Vintage US Navy Aircraft Color Profiles Binder Lot F4U Corsair F8F Bearcat MCM
Vintage U.S. Navy & Marines Aircraft Color Profiles Reference Album – Custom Binder Lot for Scale Modelers
Up for sale is a unique, vintage custom-compiled aviation reference binder dedicated entirely to United States Navy and US Marine Corps aircraft paint schemes, structural markings, and unit insignia. Expertly curated by a dedicated scale modeling enthusiast, this folder houses multi-view color illustrations, rare trade articles, and decal placement keys clipped from classic Western and Japanese modeling journals.
It serves as a highly detailed, comprehensive bench resource for documenting weathering, masking paint lines, or accurately applying aftermarket decals to scale plastic model kits (1/32, 1/48, or 1/72 scales).
Featured Reference Sections & Plates Inside Include:
- Vought F4U Corsair Multi-Page Spread: Exceptional coverage of the iconic bent-wing fighter. Includes detailed color profiles of the F4U-1, F4U-1A, and F4U-1D across USMC "Aces" squadrons, the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, and the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). Features detailed close-up diagrams of F4U-5 camera ports, retractable steps, and ground-crew refueling setups.
- Revell Japan Corsair Model Inserts: Includes original vintage Revell Japan model documentation sheets ("Revell Reference Materials for High Modeling"), detailing 1/32 scale Vought F4U-1D configurations for VMF-111 "Devil Dogs" and Marine Air Wing deployments.
- Grumman F8F Bearcat Profiles: Striking color layouts charting the Bearcat in natural metal finishes, late-1940s US Navy reserves (Glenview, Illinois), the French Armée de l'Air (Indo-China operations), the Thai Air Force, and the famous civilian Grumman "Gulfhawk IV" piloted by Major Al Williams.
- Pre-War & Golden Age Navy Biplanes: Beautiful color plates detailing the Boeing F4B-4, Curtiss F11C-2 Goshawk, and Curtiss F7C-1 Seahawk across historic carrier groups (USS Saratoga, USS Ranger, USS Lexington). Includes a historic article layout: "The Strange Story of Grumman's First Fighter" detailing early GE-23 designs.
- Brewster F2A / B-239 Buffalo: Compares early US Navy carrier deployments (including the USS Saratoga "Felix the Cat" squadron) alongside British, Royal Netherlands Indies Army, and Finnish Air Force winter camouflage variants.
- Subject: Military Aviation History, US Navy/Marines, & Paint Schemes
- Format: Custom Binder / Loose Leaf Protective Sleeves
- Language: English & Japanese
- Era: Vintage (compiled from late 1950s to 1970s reference sources)
- Topic: Vought F4U Corsair, F8F Bearcat, Pre-War Biplanes, Brewster Buffalo, Modeling Reference
* PRE-OWNED - GOOD CONDITION.