1/72 Hobby Boss P-47D "Thunderbolt"

That it does, my friend. It's now been over 24 hours and this stuff crazed a little and it's sticky. So this paint is a total no-go.

I'll have to remove this round of paint from the drop tank and start fresh.

The landing gear still look a little wonky but I think they'll be okay once they are cemented in securely.

I guess I'll use the not so quick and lazy with my AB and some Vallejo silver. 

 

Yeah, I always say good models take time! Trying to rush things (although tempting!) usually turns out the other way around... Good luck with that NMF and I look forward to seeing some nice photos! Have a nice day

Paweł

The primer had about an hour to dry, the gloss had about 25 minutes, and then the chrome was given almost an hour befor I started messing with it. 

I'm really sure it was my fault, Pawel. Lol

the best spray can aluminum I've ever used was Duplicolor car touch-up paint. That stuff is nearly indestructible lol!

I think I may grab another can of it. Lol

but seriously, no more rushing with metallics. I'll just end up doubling my workload lol.

Hello Mike!

Sometimes I get a feeling that those spray can chrome silvers just never dry - they give you a nice shiny finish, put if you hold a part for too long or try to mask it with tape, even after several days, it's going to leave a mark.

Recently I have tried Mr Color Super Metallic Chrome Silver - now this one is expensive and maybe not the most shiny chrome out there, but its perfect for NMF aircraft and most importantly - you can really mask that stuff!

Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

Good morning, FSM.  :)

I finished up the landing gear last night. The gear doors are molded together, but a razor saw will separate them easily. There are enough locator pins on both halves to make alignment trouble free and it looks better.

I also painted the 150 gal. Centerline drop tank. I used a three rattle can (lazy) method that worked beautifully and gave me a gorgeous chrome-like finish. Ah, but then I got impatient and I have to start over again after I sand the finger prints off of it.  :(

For the rest of you fellow short cut enthusiasts, such as myself, the three rattle cans were Rustoleum flat black primer, Testors ultra gloss, followed by Rustoleum Chrome.

If I'd have let the layers cure properly and not tried to test fit it so early I'd have something nice to show you, but I screwed it up.

At least I know the process works! Lol

But this is going to take days to paint in this way so the layers cure properly.

Pictures to come later.

The only thing I'm not liking about this kit is the super shallow panel lines. I've given up on most of them, but I concentrated on separating the control surfaces and the cowl flaps. 

I think its going to turn out okay, but not great. Still remains to be seen.

You will need a little filller along the fuselage joins. I tried getting these to go together seamlessly, but in the end I relented and pulled out the Bondo. The panel lines have suffered greatly in this area.

After scratching up a scoop for the supercharger in the cowl, I added a basic IP, IP cowl, and a gunsight. These items can be seen pretty well so I'm not regretting adding those parts.

It's all going together fairly well. I've got the landing gear and bay doors left untouched still, but I'm getting there. I may have some primer on it before the day is through.

Thanks Mike, its doesn't look as bad as i had expected. Lack of pit detail was a given i think. As you say, good a a quick weekend build, and hopefullyfor getting kits into the hobby, big and small ones.

This review http://gregers.fr.yuku.com/topic/4397/Hobbyboss-172-Republic-P47D-Thunderbolt-Bubbletop has been quite helpful in my decision making progress. 

I think it will be helpful for you guys as well. No pictures were provided, but its very descriptive regardless.

Here are some of the sprue shots. The few EP marks are on the bay doors. There are two choices in props. The engine is alright- it lacks cooling ribs on the cylinders. The bombs, drop tanks, and wing pylons will need details added to look right, but the center line drop tank looks good enough.

The windscreen/canopy is a kinda snap-in one piece affair. 

All the reviews I could find said not to bother with the pit. You can't really see anything anyways. 

Hope that's the info you needed. Now we'll just have to see how it turns out. From what I've seen it can look pretty good if some time is put into it. My plan is not to get too carried away with the build itself. I just really want to paint something. Lol

Pawel, Bish,

I'm not sure yet. It's okay so far with a little sanding.

The wing roots will close nicely with some glue and a line of tape to hold it together.

The lower wing to fuselage seam will probably go away with a little more effort.

There is minimal detail for the pit, which does not include even a decal for the IP. It's all molded into the one piece fuselage.

The gear bays are okay.

Minimalistic, but not bad.

It's not the best. Good for a nice weekend build and some stress relief.

 

I have seen there range of easy assembely kits on hannants and been put off a bit. I always view stuff like this in a bad way for some reason. So interested to see how this pans out and if i may be judging them harshly.

Hello Mike!

It's always good to see you working. Those HobbyBoss kits are kinda funny - mix of great detail and ultra-tricky molding with some gross simplifications. For similar reasons to yours I have a started F-84 Thunderjet. I wish you showed some pictures in this thread, because I feel like I didn't do a Jug for too long and I'd like to know if this one is even worth looking at, or should I go straight to Tamiya. Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł