pacificmustang Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 (edited) G'day All Not wasting any time after returning from my recent trip to NZ attending Classic Fighters, I put the finishing touches to my Trumpeter 1/32 razorback Thunderbolt. Enhancements to the kit were a set of HGW seatbelts, Brassin wheels and master models gun barrels. Model was painted with Gunze RAF dark green and sky. Markings - with the exception of the cowl checks - were all sprayed on using a set of custom masks from Ad Astra Masks (sadly now defunct) to depict "Miss Behave" from the 78th FG. The cowl checks came from an old Superscale sheet. The aircraft looked fairly clean with little or no chipping or fading evident, the only staining seemed to be that huge oil streak back from the oil cooler doors. The pilot does not look a happy chappie, nor do his ground crew! Whilst I enjoyed the build, I would love Tamiya to release the thunderbolt in 32 scale Thanks for looking, all comments welcome Bruce Edited April 30, 2019 by pacificmustang 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Fantastic build! The cowl markings look amazing. 42 minutes ago, pacificmustang said: The pilot does not look a happy chappie I've seen that face before. His mum must have taken away his Xbox privileges 😂 Great build mate, Alan 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 oh I like that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 very nicely done!! Rod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Looks incredible! I love a good Razorback. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Smashing Jug ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 That is stunning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 That is a bit special that Bruce,..... amazing job,.... and those pics of the real thing look to have been taken at Duxford, on the far side of the airfield looking back towards the hangars/main site where the IWM now is. Been looking forward to this one and you didn`t let us down,........ did you include all the ducting and gibbins inside the fuselage? Cheers Tony 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Stunning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Excellent Bruce!!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 A great build and paint job, my friend. A real tribute to your skills. Thanks for sharing with us. Chris. PS: The photo of the pilot in his cockpit.... is it just me, or does he look like he's recently eaten something that really doesn't agree with him? I do hope he's pulling that face for the camera... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 2 hours ago, tonyot said: That is a bit special that Bruce,..... amazing job,.... and those pics of the real thing look to have been taken at Duxford, on the far side of the airfield looking back towards the hangars/main site where the IWM now is. Been looking forward to this one and you didn`t let us down,........ did you include all the ducting and gibbins inside the fuselage? Cheers Tony Thanks Tony for placing the photo, and thankyou for the compliment. I did end up using the ducting in the fuselage although it is not necessary as the cockpit tub will locate without it. I would use the forward bulkheads though to add a bit of internal strength to the model. As with all trumpeter kits the engine and cowl join is very weak. I need to do a SEAC one now. I still have an old copy of Model Aircraft Monthly with your thunderbolt builds that I will use a reference 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulcrum Guy Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Excellent work sir! Much better than I can hope to achieve. Is that fresh oil on the left side? The crew chief should be ashamed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 2 hours ago, spruecutter96 said: A great build and paint job, my friend. A real tribute to your skills. Thanks for sharing with us. Chris. PS: The photo of the pilot in his cockpit.... is it just me, or does he look like he's recently eaten something that really doesn't agree with him? I do hope he's pulling that face for the camera... @Alan P I'd love to know the story behind this. Maybe he's just been told his leave has been cancelled, or he got a "Dear John" letter Thanks everybody for the compliments, too kind. Its a great community here Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 Just now, Fulcrum Guy said: Excellent work sir! Much better than I can hope to achieve. Is that fresh oil on the left side? The crew chief should be ashamed Im assuming it is Fulcrum Guy. I looked a t a heap of other Thunderbolt pics and could one find a couple with similar stains. As these radials leaked like a sieve, Im guessing a lot of it ran out the oil cooler doors, maybe most aircraft had it cleaned off, really not sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Looks great, Bruce! I really like the tonal variations you achieved on the topside color, and the subtle weathering really makes the build stand out. There's nothing better for realism than painting whatever markings one can instead of using decals. Unfortunately, I'm not too good at it so rarely do. Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Sherratt Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 That looks really good - like it! John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Really nice Jug Bruce. Lovely finish and fading/weathering. Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Ok Im confused ? I posted a comment yesterday but it isn't here now ? Great looking Jug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Great work young Bruce ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Excellent work, well done mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roginoz Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Nice one, Bruce ! Will expect to see it at the next meeting........no pressure ! Rog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Superb work, love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 That's a really beautiful build Bruce. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteo44 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Well done, great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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