f4u corsair landing gear 3D-printed Wheels and Parts for the Fun Scale Models F4U-1A CORSAIR – RABIDMODELS.COM

f4u corsair landing gear 3D-printed Wheels and Parts for the Fun Scale Models F4U-1A CORSAIR – RABIDMODELS.COMDerek Micko's Fun Scale Models 32" F4U Corsair "Screaming Meanie" is his latest addition to the squadron. This model is available as a laser cut balsa kit at Manzano Laser Works (click here). It can be built in TWO different versions: REGULAR WING with no gear or plug in landing gear, or FOLDING WING with rotating retractable landing gear. Rabid Models has a large number of custom designed 3D printed parts available for both configurations! Derek's

Derek Micko's Fun Scale Models 32" F4U Corsair "Screaming Meanie" is his latest addition to the squadron. This model is available as a laser-cut balsa kit at Manzano Laser Works (click here). 

It can be built in TWO different versions: REGULAR WING with no gear or plug-in landing gear, or FOLDING WING with rotating retractable landing gear. Rabid Models has a large number of custom-designed 3D-printed parts available for both configurations!

Derek's Corsair was featured in a series of build articles in Model Aviation magazine in early 2025 - and you can see the article and download the plans here! 

There are 3D-printed black rubber "diamond-tread" tires and scale mag wheel hubs with decorative strut covers, the tailwheel, a decorative propeller hub, and micro control horns. We have the special hinge parts for the optional folding wing. Also RM and Derek designed a mechanical micro rotating retractable landing gear specifically for the Corsair. We have the servos as well. Please see the listing details below!

Click here to see an introduction VIDEO and click here for an outdoor flight video!  

There are FOUR 3D-printed part collections (A,B,C,D) which are available separately or you can get the complete set:

• Parts Kit A - $2.00 (needed for either wing version)
  • • 4 micro control horns (2 aileron, 1 rudder, 1 elevator), and one propeller hub.
    • Note: the hub is designed to fit tightly onto a 5mm metal hex nut which is used in place of the metal cone of a prop adapter (nut is not included). Blue Color.
• Folding Wing Parts B - $4.00
  • • 2 sets servo mounting tabs (4pcs), 2 sets hinge part H1 (4pcs), 1 set hinge part H2 (2pcs), 1 set hinge part H3 (2pcs), 2 pcs control horns part "CWH". Blue Color. The folding wing requires various pushrods (not included) and 2 x 9gm metal-gear servos (9gm MG servos available HERE). The folding wing is designed to incorporate Rabid Models' custom-designed rotating mechanical micro-retracts (see next).
• Rotating Retracts Parts C - $18.00 **Here's a quick video demo**
  • • 2 mechanical rotating micro-retract units (left and right) with two 1/16" wheel collars and two 4-40 grub screws included. The retracts require 1/16 music wire for the gear legs and pivot hinge (not included). Choose from Blue or White Color.
    • Separately - you'll also need 2 short 0.047 pushrod wires and two 4.3gm metal-gear servos to operate the retracts (not included, but 4.3gm MG servos are available HERE).
• Landing Gear Parts D - $13.00
  • • Two wheel-hub sets (half spoked and half flat), 2 decorative strut covers, 2 plastic wheel retainers. White Color. PLUS - two black diamond-tread TPU tires, these are 50x11.3mm (about 2" x 1/2") and weigh 5 gms each, and the tailwheel. The main wheel hubs weigh 4 gms/set. (Tire & hubs together = 9gms).  The tailwheel=1gm.

The constructions of the folding wing version and the installation of the retracts and mechanical parts is challenging, requiring exacting craftsmanship, fiddling, adjustment (cursing), and attention to fine detail - and 4 additional servos!  Derek produced this video showing how the retracts are assembled.  And Derek has published a build thread on RCGroups for the Corsair, click here to see that.   

The FSM Corsair with the standard wing uses our 24gm 1700kv motor (2S battery) with a 9x7 3-bladed propeller, the motor package is available from Rabid Models HERE.

The FSM Corsair with the folding wings & rotating retractable landing gear uses a more powerful eMax CF2822 1200kv motor (3S) with a 20amp ESC and 9.5x7 propeller. That motor package is available HERE.  Unfortunately, the propeller is NOT available from Rabid Models but its available from Motion RC for the B-24 and OV-10.

All of the various items in these packages are all available separately, if needed for spares or replacements. Contact us for details if not listed. We anticipate that with use (or hard landings), the trunnion may break. This is considered preferable to breaking the wing!  Replacement trunnions are listed. (blue or white)

General Notes: 3D-printed parts are unpainted but require very little preparation - they can be painted with any plastic-compatible paint. Painting is recommended because all plastics will deteriorate over time if exposed to sunlight. The propeller hub is designed to ft onto an 8mm hex nut (3mm shaft).  The strut covers and wheel hubs can be glued together with CA or Foam-Tac cement. The wheel hub halves are designed to be glued onto the wheel and have starter holes for the axle - drill out the holes to match the axle wire size you are using. The strut covers are designed to fit around 1/16" music-wire landing gear wire (as specified in the kit instructions).

CLICK HERE to download the general instruction sheet for wheels and hubs

CLICK HERE to download the general instruction sheet for struts