11bravo Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) Subject is a very dirty and weathered P-47, based in Italy late in the war. She was originally flown by the Brazilians and then transferred back to the USAAC. At that point, her OD paint was heavily faded and had multiple touch-ups of varying shades of OD. Fresh OD was used to overpaint the Brazilian insignia and markings. Here's a nice shot of her in action: And another that shows the upper wing surfaces in more detail. The kit is the oldish Hasegawa one. Still nicely detailed and quite easy to build. I added the MDC cockpit set (simply amazing and priced very reasonably), Quickboost resin R2800 engine to replace the someone clunky kit engine, Barracuda's fantastic resin wheels and EagleCal decals. I also added multiple hydraulic / electrical lines in the wheel bays, brake lines on the landing gear. For ordinance I used Brassin 1,000 lb bombs and a 75 gal drop tank from the Tamiya P-51 kit. The cockpit. I figured the cockpit would be a beaten up and weathered as the exterior: The Quickboost engine. Nothing is visible aft of the first row of cylinders so I didn't spend much time painting that area. The wheelwells are typically the dirtiest part of any aircraft. Also added the canopy jettison hardware. You don't see this replicated on too may P-47 builds. And some "glamour" shots: Can't forget the arming wires for the bombs! One noticeable bit of weathering on all Jugs was the scorched area inside the inner landing gear door from being in close proximity to the exhaust. Thanks for looking! John Edited October 25, 2021 by 11bravo 26 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Bravo! Your attention to detail has really paid off. Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Congratulations on a beautiful model well done 👏. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2lefthands Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Beautiful work and weathering!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Stunning cockpit, marvellous model, good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 That's a well worn Jug, looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 The cockpit is as close to real as I've seen here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moskiman Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Lovely stuff, absolutely brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 This is just fantastic, great job of weathering and photography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Great job, great build and very realistic paint and weathering. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Very good indeed. I like the weathering on the cockpit floor. Thats a bit special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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