Tamiya P-47D Bubbletop Finished Pics

Beautiful Job!  I love silver jugs.  This is the first one I've seen with the "Rough and Ready" nose art, and I like it.  Does it represent a specific bird from a specific pilot?   

Sweet 

Wow, that's gorgeous! What a beautiful bubble top. 

BK

ridleusmc

Beautiful Job!  I love silver jugs.  This is the first one I've seen with the "Rough and Ready" nose art, and I like it.  Does it represent a specific bird from a specific pilot?   

 

Thanks ridleusmc! Yes it was flown by Capt. William Garry, an ace from the 395th FS.

Thanks Crown and Brandon!

very good job, she looks great!

Really nice job! I hate to admit it but yours looks better than mine! Good work!

Max

Nice.  I love a NMF bird, never had the fortitude to try one.

goldhammer

Nice.  I love a NMF bird, never had the fortitude to try one.

 

Thanks guys! goldhammer, i was reluctant to try at first too but it isn't too bad. It's not a whole lot different then a normal paint job, just need more surface prep. I'm sure the high shine Alclad colors are a different animal but the Duraluminum laid down pretty good. I've seen some of your builds and I know you could pull it off.

Great job on one of the best kits ever produced. Love the NMF birds.

Thanks guys!

silentbob33

That looks really nice! I haven't used Alclad yet, how does the duraluminum stand up to masking?

 

Thanks silentbob! I had no issues using Tamiya tape. I just removed some of the tackiness by sticking it to a piece of paper a few times and it worked great. Only problem with paint pull off I had was after I painted the red on the prop spinner over the Alclad, I masked to paint the props black and when I removed the tape some of the red pulled off the spinner. I assume it's because the acrylic doesn't bite into the Alclad very well, but I may not have waited long enough for the acrylic to cure either. Just something to watch out for.

Thanks 7474!

Looks fantastic!  This kit is next in my queue, and I can only hope it turns out 1/10 as good as yours. 

Can I ask where you got the decals from?  I'm not too keen on either of the schemes that come with the kit but since I've only used kit-supplied decals before, I don't know who makes good quality decal sets.  I've been looking at some sheets from Zotz, and also from Lifelike Decals. 

Cheers, Mark

This is fantastic. Love that Jug!

-BD-

Seriously, that is really spectacular! Well done!  :D

What a beautifully orchestrated piece with a grand finale!

Toshi

MrStecks

Looks fantastic!  This kit is next in my queue, and I can only hope it turns out 1/10 as good as yours. 

Can I ask where you got the decals from?  I'm not too keen on either of the schemes that come with the kit but since I've only used kit-supplied decals before, I don't know who makes good quality decal sets.  I've been looking at some sheets from Zotz, and also from Lifelike Decals. 

Cheers, Mark

 

 

 

Thanks Mark. They are Superscale decals I got from Spruebrothers when they were on sale. I had some trouble with them settling down but not sure if it was user error on my part. It was my first time using non-kit decals. There certianly is now shortage of aftermarket decals for the P-47 though. Hardest part is deciding which to buy!

Beautiful looking P-47 rooster.  

Tamiya makes some very nice fitting models. The high shine Alclads are not difficult. You just need a glass smooth gloss black first then the high shine Alclad. The black gives it depth as you slowly build up the color.

Nice P-47. Congrats!

Thanks guys!

rooster513

 

 

MrStecks

Looks fantastic!  This kit is next in my queue, and I can only hope it turns out 1/10 as good as yours. 

Can I ask where you got the decals from?  I'm not too keen on either of the schemes that come with the kit but since I've only used kit-supplied decals before, I don't know who makes good quality decal sets.  I've been looking at some sheets from Zotz, and also from Lifelike Decals. 

Cheers, Mark

 

Thanks Mark. They are Superscale decals I got from Spruebrothers when they were on sale. I had some trouble with them settling down but not sure if it was user error on my part. It was my first time using non-kit decals. There certianly is now shortage of aftermarket decals for the P-47 though. Hardest part is deciding which to buy!