looks like silly putty?

Thanks CMK and Owl you're correct good ole silly putty!

Trey, i need to check this more often. Im assuming you found out what the exhaust was? Supercharger exhaust.

http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/61086p47d/p47d_4.htm

Its a bit late, but looks like you got it right anyway lol.

thats a lot of pipes

Mike thanks all the same its appreciated,finding a pic with a view up that exhaust vent is next to impossible on the net. At least the searches I found were no help. Did finally get a view of a Has kit in 1/32 and went with something close. You wo'nt see much of it anyway;)

If you go to the tamiya link it shows up there.

Thats funny my Tamiya Razorback just arrived in the mail today as well lol,watchya gonna do?

Looking great as always TREY.

Wayne, thats looking really nice, not far off finished now. Looks like you have a long session with the airbrush coming up.

Bish thank you kind Sir appreciate that!

I'm going with Testors aluminum for the base of the NMF. First shot some Testors clear over the canopy to help seal down the mask and avoid 'creep'. Followed by a shot of the green interior color. Then the aluminum went on. I had to stop and fix some blems inspite of all the extra care I still missed a few spots. I then shot some Testors clear over the aluminum ,hopefully this will keep me from damaging the finish as I add some various tints to access panels and the anti glare areas.

The props almost ready to hang

Panel color modulation followed by Invasion stripes and anti glare next,cheers Trey

Hey, I'm doing the 1943 GB & the First Time GB w/ Major Gabreski's P47 Razorback & Monograms P 38 respectively. Can i join this GB too? Their in 1 48 Scale.

Thanks

Ken Worth

Nice finish, TREY.  I didn't know you could put NMF over primer.  I've always just polished the plastic and put the NMF on.  Yours looks really good.

CMK thanks,I usally have good results with this procedure.

Had an EPIC fail on the NMF. Masked up some panels to spray some different shades of aluminum and the clear pulled away from the base. So I grabbed some really strong tape and started using it to 'pull' the remainder of the clear away.

then wet sanded everything with 1000 grit,loosing a little detail but its better than binning it at this point.

Then sprayed it semi gloss black to check for flaws . I'm going to try Tamiya ts-30 silver leaf as I've had good results in the past with it.

If that does'nt work I'm returning it to kit form. Gee I'm so glad I got back into this hobby to relax.

greentracker98

Hey, I'm doing the 1943 GB & the First Time GB w/ Major Gabreski's P47 Razorback & Monograms P 38 respectively. Can i join this GB too? Their in 1 48 Scale.

Thanks

Ken Worth

yup, front page updated!

Hi all, just starting to get back to things after both my UK trip and a backbreaker of a house move. I have a workshop in the new place but my gear isn't unpacked yet, I don't have my lighting system, but my spraying settup may b arriving today...

Joe -- that has to be one of the finest 1:48 planes I have ever seen. You have done wonders and should be rightly proud of that Hurri!

CMK2 -- likewise with the two small hurris, especially the revell one -- to get a result that good from a kit so old and relatively undetailed is masterly work!

Trey -- keep plugging at that 'bolt, you'll get there! I share your trepidations re NMF, it's a long time since I dared try it as an overall finish, but I did a partial NMF a couple of months ago, with a clearcoat, and it came out very acceptable indeed, so I guess NMF is back on the agenda.

When I get unpacked I'll tackle that last antenna wire on the Raiden, do some touchups and post the pics!

Cheers, Mike/TB379

Thanks Owl

Thanks, Thunderbolt/Mike.  When it comes to Mk I Hurricanes in 1/72, there isn't much choice out there.  I appreciate your comment.

My P-38 came this morning in the mail.

Here are the first pics

got the tracks on my SHO'T KAL. only broke off 4 pieces in the process. the return rollers are a stupid design, hard to put together and fragile. guess they think they are smarter than tamiya who has the back end with a whole, the front end with the shaft going into a hole in the hull. next time i will put the tracks on before putting the fenders on. track melt pins are also tiny so, after melting them i put a staple in the front and back and folded it over to make sure they stay together. hadc more problems with paint flaking off these tracks and the dumbass separate rubber tires but both are easily fixed.

