(COMPLETED) - Tamiya P-47 Bubbletop / Passionate Patsy

UKguyInUSA

She's moved along quickly since I last checked...looking super!

 

Cheers

 

Latest WIP pictures of my Thunderbolt, Passionate Patsy.  Nearly there!

Well, it's been really slow progress over the last week or so.  Lots of distractions/issues, but now the construction/painting phase is essentially complete. 

Did some chipping on the prop and made a first pass with oils for weathering.  I like how the oils look.  The long set-up time is nice in that it gives you a chance to fix things you don't like, but it's also agravating just to maneuver the plane without smudging anything.  Once the oil weathering is done I'll finish with some light chipping of the painted areas, shoot it with a light dull-coat, permanently afix the canopy and call it complete. 

Cheers, Mark

WOW !!!! Nice job !

littletimmy

WOW !!!! Nice job !

Thank you Timmy.

lawdog114

Awesome work. Particularly the prop....LOL.

LOL... thanks Lawdog. 

Cheers, Mark

So far just great! 

I can only hope that I'll be able to do my jug with half the fine show yours puts on.

1943Mike

So far just great! 

I can only hope that I'll be able to do my jug with half the fine show yours puts on.

Thanks Mike.  I'm confident that yours will stack up nicely. 

Cheers, Mark

Very well done Mate, especially on the NMF

Jay Jay

Very well done Mate, especially on the NMF

 

Thanks Jay Jay. 

Cheers, Mark

Wow!  That is just excellent.  Painting and weathering is exceptional.  I hope you have somewhere to display that bird.  I am more than a little jealous of your skill.

D

What a great finale!  Your build is like an Mozart opera, just fine tuned!

Toshi

Love it Mr Stecks ! Very nice work.

Mark - 

Your build is absolutely outstanding. Wonderful detailing and paint job sir!!

....That is a fine looking model, Mr Stecks.

ManCityFan

Wow!  That is just excellent.  Painting and weathering is exceptional.  I hope you have somewhere to display that bird.  I am more than a little jealous of your skill.

D

Thanks Dwayne.  Yes, my poor coffee table in the living room is becoming a battleground between airplanes and a big dinosaur.  lol

Cheers, Mark

Toshi

What a great finale!  Your build is like an Mozart opera, just fine tuned!

Toshi

Being a musician and a fan of Mozart, I know that's high praise indeed.  Thank you for your kind words.

Cheers, Mark

StephenL

Love it Mr Stecks ! Very nice work.

Thanks Stephen.  The final detailing is nearly complete.

Cheers, Mark

Got Plastic?

Mark - 

Your build is absolutely outstanding. Wonderful detailing and paint job sir!!

Thanks Chris.  I appreciate that.

Cheers, Mark

DasBeav

....That is a fine looking model, Mr Stecks.

Thank you DasBeav.  She's about 99% done now.

Cheers, Mark

WIP - Tamiya P-47 Bubbletop / Passionate Patsy  (COMPLETED)

Here are some final pics of Passionate Patsy, that I build for the Thunderbolt Group Build.  I really like how she came out, though of course there are about a thousand little things I'd like to "fix" or "undo," but I feel good about it now, so why push my luck?  lol

Thanks to everyone for help and encouragement along the way!  This is the first true WIP thread I've done and I've enjoyed every bit of it.

I don't really have a good lighting setup for pictures, so these were just taken with the plane on some poster board and a couple of room lamps.  Maybe have to invest in a better photo setup.

Cheers, Mark

I think it's an exceptional build. Good job on the weathering, streaking from the guns and the chipping. I really admire how you've painted her as well. Fine choice of which aircraft to model - Passionate Patsy! Oh yeh.

Hi Mark, she looks fantastic!  Very good and realistic job with the natural metal.  

regards,

Jack

Stunning build!! i really love it!!

I don't like very much this aircraft ... it's not one of my favorite but you've got me like it a little!  

Congrats!!

1943Mike

I think it's an exceptional build. Good job on the weathering, streaking from the guns and the chipping. I really admire how you've painted her as well. Fine choice of which aircraft to model - Passionate Patsy! Oh yeh.

Thanks Mike.  I like the scheme as well, though it was hard to choose since there are so many out there for the p-47.

Cheers, Mark

jgeratic

Hi Mark, she looks fantastic!  Very good and realistic job with the natural metal.  

regards,

Jack

Thank you Jack.  I was really happy with the AK Xtreme Metal paint.  Never had a problem with it.

Cheers, Mark

Jamie_Graham

Stunning build!! i really love it!!

I don't like very much this aircraft ... it's not one of my favorite but you've got me like it a little!  

Congrats!!

Thank you Jamie.  I'm glad I could get you to like the P-47 a little.    To tell the truth, it's never been a favorite of mine either, but after researching and building this plane I have come to like it a lot.

Cheers, Mark

Shipwreck

MrStrecks, you did a great job on your P-47; especially the NMF and the weathering. Thanks for sharing it!

Thanks Shipwreck, I appreciate that.

Cheers, Mark

Mark, this is a beautiful build from top to bottom. =] Great NMF painting! Great weathering! You've got a lot of great things happening in between too. Keeping things crisp and clean until you're ready to make a mess is a tricky thing I feel. You've done a great job all around. Don't sweat the lighting. Most of my work in progress is done from the kitchen table. I save all the pretty pics for last. One of these days I'm gonna get more sophisticated like Lawdog and class up my pictures of building, but for now I'm doing the best I can.

You've got yourself one passionate Patsy right there. =D

That is nothing short of impressive, Mark. Very well done! Its one to be proud of.

Wow this is some impressive work. I loved the Tamiya jug I did a few months ago and I'd like to try a NMF bubbletop sometime. This is certainly inspiring!

A fantastic finale'.  I too loved how this WIP came out!

Toshi