P-47 "Jug" Group Build

Little Chief is ready for take off.

I finally finished my P-47D Razorback tonight.
I was not real pleased with the finish but it came out fairly well I guess.
It was painted with Tamiya acrylics through my Omni 4000 and Badger 360 airbrushes

Nice JUG Mike !!

Soon we will have the whole 56FG here  

Yup, indeed this aircraft looks really nice ! Good job Mike !

Here is a bit update on my side ....

unfortunetely I have to redo the stripes on a horizontal stabilizer ....

Thanks for the comments everyone. I appreciate it.

I did notice that I forgot to install one part so it's back to the bench.
I forgot the mirror that goes in the top of the forward windshield.

gzt wrote:

Yup, indeed this aircraft looks really nice ! Good job Mike ! Here is a bit update on my side .... unfortunetely I have to redo the stripes on a horizontal stabilizer ....

Looking good Greg. Can't wait to see her all done.

gzt wrote:

Soon we will have the whole 56FG here

Speaking of the 56th.....I have two books I need to get reading:

When is the end date for your group build & is it to late to enter?

artabr wrote:

When is the end date for your group build & is it to late to enter?

The first post by Greg who started this GB says:

ending date: end of 2008 (?)

So come on in and join us my friend.

You can never see too many Jugs.

artabr wrote:

Thanks for the welcome. When I finish the F/W200 I'm working on, I'll start on an 1/32 Hasegawa P-47D . I'm going to try to build Gabby's last "Bolt" if my paint skills are up to stuf.      As far as posting photos, I haven't figured out how to form a paragraph on this durn thing much less post a photo. ( I never touched a computer before 12/24/07. I figure by about 2012 I might have clue !) To all a good day.

Cool! Here is my P-47D of Gabby's last aircraft I built a while back

This is the Tamiya 1/48 P-47D Bubble top:

Thanks Art, I appreciate the kind words my friend.

guys

anyone for that?  well is still 2008 isn't??

I am going for Tamiya's 1:48 P-47 Lanowski as I am polish as well:)

Just waiting for delivery.

Hey- don't let me build it myself!!!

Welcome to JUG GB !!!

No, you are not alone. Few Jugs are coming soon

a little progress on my Jugs

Razorback (Tamiya)- I added some shades variaty

I hope  I did not overdo it .... comments welcome

and my Bubbletop (Hasegawa) - after first color on top - it will be a PengieIV a/c

comments welcome ... 

Hello gzt I have a Testors P-47D 1/48 scale can I join if its to late thats ok

  thanks

              Andrew

Mike, that's a beautiful bubbletop   Are the stripes painted or decals?

Greg, looks to be off to a great stat.  How many jugs are you building for this GB anyway - are you building one for every member who's joined or something ?

-Fred

Fred: I like them and I plan to have at least 4 Jugs build.

Currently I have a little problem with the engine for my P-47D-11 flown by Gabby.

The ingine is: R-2800-63   

My misttake : R-2800-21 

I can not find any picture of this engine to make sure I pick the right ingnition system for this model. Tamiya has two sets unfortunetely they do not list any more details and all my references  do not show this particular detail.

HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

I found it. P-47D-11 used R-2800-21  and its on display in Dayton (wikipedia)

Maybe try contacting pratt & whitney themselves (www.pw.utc.com).  Maybe they have a historian or know of one.  Doesn't hurt to ask, I guess.

-Fred

Yup, or I can just drive there

Anyway, luckily a nice man on Polish forum did no sleep yet and put me into a right track suggesting R-2800-21 , I rechecked my references and here we go. He was right !! Fortunetely one is on display in Dayton and its pict is on wikipedia. Look at my previous post (I editted after I found it)

Thanks Fred ! 

Since I found the engine, here is a bit update on my Razorback (left) and Bubbletop

 ... I know, I have to replace a bulb - wrong color

Looking good, Greg

For a better bulb, get on over to the local supermarket.  They sell daylight simulator bulbs (about $4 each, or so).  The bulb should be in the 50,000k - 54,000k color range.

-Fred

gzt wrote:

Since I found the engine, here is a bit update on my Razorback (left) and Bubbletop  ... I know, I have to replace a bulb - wrong color

Looks good Greg. Maybe my Gabby plane was wrong as it has different ignition.

Mike,

Hmm, according to a Dayton example, you may have a wrong one but ... it is not visible (not much) anyway

I think you have the right wireing done, my ignition wires are too thin but, it is what it is

I plan to do a tamiya bubbletop with Gabby's markings and thi s one I will try to be perfect. I do have 3 Thunderbolts (almost), fourth will be Gabby's last TBolt and I have to find one more - a NMF just to get a full line of colors - total of 5 Thunderbolts

Sure is...great wiring.

Hey GZT, where in Mass do you live? I'm going to have to visit your Jug display some time if you keep cranking these things out...you planning on going to ValleyCon18 in March over in Chickopee? Have never been to a contest before - seems like it would be a pretty good time.