P-47 Thunderbolt GB

Darren the build is coming out great

Leon you IP is looking good. I like the Walron place cards myself.

Thad

Darren the weathering looks great

Very nice looking pit Leon.

The wash looks great Darren. I for one, to see'm dirty. Nice Job.

Great looking CP Leon. Nice looking details.

Jerry

Darren - looks great.  The finished a/c shoiuld be a real looker!

Thansk all for the Alclad tips.  Hopefully I will get soem time in ont he jug tonight.

Looks like you're on the home stretch Darren, let's get some decals on that puppy.

Jerry

Darren, The stripe look good from here. I think I might attempt mine this weekend

Marc, I use future as a under coat also and I have had no Ill effects. Last nite I sprayed the top side of my bird and waited maybe 20 min. and masked her off to do the tail and cowl in a differnt color. When I removed the mask I did pull up some paint, one thing I did not do this time was reduce the tac on my tape with the oil from my hands and face. maybe I should had just gone ahead and waited 24hrs before I masked her. Oh well live and learn.

Thad

espins1 wrote:

Work is proceeding slowly, but surely.  After having the instrument panel decal disintegrate on me, I attempted to do a bit of dry brushing.  The dry brushing turned out nice, but it just looks too plain and rather toy like.  I am so pleased with the way the rest of the cockpit turned out that I just can't let the instrument panel detract from my work.  . Leon:  You wouldn't happen to have a recommendation on a replacement and/or PE set I should get would you?

Hopefully Marc's option will work well for you. I imagine you will drill out the instruments and put the film behind. The hope is that all the instruments line up perfectly. If not squadron.com has some relatively cheap basic pe sets (looks like for academy and hasegawa), but if all you are using is the ip, I imagine they would work ok too. Anyway, good luck and let us know how it all turns out.

Leon

wing_nut wrote:

espins1 - Sorry to hear about the IP. I have the plastic film IP with the instruments printed on it from an Eduard detail set.  Yours if you want it to see if it works... email me.

Marc, Yes I'm interested.  Is it something that I would attach to the existing instrument panel?  I sent you an e-mail. 

TANGO 1 wrote:

Thanks Jerry! Now, I have a question to ask.....I am posing my model with its flaps down and I have now just painted them with OD green and invasion stripes. But what about the part that sits inside the wing? Its exposed when the flaps are lowered and my research shows it to be a bare metal on bubble tops. However as I'm building a Razorback, was that bit painted as the rest of the airframe or was it interior yellow/green? Any thoughts on this would be most welcome.. Darren.

That's a good one, I guess either way would be alright.

Jerry

wing_nut wrote:

OK, I got the Battle For Germany entry all finished up so I can turn my undivided attention to this GB now. Well... mostly undivided.  Now I am only 2 GB’s behind.   Thad, FrogFoot - Good looking progress keep it up.   Darren – The stripes turned out real nice.   espins1 - Sorry to hear about the IP. I have the plastic film IP with the instruments printed on it from an Eduard detail set.  Yours if you want it to see if it works... email me.     I have an Alclad question that has probably been asked a few times before.  Swanny uses gloss black as an under coat and others use future.  Is it a “gloss black” thing or is it just a “gloss” thing?   If it a gloss thing, what about polishing the plastic?   Is the finish sturdy, as in can it be handled and masked for invasion stripes etc.?

And, yes...Alclad is very tough stuff, and can safely be masked over almost immediately.

Jerry

Wow!...from where I sit, those stripes look very well done indeed. Great work Darren

Jerry

gwaihir wrote:

espins1 wrote: Ran into a little snag with the decals for the instrument panel, it just would not get in position correctly nor would it hunker down on the panel as it kept getting stuck on the raised details of the plastic instrument piece.  Eventually, the decal just disintegrated as I was trying to position it.  I think at this point I'm going to have to very carefully dry brush the instruments.  I hope that works since I feel really good about the way the rest of the cockpit looks. Bummer! I really hope it turns out for you. A dry brushing should look fine. Another option is a cheap PE set which give excellent detail, but I would atleast try the dry brushing first. Good luck. Leon

Work is proceeding slowly, but surely.  After having the instrument panel decal disintegrate on me, I attempted to do a bit of dry brushing.  The dry brushing turned out nice, but it just looks too plain and rather toy like.  I am so pleased with the way the rest of the cockpit turned out that I just can't let the instrument panel detract from my work.  .

Leon:  You wouldn't happen to have a recommendation on a replacement and/or PE set I should get would you?

OK, I got the Battle For Germany entry all finished up so I can turn my undivided attention to this GB now. Well... mostly undivided.  Now I am only 2 GB’s behind.

Thad, FrogFoot - Good looking progress keep it up.

Darren – The stripes turned out real nice.

espins1 - Sorry to hear about the IP. I have the plastic film IP with the instruments printed on it from an Eduard detail set.  Yours if you want it to see if it works... email me.

I have an Alclad question that has probably been asked a few times before.  Swanny uses gloss black as an under coat and others use future.  Is it a “gloss black” thing or is it just a “gloss” thing?   If it a gloss thing, what about polishing the plastic?   Is the finish sturdy, as in can it be handled and masked for invasion stripes etc.?

Like every one else has said looks great Darren!

I am going to paint my Thunderbolt today if I dont freeze out side.

Looks good Darren,

I'm excited to see it in all its glory too.

Leon

Looking good Darren, cant wait to see her in stripes.

Thad