P-47D Razorback pics...

Very nice looking build. Thanks for the pics.

It looks great!! What scale/kit is it?

Ram fan,

Very very nice buld. I built that kit a couple of years ago, and I must say It was one of my favorites. You have definately done it justice. Congratulatiuons!

One small nit-pick....It seems like you have a little silvering there on your stencils. Did you apply your decals over a gloss coat?

dragonfly

rrmelend-thanks!

razordws-thanks. It is Tamiya's 1:48 scale

dragonfly-thanks for the comments. About the silvering. Yes, I did apply a gloss coat first. I cant seem to get rid of it though. Maybe it will take 2 or three coats of future to get really glossy?

Very inspiring...now I want one!
I like the shading work...nicely done!

Great job on the jug there. About your decals, take a fresh blade, not an old one and slice through the decal and with a brush brush on future. It'll get under the decal through the slice and pull it down

Love the Razorback, I have this kit and it was a fun build

Thad

That looks GOOD, man!! I love how you made the tires dirty, even mud in the treads!! Bravo!!!

Thanks and take care,
Frank

thanks for the compliments everyone. Woodbeck, I'll try that with the future.

Looks geat to me! Very nice touch with the mud in the tires and the kickback mud on the wings. I do love a Jug.

Looks good nice job on the model and the pics.

Nice build, it looks like you had some trouble with the decals, other than the silvering on the stencils, it looks like you lost the a piece of the national insignia on the left wing underneath on the aileron and also on the port side in the duct intake. This is always a challenge area on the jug, trying to apply those sections around the duct opening.
On a flat painted surface, it is probably easier to coat the stencil with future before you apply it, that always works for me. Cutting into the applied decal is risky and ...you have a slice in your decal, which ain't good either. Just for the heck of it, take a stencil, on some practice surface, lift it from the decal sheet using water, and either dip it, or brush a coat of future along the underside with a brush and apply it to the practice surface. You will be suprised at the result. Once the future is cured, then you can dullcoat over it and it will really look good.

A good build all around. Thanks for sharing...Steve

Looks great!!

thanks steve,
Yes I did forget part of the national insignia on the bottom. As for the duct intake, that was how the directions said to apply it when opened. I assumed this to be correct as part of the insignia would "slide" inside the fuselage when open, leaving the void as shown. I see yours is different so I might need to do some checking to make sure. Thanks for the comments!

Nice build, I just bought that same kit so you give me something to look forward to. I like your cockpit detail, could you talk more about it and the great tires you did.

Phil

high phil,
The tires turned out better than I thought and it was very easy.

First I painted it using Testors Rubber enamel. After that dried, I went to the hobby store and bot a jar of #6 dust (basically it is just finely ground soil you can get from your back yard). I placed a little bit in a water bottle cap (about 1/4" deep) and added about 5-6 drops of water to make a mud. Next I put the tires on a toothpick and rolled the tire through the mud a couple of times. I mad sure it was on pretty thick. I set it aside and let it sit for about an hour or so until it dried. Finally I lightly brushed off the excess mud with a soft hair brush, cocentrating mostly on removing the mud from the tread as that would be removed in real life like your car tire treads when in motion. It doesnt take much force to remove the excess mud. When dry it pretty much stays put.

For the kickback, I used a technique from another article so I cant take all the credit. But I made mud again and used an old paint brush to put it on. Then I flicked it off the brush with my finger and on the plane, and brushed it when dry. Same thing for the muddy boot look on the upper wing surface to simulate muddy boots from the groundscrew loading the machine guns.

The cockpit detail was painted using references from the internet. The seatbelts were made from masking tape. I made the buckles from aluminum foil. That requires patience since it is so small! I also used part of the decal that came with the kit to make the adjustment buckles half way up. Just cut them out and glued them to the belts I made. They dont look to bad.

Hope that helps!

Nice job on the Jug. This is one of my favorite aircraft & favorite kit from Tamiya. Looks very nice.

Regards, Rick

Fantastic work on the Jug, well done!

Regards, Dan

Now thats a warbird, Bravo

der Wolfen

Hey thanks guy for the "details" on those muddy tires and your interior. Ya got better eyes than me with those aluminum foil buckles ! Great job, keep up the good work.

Phil

Nice build. Pictures look great. Also good detail. Keep up the good work

nice build friend. i too like the muddy tires! adds a cool touch to any build IMO, makes it look used instead of a shelf decorator. i'll be using that mud technique on some other stuff, thanks for sharing. later.

Very well done indeed! Nice job all around, and the pictures turned out great too.

Mark

Nice jug thx for the pics.

thanks for your comments everyone! That is what makes this hobby worth the time and so rewarding. The chance to show people your work and to give/recieve techniques back and forth with everyone is great!

I have to get me one of the Tamiya P-47's . That is a really beautiful build. Thanx for sharing. Bryan