discussion P-47D Razorback, England 1944 - Academy 1/72

[Guest]

Hello mates,


let me share my latest build, a P-47D-22 with the 63rd FS, 56h FG located in England during June of 1944.


The kit is from Academy box for the 70th anniversary of D-Day, which also include a FW-190, and built almost OoB beside navigation lights, seat belts and guns (replaced but wrongly aligned).


Comments and critiques welcome, as usual.


Francesco


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[Guest]

You have produced a great model Francesco. Very sharp detail with nice controlled paint detail shading .


Also like your photography. Very nicely presented.


Laurie

 

[Robert1968]

Awesome build


Robert

 

[Guest]

Superb job mate

 

[john i am]

Very nice indeed

 

[Guest]

A very nice build Francesco. What paint did you use for the NMF?

 

[Guest]

Great model Francesco.


Nice! The decal job is very fine


Oh!! A 190!! You will build it?!?

 

[flyjoe180]

Great job Francesco. Nicely and subtly weathered BMF panels.

 

[Guest]

Salve Francesco!!!


Great build,it's a stunning Razorback. Especially the metal finish I like a lot!!


Molto ben fatto, amico!!!!

 

[Guest]

Thank you mates, really appreciate.


@phikoleoputra


I used Alclad polished aluminum, no transparent varnish (but it's soooo weak).


@Polux,


A Dora? A Thirteen black? Noooo


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Thanks again,


Francesco

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[Guest]

Brilliant

 

[monica]

superb build Francesco,very nice and clean,and never short of your high stranded,

 

[papa 695]

Fantastic work Francesco

 

[colin m]

An impressive 1:72 model. Great work.

 

[takeslousyphotos]

That is a cracking job Francesco. Superb detailling ....... 10/10 on that one matey.

 

[Wong Ryan]

Very nice indeed. Did you prime the plane in black first , before spraying the Alcad?

 

[eddiesolo]

That is a beauty Francesco, sublime paint job. Top work.


Si

 

[Snowman]

Sweet, Razorback!!

 

[Guest]

That's an amazing Jug Francesco! So detailed & well finished, you'd think it was 1/48!


Although knowing your skills in 1/144, this must have seemed almost full size to you!

 

[Guest]

Thank you again mates, I wasn't expecting do many kind words.


@Wong Ryan


Once built I polished the model with nail polishing stick, primed with surfacer 1000 and polished with micromesh then tried to get different effects prepainting the surface with gloss white and matt black to obtain respectively light and shining or darker and matt areas. Pics below should explain better. I can say it actually worked though most of the effect is covered by bands or, sic, ruined by touching (as I decided to leave the Alclad unprotected).


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A better modeler may want to explore this technique further and will surely get more interesting results, especially on a larger scale.


Francesco

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