P-47 "Jug" Group Build

Welcome to the GB !

post all the picture you can right here  

   All I can say is WOW !!!

  I love the scheme that you have done & I'm jealous that it's not in 1/72 scale .

 Again,great job.

  Frank

dupes wrote:

GZT - looks GREAT! Glad to see you were able to fix your decal issues. So how many jugs are you up to for this GB so far?

1. HV-Z - P-47M - done

2. HV-M - P-47D - Bubbletop - done

3. HV-A -P-47D Razorback - 90%

4. HV-A Bubbletop - 0%

this is my plan 

John,

it is an American plane with American markings but flown by Polish Ace Boleslaw "Mike" Gladych. The "lobster" is an eagle, a Polish fighter pilots wings. 

amd here is Gabby's picture with Polish Wings given to him during his flying time with 315 Polish Squadron in England (1943) 

GZT - looks GREAT! Glad to see you were able to fix your decal issues.

So how many jugs are you up to for this GB so far?

You've really got the P-47 work down to a fine art, Greg.  That one looks great.  But, why is the lobster always hovering nearby?

latest

Sorry, but I do not have any idea if those will fit

Here is an update on my Pengie IV. Finally I was able to match the colors and engine is officially attached to the fuselage

I am done with repainting the cawling - keeping the decal intact

the reason for such crazy operation was the color of the decal background. It supposed to be a Insignia Red but it was much lighter than insignia red. Wehn I place the decal on painted cawling, I realized the diference but did not pay much attention to it. Later when I placed both together (cawling and fuselage - the diference in color was taking all atention . I tried many things: shading the color with dilluted "dust" to bring it back, but nothing wroked to my expectations. Finally I decided to do over and paint the whole Insignia Red background except the pinguin

Here it is as of today. After the paint cures I will finish it.

Greg

That is some outstanding work on the bubble top. 

Welcome to the Group !!!

gzt wrote:

I used Tamiya cockpit (from M kit - bacuase they provided two sets of cockpits D and M within M kit) to my Hasegawa Bubbletop.

Ahhhh! Great tip! I hadn't looked into my Tamiya M closely enough to know that...saves at least one AM cockpit for my Hasegawa D's...

I believe this is the same kit with additional dorsal fin but the structure is taken from original D bubbletop.

The fundamental flaw of Hasegawa design is in bottom side of wing - fuselage fitting. There is no way it could fit correctly. It takes a lot of putty and sanding time, rescribing the panel lines and rivets to do it right. On the other hand tamiya made a very elegant design and wings are attached to the fuselage just like a real plane has (almost). Nice fitted beams stick from the fiselage and there is NO FITTINg issue of any kind. 

I got Hasegawa bubbletop because it was cheap ($26) but now I would add twice as much and get tamiya instead.

 Besides this issue Hasegawa cockpit is ...hmmm.. pretty spartan while in Tamiya kit you do not need anything (with exception of seat belts). Details level is absolutely great. I used Tamiya cockpit (from M kit - bacuase they provided two sets of cockpits D and M within M kit) to my Hasegawa Bubbletop

Huh. I'm surprised (not in a good way!) that the usually smooth-fitting Hasegawa has such an abberation in a popular kit like that...especially since I have 3 in my stash.

Oh, here's a link for the Has M:

http://www.dragonmodelsusa.com/dmlusa/prodd.asp?pid=HAS09549 

dupes wrote:

Hey GZT, are you saying the Hasegawa M is a nightmare compared to the Tamiya, or the Hasegawa bubbletops in general?

I build Hasegawa D bubbletop. The Wing attachement to the fuselage simply ...

Tamiya Bubbletop for just few more bucks offers much more and the kit is exceptional 

I did not see Hasegawa M  

but worth it

I did not see any kit such well designed and made. You have sets there for more than just M you can make a D version - in fact quite few Ds  

I plan to add one more Bubbletop to my collection - last Gabby's aircraft ! and it has to be Tamiya. I worked on Hasegawa - a nightmare compared to Tamiya kit. 

gzt wrote:

its so quiet here ... no thunderbolts on workbenches ??  Any progress guys ???   I am fighting with my Hasegawa bubbletop, mostly because I did not match the decal background coor to the cawling and now ... it is a very painfull process ...

Nope don't have one althougth I might save up for Tamiya's M. But there sure expensive

Welcome to the group !!!!

Post picture of your build as WIP not just finished kit and have fun !

Hi gzt.  I was wondering if the GB is still open for entries?  I just started working on two P-47's last night.  I am building them cause my fiance tells me there are too many planes in my case with flat dark colors.  I will try to build these with a metal finish. Hope the come out right.  If I am able to join, they kits are the Tamiya and Revell 1/78 scale kits.