1/48 Tamiya P-47D Double Build- 56th FG "Schilling and Gabreski" (Finished)

Tickmagnet

Always a pleasure to watch your builds.

 

Thanks Tick

plasticjunkie

Great work dog. The engines and pits look amazing. 

 

Thanks PJ

Fantastic work as usuall - and one of my favorite kits in terms of engineering and fit.  Really looking forward to your camo finish on this one.

Always a pleasure to watch your builds.

Great work dog. The engines and pits look amazing. 

RadMax8

Looks like a couple P-47's to me... Carry on, my man!

Wouldn't doubt that mold gets plenty of use, you may have kits from two ends of the run... either that or you got a Monday kit! I've got a Quickboost engine for when I do my razorback P-47D.

 

Thanks Max. That's my thought. This mold is almost 20 years old already. I've been saying I will eventually drop a quickboost mill in one of these. Too bad you have to drill out the prop hub, and not do it crooked!

Aggieman

Gorgeous work as always.  Your radials are jaw-dropping.

 

Thanks Aggie 

damouav

The work you achieve on the radials just makes your builds pop. A work of beauty all round Joe, well done. Do you polish the airframes prior to preshading/primer?

Thank you for posting.

 

Thanks and your welcome Damian. No polishing. Other than the seamwork, I don't even prime them. 

Looks like a couple P-47's to me... Carry on, my man!

Wouldn't doubt that mold gets plenty of use, you may have kits from two ends of the run... either that or you got a Monday kit! I've got a Quickboost engine for when I do my razorback P-47D.

Gorgeous work as always.  Your radials are jaw-dropping.

The work you achieve on the radials just makes your builds pop. A work of beauty all round Joe, well done. Do you polish the airframes prior to preshading/primer?

Thank you for posting.

Where was I with these turkeys.  As always, getting the airframe(s) together is a fairly painless endeavor.  Sometimes the rear spine insert on the bubbletop can be problematic and care needs to be taken.  I usually tape it tightly in place and glue it from the inside.  

You also have to take care with the belly seam and not sand out detail where the panel lines converge (ahead of the supercharger waste gate). Masking tape along the seam helps preserve detail here.  I did have to rescribe and add some rivet detail.    

I switched to the Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Double Wasps.  As I've always said, Tamiya's example isn't their best work and in my opinion is the weakest part of the kit.  To quote Wally Cleaver I "gave them the business", particularly some ignition wiring. Here's how I do it.

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/2/t/149327.aspx

Note the one on the right has better cooling fin detail.  Is the mold getting long in the tooth?

I sought to replicate this bad boy....

Here's what I came up with...

Weathered...

A preshade, almost ready for paint. The "Sch"is for Schilling so I don't confuse them. 

I have the gear doors blue-tacked in place for ease of painting the invasion stripes for which both will get. 

Hoss WA

Lawdog - Thanks for the consideration on my Gabby Jug, which I just finished. It feels like I've learned over half of my modeling techniques from your tutorials! Thanks again for sharing.

I'm looking forward to your fading and shading on Gabby's jug. I thought it was a challenging scheme in the trade-off between a nice, crisp model and the reality of overspray, tape lines, and sketchy sprayed on camo.  

 

Thanks Hoss, and your welcome.  Truthfully, other than some dirt, I probably won't do much fading.  The 56th were meticulous and actually waxed their planes to get a touch more speed out of them. 

Lawdog - Thanks for the consideration on my Gabby Jug, which I just finished. It feels like I've learned over half of my modeling techniques from your tutorials! Thanks again for sharing.

I'm looking forward to your fading and shading on Gabby's jug. I thought it was a challenging scheme in the trade-off between a nice, crisp model and the reality of overspray, tape lines, and sketchy sprayed on camo.  

RadMax8

What's better than a pair of Jugs? Why a pai* ** **** Hang on, being told I can't use that joke here, whoops! 

Joe as usual, you're killing it. In one night you've done what would have taken me weeks to do. 

Quick question, what do you use to simula the paint wear/chipping? I've got a cheap crappy paint brush that I hacked off and used to dry brush with, but seeing your work I want to copy it HAHA.

Thanks for sharing your work.

 

Ha! Thanks Max. For small chipping I use a silver prismacolor pencil. It's easy to overdo so you have to be careful.

....and your welcome. Hope some people get a little use out of my tricks. 

What's better than a pair of Jugs? Why a pai* ** **** Hang on, being told I can't use that joke here, whoops! 

Joe as usual, you're killing it. In one night you've done what would have taken me weeks to do. 

Quick question, what do you use to simula the paint wear/chipping? I've got a cheap crappy paint brush that I hacked off and used to dry brush with, but seeing your work I want to copy it HAHA.

Thanks for sharing your work.

tempestjohnny

Ooh ooh Joe is building a Jug

 

two portions 

damouav

Now, your just showing off... you should put togetyer another of your tutorial for external weathering like you did for radial engines.

Thanks Joe.

 

Ha! Not really. 

Now, your just showing off... you should put togetyer another of your tutorial for external weathering like you did for radial engines.

Thanks Joe.