Finished My P-47

Doc, there is nothing to be harsh about. The build looks great. The paint job looks great and the pics are better than any that I've taken. You are being too hard on yourself. That seems to be a problem that we all have. I keep saying the same thing about my builds and when I go to a show and if my name is called for an award they have to pick me up off the floor.

Relax and enjoy yourself. You're doing a great job. 

Jim   

fox

Doc, there is nothing to be harsh about. The build looks great. The paint job looks great and the pics are better than any that I've taken. You are being too hard on yourself. That seems to be a problem that we all have. I keep saying the same thing about my builds and when I go to a show and if my name is called for an award they have to pick me up off the floor.

Relax and enjoy yourself. You're doing a great job. 

Jim   

Thanks, I appreciate that. Of course, you need to realize you're saying this to a guy who has edited his post three times because of spotting typos!

I'm generally happy with it, and I'm proud to put it on my shelf to display. To me, that's what matters!

Hey Doc, Looks good to me.  I think you did a great job.  Just keeping doing the processes over and over and keep picking away at it.    That's what I'm doing. 

For all the trouble you reported, and me being braced for the worst, there isn't any worst....just a fine looking model aircraft. I'd be happy to have it on my shelf.

Nice work, Doc.

Mighty nice work, Doc 

It looks great! You did a nice job on that, even the paper drop tank looks good!  I have trouble with the seams on those things) 

By the way, if you can get Bare Metal Finish foil, it works great for masking canopies. Much easier than hand painting. Tape can be hit or miss for me, at least on 1/72.

You did a fine job on the jug. I'm usually a little critical of my own builds but with reason .

Your build looks like a P-47 model should look like!

Looks very good from here. Nothing wrong with the old Monogram kits. You can lightly sand down the raised lines just a tad and will look even better.

About the problems you had:

Sometimes silvering happens no matter how glossy the surface is. Try using Solvaset next time. This product is very strong and will eliminate most of the silvering and will make the decal snuggle down. You can also use a sharp blade to lightly slice the decal area then brush on Solvaset. It will get into the cuts and will kill the silvering.

When using putty shoot some Future over it to act as a primer so the topcoat wil look even.

The canopy frame color is correct as you did it. The first coat will show as the interior color. I like to shoot black next to help make the next color darker.

Another tip, when shooting red or yellow, shoot white first and then the red or yellow. The white will cut down the amount of paint coats and will produce brighter colors.

Looks cool!  Makes we want to do a razorback

As plasticjunkie explained about the Solvaset, that should take care of your decal issues.  I use Tamiya Extra Thin Cement to lay down my decals but it is a tricky technique.  I can explain it to you if you wish, just ask and I’d be more than happy to do so.  

Now for your build, for all the issues and concerns you have, your build came out looking just fine.  That’s an excellent example of a P-47.  I would be happy to include your P-47 in my collection.  I see none of the issues you wrote of.  Keep on building and post your wonderful builds, I enjoy reading your threads.

Your friend, Toshi

Great work.

Look forward to seeing your future builds and seeing your skills evolve.

plasticjunkie

Looks very good from here. Nothing wrong with the old Monogram kits. You can lightly sand down the raised lines just a tad and will look even better.

About the problems you had:

Sometimes silvering happens no matter how glossy the surface is. Try using Solvaset next time. This product is very strong and will eliminate most of the silvering and will make the decal snuggle down. You can also use a sharp blade to lightly slice the decal area then brush on Solvaset. It will get into the cuts and will kill the silvering.

When using putty shoot some Future over it to act as a primer so the topcoat wil look even.

The canopy frame color is correct as you did it. The first coat will show as the interior color. I like to shoot black next to help make the next color darker.

Another tip, when shooting red or yellow, shoot white first and then the red or yellow. The white will cut down the amount of paint coats and will produce brighter colors.

Thanks for the tips! I have a feeling I will be trying them all in the future.

Toshi

As plasticjunkie explained about the Solvaset, that should take care of your decal issues.  I use Tamiya Extra Thin Cement to lay down my decals but it is a tricky technique.  I can explain it to you if you wish, just ask and I’d be more than happy to do so.  

Now for your build, for all the issues and concerns you have, your build came out looking just fine.  That’s an excellent example of a P-47.  I would be happy to include your P-47 in my collection.  I see none of the issues you wrote of.  Keep on building and post your wonderful builds, I enjoy reading your threads.

Your friend, Toshi

Thank you for the kind words. Once I get some Solvaset, if that doesn't work, I may ask you for that technique.

As for seeing the issues I wrote of, my camera on my phone wouldn't get a good picture of the issues, but as I said, overall, it is a build I am happy with, and I think I have mostly taken care of the issues I had.

damouav

Great work.

Look forward to seeing your future builds and seeing your skills evolve.

 

Thanks, me too!