P-47 Thunderbolt

[MORIARTY1177]

Truly Awesome looking Jug Steve. Keep up the good work.

Regards

Chris

[stona]

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.

Thanks for the encouragement everyone!

Dave they are a bit fiddly but I think they look very good. I use a magnifier,a couple of pairs of tweezers and white glue.

Radu says in his instructions not to use PVA or liquid glues but I use an old bottle of Klearfix which is quite significantly thickened and it works a treat. I've got these belts in aircraft that were built a while (couple of years at least) ago and they still look fine.

Cheers

Steve

[flyjoe180]

I am always amazed at your attention to detail in the cockpit Steve. Remarkable.

[Guest]

The seatbelt turned out really well and the rest of the cockpit is superb. Well done.

[stona]

I enjoy a challenge as much as anyone,but I also enjoy assembling a kit that fits. This one fits beautifully. I haven't even cleaned up the wing-fuselage joins in this picture,I've literally just stuck the wings on. The horizontal stabiliser-fuselage joins are finished.

I'm hoping to get this ready for some primer by tomorrow.

Cheers

Steve

[Vaughan]

Steve did you have two sink marks on the underside of the fuselage, see images of my model, as this seems to be a problem mentioned on several reviews of the model?

Vaughan

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[stona]

Oooh yes!

I noticed then last night whilst,bizarrely,fixing the gunsight.

They are sanded now and there's not much to see.

Just a quick polish needed before I prime.

They did look like this.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Impressive wing fit Steve,love it when that happens! Looking great, eagerly awaiting the next update!

[stona]

Last night I sprayed the rudder and nose red,fitted the canopy and masked its aluminium frame which means that this morning I could start some proper spraying.

So far I've got the basic coat of Medium Sea Grey on the bottom.

I've used my now usual WEM enamels which means I'll leave this a few hours and then do a bit of shading this evening.

Cheers

Steve

[stona]

I've got the shading done on the underside.

There will be a bit of waiting now so I've decided to include some figures. I have had some 1/32 Luftwaffe figures from Dartmoor Military Models and was impressed so I ordered up some Yanks. The white metal figures arrived in their little boxes and I've glued them together. Painting them should keep me occupied for a while!

Cheers

Steve

[stona]

This morning I have been spraying mostly Ocean Grey.

I've got it on and post shaded a bit to break up the monotony.

Next up will be applying the rather nebulous Dark Green pattern. I've got some reasonable images of the fuselage sides but the upper wings will be largely guess work,I have some blurry stills from some old film footage to go on. This I'll have a crack at tomorrow.

In the mean time I shall be making a right mess of my two American figures

Cheers

Steve

[stona]

Due to unforseen freedom I've leapt ahead with this and sprayed the Dark Green.

This an interpretation of this very complicated scheme.

It's all sprayed freehand with enamel paints. I'll be leaving it overnight before having a good look and maybe making some adjustments.

Now I'm planning the best way of masking and spraying the partial invasion stripes!

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Looking fantastic Steve. Reminds me of when i built my Thunderbolt on here. Keep up the good work.

Andy

[flyjoe180]

Looks like you nailed that camo pattern Steve. Coming along nicely, looking forward to seeing the result soon.

[Guest]

Steve like always you nailed the cammo!