
What is Online Exclusive?
Hobbyco helps third-party suppliers offer popular products to our customers at competitive prices.
Products listed as Online Exclusive have up to 5 business days dispatch delay as specified on the product page plus shipping.
We aim to ensure that you receive your Online Exclusive orders as quickly and as safely as possible.
At Hobbyco, we are working hard to get your online orders delivered to you as fast as we can.
How much are delivery costs?
For all orders AU $125 and over the delivery fee is *free. For orders less than AU $125 delivery fee is AU *$10 in Australia. (*Exclusions apply including large orders and bulky items.)
For bulky products (packaging over 50cm/5kg), we offer an affordable shipping rate that is calculated with an online shipping calculator.
Add your favourites to your cart and proceed to checkout to calculate your final shipping costs.
What is Hobbyco return policy?
As a Hobbyco customer, you are entitled to a 14 day return period from the time that the goods you ordered have been received through courier service tracking.
Note: The return delivery time is not included as part of this 14 day return period.
To see the full return policy click here.
Tamiya - 1/48 Vought F4U-1A Corsair
After enduring heavy losses to the Japanese Navy's Zero fighters in the early stages of the Pacific War, the U.S. Navy became focused on developing new fighters capable of turning the tides of aerial combat. Among those fighters was the Corsair, first developed to be a high speed, carrier borne aircraft. Built around the new Pratt & Whitney R-2800 2000hp engine, and turning the largest propeller ever attached to a fighter plane (4m dia.), this gull-winged wonder was destined to be a success. In June 1942, the F4U-1 production models made their maiden flight. However, due to their restricted forward field of view, and because of a propeller wash effect caused them to stall left wing first during low speed landings, they first were used as land based fighters. Succeeding the F4U-1 in the summer of 1943 was the F4U-1A, which was equipped with an extended rear wheel landing gear shaft, a slightly modified glazed canopy, and a small triangular strip of metal bolted to the right leading edge of the wing to equalize the stall and avoid the roll to the left at touch-down. Despite these improvements, the new F6F Hell Cat was adopted as the main carrier-borne aircraft, and the first combat Corsairs became relegated to land based US Marine squadrons in the South Pacific. Major Boyington and 2nd Lieutenant Hanson of the U.S. Marines, Lt. Kepford of the Navy and other ace-pilots, bravely flew the F4U-1A into fierce air-combats, overpowering the Japanese Zero fighters with tremendous top speed and six 12.7mm heavy machine guns.
Features:
-Taller seat, longer tailwheel
-Improved canopy have been accurately reproduced
-Wings may even be assembled in folded position
-Parts for 1,000lb bombs, drop tanks
-Two pilot figures
-Two marking options are included
Customize your kit and take your creation to another level with our selection of paint sets.
At Hobbyco, we are working hard to get your online orders delivered to you as fast as we can.
How much are delivery costs?
For all orders AU $125 and over the delivery fee is *free. For orders less than AU $125 delivery fee is AU *$10 in Australia. (*Exclusions apply including large orders and bulky items.)
For bulky products (packaging over 50cm/3kg), we offer an affordable shipping rate that is calculated with an online shipping calculator.
Add your favourites to your cart and proceed to checkout to calculate your final shipping costs.
Transit Insurance
- The Hobbyco team take pride in picking, packing and clearly labelling your order so it arrives safe and sound for your enjoyment. Unfortunately, once your order leaves our warehouse, for reasons outside of our control, on rare occasions parcels could be damaged or even lost in transit. As such, Hobbyco highly recommends selecting transit insurance at checkout to protect your order while it is in transit.
- Standard shipping does not include insurance by default. Unfortunately, without transit insurance, Hobbyco is not responsible for refunding or replacing a damaged/broken or lost in transit items without Transit Insurance.