Here is a great sheet for which there really are not any good kits. In 1/72 your choices are Fujimi for the F4U-5, Matchbox for the F4U-4, and Hawk for the AU-1. Now I do know that Italeri has done an F4U-5/7, but I've not built it so cannot comment on it one way or the other. All of these are in overall dark sea blue so painting them will be a cinch. There are only one set of US markings, but aftermarket sheets can help with more should they be needed.

First up is a VF-14 F4U-4 from late 1949. The only color is a yellow fin tip and prop hub, though it does have some fin art.

The Suez Striped F4U-7 is from the French Flotille 15F in 1956. The yellow stripes are provided on the sheet.

The insignia-less F4U-5N is from VC-3, circa 1954. This has red on the tips of the fin, tanks, wing tips and the prop hub.

The AU-1 from VMA-212 has a nice white arrow on the forward fuselage as well as white on the prop hub and very tip of the tail.

The other AU-1 on the sheet is from VMA-323, though without any real color at all.

Finally, from VF-22 comes this F4U-4 aboard the USS Coral Sea in 1948. Light blue is on the tips of the wings, tail, fin and tip tanks as well as the prop hub.

Review copy courtesy of me and my diligent searching through piles of decals at swap meets.

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