P-47 Thunderbolt GB

gedenke wrote:

Well, I started shooting the Alclad tonight, and wouldn't you know it, just as I was about finished with the upper surfaces, I noticed my tank gauge was deep in the red. I barely had enough pressure to clean my AB. Man, I have got to get a bigger CO2 tank! Anyway, here's a pic of the top side, first attempt a both NMF and Alclad, so I guess it turned out ok.

Long time no see guys! While I was at the beach, I took a little trip to see the USS North Carolina. That was a cool experience, and I'm glad I was able to make it.

tho9900: you sure the girls didn't just find you cute? I think we're all looking forward to seeing finished pics. Although, feel free to supply us with nude pics (of the airplane, not of you) :-p

ModelNerd: That's an excellent looking build! The figure really adds to the size of the jug. Here's your badge: (be sure to save it and host it on your own site)

gedenke: That's a nice NMF job. Keep us posted!

P.S. ModelNerd and tho9900, did you guys change your names when the forums changed over, or did I just fail to add you guys onto the build list (seen in the very first post)?

Got the D-day stripes done and most of the decals are on. I was planning on finishing this week, but I have to take a trip to Texas for work, so I guess it'll have to wait. Pics soon...

By the way, for anyone that hasn't used AeroMaster decals, they're awsome! I used both the kit decals (Tamiya) and the AeroMaster on this build, and I think the AeroMaster laid down better than the Tamiya ones.

Geoff I couldn't agree more.  With the last Tamiya T-Bolt that I built, the only kit decals that I used were the stars and bars around the vents on the side of the fuselage.

Cheers

Joshua - I think you just forgot me...    haha it's ok, I didn't notice anyway...

Oh!!! Good news!  I went to the school where I gave the airplane to that class, and there it was on top of a high shelf.  I'm bringing my camera tomorrow and try to get some shots of it... till then!

DISASTER STRIKES!

Ok, so maybe it was only a minor catastrophy. Last night I got the final paint / weathering done and most of the final assembly stuff, only thing left is the canopy (Future is curing as we speak) and the antenna. I had just put on the fuel tank and wouldn't you know it, I DROPPED HER FROM 3FT UP!!! I almost cried. Luckily, I escaped with only the right side gear strut, rocket pod, bomb, and tail wheel breaking off (all rather cleanly I might add). Oh, and a little tiny scratch. So, after I got everything re-attached, I can say I'm back to being 99% done...Pics soon.

GA.modelmaker wrote:

well it looks like i will be late for this gb too. i have so many to do i dont know which way to turn if i ever get thur with my 3 f-18 for thier gb and my 2 aces planes gb. i could start on my p-47-d. i must resist the urge to join so many darn gb at one time. but all the builds look greast so far. by the wa pass on some tips on how to use the alcad stuff this will be the frist time that i will be using it for a model. thanks rob

Check on pages 11 and 21 of this GB.. there are two different takes on how to apply it... both of them are right. 

You can either paint the body gloss black enamel or lacquer then shoot the alclad on or shoot future on till mirror glossy and put the Alclad on... either works just as well from the pics I've seen here.  I go the future route and have no problems... the biggest trick is to only apply light coats of Alclad until covered.  If you try to put it on too heavy you'll get rough spots and such.  As you apply each coat you'll still see unevenness in the paint but by the thrid or fourth coat it will be a nice even sheen.

Good luck!!!

oh yeah here's a preliminary shot of mine until I can get to that school this week... I cut the students out, then thought better of it, and since I didn't have Nadia's (the teacher) permission to post her pic on the web so cut her out too:

about the only difference from the US P-47's you can see in this small shot is the Mexican AF symbol on the starboard wing and the colors of the Mexican flag on the rudder instead of the Red White and Blue...

(edit - it's just tacked to that wood base with clear parts glue so it didn't get knocked around on the trip.  I have a really nice set of decals for second P-47 that I will do at the end of summer for the same class (different set of kids) and I will stain the base and put grass/runway etc on it and permanently mount that plane...)

Looks good Tom, glad to see you got it done.

Go back to work tomorrow, first time since 4-12, doc thinks I'm a little better, still need to keep working on my BP. Have seen that post(re: kinnda sad) for awhile, will go check it out. Hope they did a good job modeling her, especially for that price. Great wife you have there, a diffanate(sp) keeper. 

John it's not in that post, here it is:

http://www.finescale.com/FSM/CS/forums/626420/ShowPost.aspx

glad to hear you're better, at least on paper...

oh and I looked at the kit online and it looks pretty accurate, even the hanger deck was done well, I could remember the whole setup in my mind when I saw the plans...

None of you happen to have a P-47D Razorback rear canopy lying around do you?

(Don't even ask...)

John - Scott,

Looking forward to seeing some finished pics!  I really am looking forward to pics of those dials after you punched them and installed them.  Are you wetting them and using them like decals or installing them with the paper backing?