1/72 P-47D Thunderbolt “Pengie V” Capt. Boleslaw Gladych

[Lee Drennen]

Jim. Thanks your right it will disappear

Alan. Hope you can pull it off I can’t wait till the group build

[Lee Drennen]

Added the landing gear and painted the inside of them. Also hand painted the Red details. Ready for the wheels and decals next.

[Lee Drennen]

Added the decals this afternoon. The decals aren’t that good this time I had a lot of problems with them breaking up and cracking I did what I could with them sorry the tail number literally disintegrated when I tried to fix it so I don’t know when I’m on do there

[Mini Me]

She is starting to look the business Lee. Hope you can find a tail number for it. Rick H.

[Lee Drennen]

Thanks Rick don’t know about the tail number may have to do without

[Guest]

Looks good with the decals Lee :smiling3:.
Shame about those that shattered.

[Guest]

don’t know about the tail number may have to do without

Pretty much any from a WWII USAAF aircraft would do, I’d think — any spare from another aircraft kit, for example. You may want to use some with a 4 or 5 if you have them, but that really only matters if you expect people who actually know what they stand for will begin picking nits (And care about that, of course.)

[Lee Drennen]

Thanks Jakko
I started to put another set I had that came with the decals that were red and one made the other didn’t. I would rather leave it off if I put a different one on look out I’ll get slammed.

[Guest]

Looking good Lee, interesting use of that black coat, certainly works as it's looking a mean bird .

[Lee Drennen]

Thanks John I use flat black primer for a lot of builds makes a nice shade effect sometimes hopefully I’ll have an update for you in the morning thanks for stopping by and the compliment

[Guest]

Look fwd to seeing it Lee, where the winter wash model ? Can I see it on here ?
John .

[Guest]

I would rather leave it off if I put a different one on look out I’ll get slammed.

If that’s your worry then you’ll be damned if you do and damned if you don’t: there should be a registration number on the tail, so leaving it off will get you slammed by people who insist it should be there, and if you put on the “wrong” one for a specific plane you’re modelling, then you’ll get slammed by those who spot it’s not the correct number. To be honest, the chances of the former are bigger than the latter, if you ask me

[Lee Drennen]

If that’s your worry then you’ll be damned if you do and damned if you don’t: there should be a registration number on the tail, so leaving it off will get you slammed by people who insist it should be there, and if you put on the “wrong” one for a specific plane you’re modelling, then you’ll get slammed by those who spot it’s not the correct number. To be honest, the chances of the former are bigger than the latter, if you ask me :smiling3:

Thanks Jakko
The only ones left are the blue ones guess I’ll take a chance

[Jim R]

Hi Lee
It's a nice looking plane. Shame about the decals. Were they just poor or was it old age? The decals in old kits are often unuseable.
Jim

[Lee Drennen]

Hi Lee
It's a nice looking plane. Shame about the decals. Were they just poor or was it old age? The decals in old kits are often unuseable.
Jim

Jim
They were aftermarket ones never had any problems with them in the past sometimes you just get a bad Bach due to the age of the paper it was printed on. Most of the time the printer of the decals has no idea how old the paper was when they buy it that’s the gamble you take