Vought XF4U-1 Mini Groupbuild, Short Version / before Crash

This is the first time for me to start a build by cutting the kit apart.
Fuselage cut up in order to be able to relocate the cockpit forward, and to shorten the hull in front of the wingroot.
To be continued……. 

Comparison, before and after 

Cockpitsection moved forward , gap filled with styrenesheet 

Cockpit assembly miraculously fits with only minor alterations 

Preparation to fill the gap between the kitpart and the razorback 

Testfit with styrenesheet 

Razorback restored after cockpit-relocation and lowering  

Inner Flaps with actuators. 

Control surfaces plus actuators 

Bit by bit the subassemblies take shape, legs finished 

Engine finished 

Metallic Detail engine is a bit too long for the cowling, if the kit‘s exhaust plate has to fit in there as well, so the engine had to be slightly shortened. Exhaust plate is needed, because cowlflaps will be displayed open, so the inner structure of the cowling will be visible to some degree. 

According to new research ( Thank you Bernhard 🙂 ) Corrected tailwheel forward struts