P-47 Thunderbolt

[stona]

Just like the Olympics...we're off and running.

Just need the harness to arrive.

Cheers

Steve

[Vaughan]

Looking good Steve the radial engine looks well detailed. keep the photos coming. Just a question is that zinc chromate yellow or green?

Vaughan

[stona]

The cockpit is ZC Green,at least WEM's version.

Again I defer to Nigel Julian who told me yesterday that the evidence for this,rather than one of the other green colours,is mounting. I know he has looked at many original artefacts. He is trying to write the "blurb" for the instructions on a new large scale P-47 release which is in the pipeline and get a book he is co-authoring to the publishers by October. That along with his day job.He puts up with my inane questions with remarkable good grace!

I don't want to be to anal about it,it's a pretty nauseous dark green colour!

The wheel wells are ZC yellow. I mixed mine and it is too green. I'll be giving them a quick once over with something slightly more yellow before applying washes etc.

Cheers

Steve

[stona]

Here you go.

I'll muck them up a bit and pick out some detail when they are thoroughly dry,tomorrow.

Cheers

Steve

[colin m]

A couple of weeks ago, myself and daughter No1 were at Duxford IWM. In the American hangar there is a B17 with landing flaps slightly lowered. Now I realise we have to be careful with museum examples, and indeed different manufacturers but, the colour of the zinc chromate is so very much the same as your brew you have made up here. Allowing for ageing etc, I'd say you've got it.

Colin M...

[Guest]

Looking great Steve and nice to have a handy color authenticator at hand!

[stona]

I'm still awaiting the arrival of the harness so I've pushed on with as many bits and pieces as I can. I can't put the cockpit in from the bottom,as on some kits,so until the harness arrives I can't join the fuselage halves.

Most challenging is the engine assembly that fits on the front.

It is taped above.I won't glue it until I have a fuselage to offer it up to. It is made of several parts and getting everything "square" is quite a fiddle. Also keeping the engine in the correct place is important. Get this wrong and the propeller will potentially not sit right!

The inside of the engine covers are painted in Alclad "Dark Aluminium". I again defer to Nigel who assures me they would have had an anodised aluminium finish and not be painted in a primer (ZC yellow or green) as the instructions would suggest.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

This is looking good. Great looking aircraft. Hopefully that harness arrives soon.

[stona]

The harness arrived from RB Productions this morning. I've made up these before but even so,there is no getting away from the fact that they are extremely fiddly,even at 1/32 scale. Having said that I think the hard work is worth it,these harnesses look great in the model.

Highly recommended,just make sure you've got your magnifier and fine tweezers at the ready

To be honest I'm glad that bit is done!

On to the next bit soon.

Cheers

Steve

[Centurion3RTR]

They do look fiddly, but they look so good and well worth the eye strain Steve.

Have fun, John

[stona]

I forgot how good this kit is!

I've taped the two fuselage halves together with the cockpit fitted.

Just a splosh of glue now. I offered up the wings and they fit perfectly too....joy.

Cheers

Steve

[Vaughan]

Looking good Steve nice instrument dials, are they decals or have you painted them on?

Vaughan

[stona]

Looking good Steve nice instrument dials, are they decals or have you painted them on?Vaughan

Cripes,no way I could paint that! They are decals,hammered down over the raised detail with four or five applications of Microsol.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Very nice, Steve. Love the harness.

Keith

[Dave W]

Nice work Steve.I've got one of those harnesses in 1/48 to make up.Not looking forward to it but the end result will make it worthwhile.