Kitchen Modeller Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Hi ho - here’s most likely my last completion for 2021 - the venerable Tamiya P-47. Had this in the stash for quite some time so great to finally knock it out. It’s an old enough kit but still top notch. Added HGW seat belts and raised rivets - both of which worked out quite well. I used Eduard’s “look” instrument panel drop in which didn’t impress tbh. Very plastic looking in spite of my attempts to flatten it with clear coats. Used resin wheels from eduard also which were very nice. Painted with Alclad and mr color paints. Weathering done mostly with oils - some enamel washes used. 57 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 That’s very nice, love the weathering 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theskits62 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Stunning work, well done !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijs302 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Lovely finish and weathering, an excellent build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Lovely worn metal, you've mastered Alclad, I'd say. I didn't get the HGW rivets to work anywhere near as well as you did. You also remembered where the spats got dirty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrés S. Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Great job, top notch as always. The work done on the metallic is undoubtedly the most realistic that I have ever seen in a model of an airplane with the degree of operability that they had in WWII. Congratulations !!! Andrés S. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 That's one well worn but good looking Jug. I've thought about the rivet sets before, might give it a go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 An excellent build, beautifully painted and weathered ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 13 hours ago, ForestFan said: That’s very nice, love the weathering 13 hours ago, theskits62 said: Stunning work, well done !! 12 hours ago, ijs302 said: Lovely finish and weathering, an excellent build Thanks guys 12 hours ago, Jackson Duvalier said: Lovely worn metal, you've mastered Alclad, I'd say. I didn't get the HGW rivets to work anywhere near as well as you did. You also remembered where the spats got dirty. Thanks Jackson - I applied the rivets after the paint on a coat of Aquagloss - think the instructions say to put them on to the primer before paint but I was afraid they would get eaten by my paint and clear coats. I think this was the right call as they came out nicely. 11 hours ago, Andrés S. said: Great job, top notch as always. The work done on the metallic is undoubtedly the most realistic that I have ever seen in a model of an airplane with the degree of operability that they had in WWII. Congratulations !!! Andrés S. Thanks Andres 😎 11 hours ago, Retired Bob said: That's one well worn but good looking Jug. I've thought about the rivet sets before, might give it a go. I’d recommend them - I used mr mark settler (nothing else) and they worked a treat 10 hours ago, Wulfman said: An excellent build, beautifully painted and weathered ! Wulfman Thanks mate 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Very impressive work, love the weathering 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Superb work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autle Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Really great looking Jug. The metallic finish with the riveting is superb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaminCam Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 This is fantastic John! Which alclad shades did you use and how did you get the burnished look so right on the fuselage? This is probably the best looking nmf I've seen on here so any more hints and tips on how you've done it would be great! What's next?!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmaks Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 (edited) Outstanding build! Love the metal finish and weathering! Edited December 21, 2021 by Madmaks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Looks outstanding here aswell, matey... Ian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Really fantastic work! The NMF looks absolutely convincing, also the rivet lines are perfect, same as the complete weathering! An absolute Showstopper!! Cheers Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Superb finishing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Leijdens Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Master model!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 That looks awesome!! Thanks for sharing. Rod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilspen Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 I am really envious. The P47 is my favourite and yours is truly stunning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Can't top or add to what the other have said...the only negative I can think of is that it's not sitting in my display case! That;s one beautiful Jug! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Great Finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc the Builder Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Very nice and hard worked Jug, great job man! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Very smart work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 23 hours ago, SaminCam said: This is fantastic John! Which alclad shades did you use and how did you get the burnished look so right on the fuselage? This is probably the best looking nmf I've seen on here so any more hints and tips on how you've done it would be great! What's next?!? Thanks Sam I’ve been trying different techniques with the Alclad to see if I could achieve a more weathered varied look. I guess the main difference here was using a version of the black basing technique where you marble on the Alclad instead of spraying it evenly onto the black gloss base. In stages: once the model is ready for paint, I polished the plastic with Tamiya polishing compounds- trying to get the surface as smooth as possible. Then the black gloss goes on. I used mr color gx2 which I think is the best option out there in terms of ease of use. Thinned 50:50 with mr leveling thinner. Once this was dry I did some more polishing on any spots that needed it. Then the Alclad goes on - marbled on at first followed by more even coats - this creates the variation in the paint. Airframe aluminum was the base colour. Certain panels were masked off and painted with different shades - polished aluminum and duralumin mixed with airframe aluminum to lessen the contrast. The model then got a coat of Aquagloss to seal in the paint and protect it from the many weathering layers to come. Hope this helps 😊 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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