HartDeco Posted January 27, 2018 Posted January 27, 2018 Hi all. I just finished Tamiya's wonderful 1/48 P-47D. It took me less than a week to build from start to finish. Such an easy kit to build with fantastic fit and engineering. I wanted this plane to look very well used with chipped invasion stripes on wings and fuselage. I painted first it in Alclad polished aluminium and several other metal colors over black primer, masked the parts for painting, put a bit of water with a brush on the places the paint needed to be chipped and sprinkled salt on those spots. After painting the salt was wiped off and presto, chipped paint effect. The decals on the cowling went on very well with a bit of decal setting. Very fun kit to build. Thanks for watching. René. 36 1
Alpha Delta 210 Posted January 27, 2018 Posted January 27, 2018 One of the finest Jugs that I have seen on BM. 1
Jasper dog Posted January 27, 2018 Posted January 27, 2018 Excellent, really impressive, All done in a week, take me months and it still wouldn't half as good! 1
Paul J Posted January 27, 2018 Posted January 27, 2018 Although my interest in the P-47 has waned, I still like seeing pics here of builds. This one is one very nice build. 1
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 27, 2018 Posted January 27, 2018 Excellent 78th Fg. Jug 👍 ... seems to be a popular unit this week. 1
whiskey Posted January 27, 2018 Posted January 27, 2018 My jaw dropped as I scrolled down through the pictures. I didn't even think it was a model at first. 1
Spitfire31 Posted January 28, 2018 Posted January 28, 2018 Truly realistic looking T-bolt! The only detail a bit less realistic may be a slight local gravity issue: the flattened part of the tyres not lining up with the ground… ;-) (Photo #2) Great modelling! Kind regards, Joachim 1
HartDeco Posted January 28, 2018 Author Posted January 28, 2018 Thanks Joachim. I noticed it after I took the photos but the wheels were still able to rotate. René 1
Niknak Posted January 28, 2018 Posted January 28, 2018 Very nice, weathering is super on this well used jug. 1
Spitfire31 Posted January 28, 2018 Posted January 28, 2018 1 hour ago, HartDeco said: Thanks Joachim. I noticed it after I took the photos but the wheels were still able to rotate. René Good to hear! Your P-47 deserves perfection. 1
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