[STARMAN 352ND]

Guy's all i can say is WOW this baby rocks.......It's a very well done aircraft in 1:32..
Now as you can see my 21st Corsair pilot went in with no problems.
My Cert has #523 of 900.
I just took quick pictures right out the box ..I still have to put a few things on it.
Posted updated pictures of the SBD after i had time to work on it last night.
Enjoy the pics.
JP



Look i fit in the cockpit.....Cool now let's see if it flys...


Would you get out of the cockpit now so i may try it.....






I had to really trim the gunner on this one to make him fit right..Also had to remove the legs..


You can see the red dot was covered with flat white...just like the real plane was.


The prop was is heavy metal had to take the back pin out and file it down because there was a gap...Now it looks better.
This is a little tricky to do it took some time ..But it worked out.

[flyXwire]

Hey that Corsair figure looks perfect and great sitting in his office, JP!

Now where is his 'blue shirted' gunner buddy, eh?

[Elmer]

Ha Ha!! AWESOME, JP! Thanks for the pics. I can tell you are one happy camper!

[Art LeBrun]

Can someone explain the GC code meaning? Thanks........

[flyXwire]

Originally Posted by Art LeBrun

Can someone explain the GC code meaning? Thanks........

That's the legendary comedian extraordinaire George Carlin's acronym...doncha know that???

[Andrew]

Does that 'GC' on the starboard side seem a bit crooked? or is my monitor just at an odd angle?

[Cruver Collecter]

Great looking model. That one will look mighty nice sitting on a shelf.

[Elmer]

Originally Posted by flyXwire

That's the legendary comedian extraordinaire George Carlin's acronym...doncha know that???

You're a funny man, fly! OK you naval experts... what does it stand for? Group Commander?

[trex0770]

Nice JP! Glad I took the Corsair pilot b4 giving the plane to my 5 year old nephew. Now I gotta get him the 21st CT Mustang or T-bolt and keep the pilots.

[kb466]

Originally Posted by Art LeBrun

Can someone explain the GC code meaning? Thanks........

It stands for Air Group Commander. This model represents the SBD-3 flown by Commander Wade McCluskey who was commander of the USS Enterprise Air Group on June 4, 1942 at the Battle of Midway. McCluskey was the commander who led the two Enterprise SBD squadrons to the Japanese Fleet that morning through some pretty good guesswork, when the fleet wasn't where they expected it to be. They found it and McCluskey and most of the two squadrons dove on and bombed the Japanese carrier Kaga, sinking it in the process, while Lt. Dick Best with just two other Enterprise SBD's dove on the carrier Akagi and sank it. Almost simultaneously, the SBD's of Yorktown's VB-3 had also found the Japanese fleet, having come from a different direction. They dove on and sank the Japanese carrier Soryu. Later that afternoon, a combined group of SBD's returned and sank the remaining Japanese carrier at Midway, the Hiryu. All told, the SBD's sank four Japanese fleet carriers on June 4th. It was a remarkable day and was what made the SBD into a legend.

Anyway, enough of the history lesson-- the GC was Wade McCluskey's airplane and signified his status as air group commander on the Enterprise.