This weekend I worked on the seat.
I made the attachment brackets using styrene, straight pins, and used very thin wire for the springs.
I could not find any references to the purpose of the hook, but perhaps it was for stowing the oxygen mask.
The handle was pulled up to unlock and the pilot would use his legs to raise or lower the seat height.
The headrest was not thick enough so I cut the front off and added a strip of styrene. After bonding it the seam can just barely be seen. It will not be noticeable after filling, sanding, and painting.

Thanks for your comments, but I would hardly call what I am doing "skilled" or "craftsmanship" hahaha

I plan on doing more this weekend so I'll get some more pictures uploaded soon.

Floor, side panels, and foot supports in place.

I've taken some pictures of the Corsair firewall, edited then merged them together using Photoshop. After scaling them down I've printed them out and will use them to produce the illusion of the metal wall. I will use this same process for the floor.
What do you think? Does it look realistic? For the floor, when I place items on top of the printout it will give it a 3D effect. I think it should look good.

I went the the Tri-state Warbird Museum over the weekend for some more pictures and videos of their Corsair. I found out something interesting about this FG-1D. It never saw combat, however it did fly in the "Baa Baa Black Sheep" movie and TV series. One of the tour guides pointed out 2 small holes in the fuselage that had been repaired. He said that was where they installed a smoke device. He said this Corsair was the one you saw get shot down. So, if you ever get to see the movie or TV series you'll know the one that gets shot down is currently under restoration in Cincinnati Ohio.

While I was filming, one of the tour guides introduced me to nice guy Hunt. He actually flew a Corsair in WWII!  I spent over 2 hrs with him. What a great experience. He took me around the place and showed me pictures, articles, models, etc. that he donated. There is even a display of all of the trainers he flew up to the Corsair. Very nice display.

nice guy never saw combat but just flew training missions. The stories he told were very enjoyable. He told me that once he had to make a deadstick landing from 500 ft!  He also pointed out that Corsairs had the ability to tow a target banner so others could practice shooting a moving target. He showed me picture of him flying the Corsair and he told me to look closely at the picture. He pointed out several small holes in the fuselage between the cockpit and the vertical stabilizer!!!  Someone had peppered his Corsair by accident!  WOW!!!  He said he didn't even know it until he landed.

nice guy is 83 and last year was diagnosed with cancer. However, he looks good and the prognosis is good.

God Bless the men and women who serve, no matter in what capacity. They all fight for our freedoms.

Looks like you're making some serious progress... 

For the hydraulic hoses, I'd suggest using solid electrical hookup wire with black insulation.
The nice thing about the solid wire is that you can bend it to shape and it will stay.

You should be able to find it in different sizes at a hardware store or maybe Radio Shack.

More progress. I will be changing the colors of some of the levers like the dive brake handle. You'll also notice a few placed where I need to add some touch-up paint. I should have sanded more before I painted. I didn't realize how much the paint shows the errors. Oh well, I'll live with it.
Anyone know the best way to keep the decals from coming up? I notice one or two will come up on the ends. I'll spray a coat of dull coat when I'm finished and that may keep them down, but if anyone has any ideas please let me know.