Nice looking tank, Wayne.  I like the subtle variations in the paint.  Despite the trouble, you've achieved great results.

thanks. was going to airbrush it (MMA) and started by brushpaintint the lower hull nooks and crannies and it looked good so continues. tools and machine guns and hatches are painted so they just have to be put on. haven't decided on crew members. BARAK (lightening) bde did not have the side skirts on. my '67 SHO'T will have side skirts. like the LEOPARD 2A4 w/ and w/o the side skirts look like 2 different tanks. suspension is spring loaded so will have to build a base to take advantage of that,

GT98: Nice choice! That kit was probably my first 'serious' kit I ever tried to build, waaay back in the late '70s- early '80s. Same box, instruction sheet, and decals as my kit! I had my WW2 vet uncle help me with it, he told me about seeing them flying above the landing ship he served on in the Pacific, blew my mind back then!

Waynec: Looks great to me! Sorry to hear about your problems with the suspension but everything looks good to me in the photos.  

the problems were annoying and a couple self inflicted and a couple model design "flaws". solving problems has built confidence to the point when i drop a part on the floor my mind is looking at how to replicate or fix the problem even as i look for the part.

past problems have shown me i should not put the fiddly stuff like mirrors on a vehicle until after i paint it so i don't knock them off. the staples worked great. i broke one off the "stack"and slid it between the holes in the track and folded the ends over with tweezers. some paiunt, "mud", ground cover and placement will hide them. i learned to secure the rubber band track and slide it over the sprocket and all the road wheels, slip the idler in and stretch the track until the idler fits over the axle. i have also learned to mask all axles and holes before painting because sometimes just one layer of paint makes things too tight.

this is the first time i have had problems with MMA flaking off of rubber band tracks. again not serious. mud and dirt are your friends.

Thanks Gamera, I'm also doing the 1st time GB and the 1943 GB, So this is a triple crossover; Maybe. I'm thinking of doing a dio with the P-47 i'm doing for the 1943 GB. Like I said in the 1st time post, my first build was any one of 3; the P 38; a P 51, or a B 17. That was just too far back for my memory LOL Like they say, the mind is the first thing to go. LOL

I grew up listening to my Dad and his brothers talk about thier ww2 experiences. All but one of them flew the planes or flew in them. Dad was stationed in Panama flying a B-26. 2 uncles were in B-17s, 1 uncle was in a B-24,(all 3 of these in the Pacific) another flew off a carrier (he had to be different and went to the Navy LOL) My other uncle was in a Tank Destroyer in Patton's 3rd army & earned a silver star for his role in the Bridge at Remagen

Wayne thats looking sharp!

Greentracker nice to have had some heros in the family and get to hear those stories first hand. My Dad fought in Korea but would'nt talk much about it.

Well I have made a partial recovery to were I wanted to be. I shot tamiya ts-30 first followed by Model Master aluminum plate metalizer. Then I buffed everything out by hand and shot automotive 2part urethane clear thinned about 30% over the whole thing. I'm not going to attempt to mask and spray the invasion stripes,just too worried everything will pull up again! I tried using the kit supplied ones but ruined them putting them on,totally my fault. So 'elsie ' will have to live without her belly stripes,oh well.

Decals are Aero Master and are working great

Monster Prop is ready to hang

Elsie's looking fine without belly stripes.

Thanks CMK I think it will be ok without them too.

I'm calling it done

Added some gunsight details

I used watercolor mixed with Formula'560' canopy glue for the id lights after drilling them slightly

also used the same canopy glue for the clear position lights

I used aluminum tubing for the exhaust and punched out disc for the pressure valve that goes in the outlet

cheers Trey

Exceptional Jug.  You did well, despite the issues.  NMF came out very nicely, and they are not easy to achieve.

CMK thank you ,much appreciated !

and a big thanks to Bigfoot01 who took the time to point out that the gear angle needed a tweak!

the fix,looks a lot better thanks John

Thats one fine looking P 47 Trey.Very sharp indeed WOW !!!

Thank you greentracker,appreciate that!