and the electric scale forum has a Guillows conversion listing. This one is on the list and has all the detail of how I did it. Did you get the older kit with the F4U-1D cowl. If you don't use the 1D cowl I could use a new one as I had a little crash damage. Good luck it is a fun build! -MPP

[kmlkrk]

@milesperpound I got a one called "F4U-4 CORSAIR GUILLOW'S WING SPAN 30 3/4 BALSA KIT".

I am a member of RC Groups. I also fly Parkzone Corsair and I love it. I really love the looks of Corsair that's why I would love to build this one and make it electric.

I think my biggest challenge will be covering the wings as I have no experience with that at all. I am pretty good with manual work though so hopefully I will be OK.

Thanks for your quick reply!

[milesperpound]

@kmlkrk Great, Start a thread and you will get lost's of help. Covering is not that hard. just takes patience. Practice on a foam glider with low heat. The kit I got was pre 1980's so it included a second cowl, One for F4U-1D and one for F4U-4. The Parkzone stuff is fun, Building is lot of fun too. Best -MPP

[10nickles]

were do you find the rotating retracs? i have the same modle

[milesperpound]

@10nickles Sorry the fellow that made them no longer does them. Too bad they are nice. I imagine with a little planning you could get the new electric rotating retracts to work. good luck, it is a great flying conversion. -MPP

[MEGAS1LORD1DEVIN]

great video!!

5/5

[SoxAsh0810]

What a beauty. : )

[jeeperscreatures]

fantastic plane man. It`s hard to beleive it only took you 30 hours to build. WoW!

[TheYBGojos44]

hey what did you cover the plane with? that clear looking stuff. it looks more efficient than the tissue that i've used with my other guillow's models. thanks

[MrMisterblitz]

Magic.

[kmlkrk]

@milesperpound I will start a thread for sure. I will probably start building in the winter though. I will have more spare time because I won't be able to fly my PZ Corsair in winter ;)

I also have to clean up a room where I intend to build my Balsa Corsair. I have to turn it into my work-studio ;)

Thanks again for your help!

I really appreciate it.

[eimb1999]

Great job!!!



[10nickles]

@milesperpound thanks