Guillows 1/16 Scale Vought F4U-4 Corsair Balsa Model Kit

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F4u-4 Corsair (GP1004)
£113.99
Deluxe Materials Balsa Glue Deal - GLUE ONLY (BALSADEAL1)
£24.25

Guillow's Giant Scale Balsa Wood Vought F4U-4 Corsair Flying Model kit

Wingspan: 768mm
Scale: 1:16

To the British Navy in the early 1944 goes credit for introducing the Corsair to carrier service. Nicknamed the “Sweetheart of Okinawa” by the U.S. Marines and “Whistling Death” by the Japanese, the Corsair performed effectively in two years- the Pacific conflict of World War 2 and the Korean engagement of the early 1950’s. The first production Corsair flew on June 25, 1942 at a time when the Japanese offensive seemed irresistible. It was not until late that year, with the delivery of the first Corsair squadrons into the hands of the U.S. Marines on Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands, that the tide of air combat was permanently turned in favour of the Allied Forces.

Kit Contains:

  • A complete set of beautiful decals
  • Scale WW2 plastic wheels
  • Light plastic nose cowl
  • Propeller hub and spinner
  • Exhaust ports
  • Wing air scoops
  • Two bombs with pylons - one able to be dropped
  • Landing gear struts
  • Tail wheel structure and dowels for wing rockets
  • Clear bubble canopy
  • Two colour cockpit interior layout
  • Large wide blade wood prop
  • 6 feet of rubber band thread
  • Light silkspan
  • Cleanly die-cut balsa parts
  • Clay for balancing model
  • Reinforced wire gear plus generous quantities of strip stock
  • For U-Control installation, this kit contains a plywood firewall, tip guide, bellcrank base and control line handle, also push rod wire, bellcrank, elevator horn, hinge material, nylon flying line and all balsa tail surfaces.


The Deluxe Materials Balsa Kit Glue Deal (sold separately) Contains:

Super Phatic Glue 50ml: Highly penetrating yellow aliphatic glue with "wicking" action . Dries to 50% of its weight so ideal for lightweight models.

Tissue Paste 50ml: A specially developed tissue paste used for sticking tissue paper to model aircraft.

Eze Dope 250ml: Traditional modellers tissue shrinking dope. A safe, non-toxic alternative to the traditional flammable dope liquid. Its safe non-flammable formula has little odour and brushes are water-washable.

(Please note: this deal includes only the glues mentioned. The Balsa Kit must be purchased separately.)




Here at Hobbies we aim to dispatch all in stock items on the same working day, if ordered by 2:00pm. UK mainland orders will be delivered by either Royal Mail or DHL.

DHL normally advise an estimated delivery slot via SMS or Email notification. Please see below for shipping charges.

UK Shipping Charge Rate

Plans, Fretsaw Blades, Flags, Decals and Vinyl Lettering

£2.45

Orders Up To £100

£4.50

Orders Over £100 & Hobbies Catalogues (UK Only)

Free Delivery

Royal Mail TRACKED

£6.95

Maximum Postage (Wood Packs, Panels and Flammable Goods)

£6.95

Express Next Working Day & Nominated Delivery (Placed Before 2pm)

£8.95

Saturday Courier 

£12.95


Please note: Orders to surcharge areas may incur an additional cost if a parcel is oversized, overweight or contains flammable goods. We will contact you before posting. Please see Postage for more information regarding surcharge areas.

We also deliver all over the world. For information regarding overseas orders please see Postage for further details.

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