Reini78 Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Next french at war project, using the great Tamiya P-47M kit with Berna Decals. DSC_0006 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr cockpit tub ready for assembly DSC_0008 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0009 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share Posted April 10, 2022 best 1/48 P-47 kits around, making fast progress DSC_0004 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 and some more progress DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 I like that jig, Reini! It look like one of mine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Nice choice of subject Reini. The P47 looks very nice in French markings. Are going NMF or olive drab/neutral grey! James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 2 hours ago, franky boy said: Nice choice of subject Reini. The P47 looks very nice in French markings. Are going NMF or olive drab/neutral grey! James this is the Berna decal sheet DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr initially wanted to do this scheme, which is the early Algerian War scheme DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr but then I realized that the Skyraider fuselage markings have the same size as the Thunderbolt ones, so gonna use some of them for a late Algerian War scheme DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr doing "QT" DSC_0004 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0005 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 almost ready for preshading DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr the French wartime Thunderbolts had two rocket racks mounted on each wing between landing gear and bomb rack, using either US HVAR rockets or almost identical French P-10 rockets. Took some from an old Revell P-47N kit DSC_0004 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 found some color pics where you can see, that the inner side of the landing gear doors were painted in a leather brown tone, therefore my dad and I suppose, that the wheel wells were painted on that colour too DSC_0006 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr different kinds of napalm tanks were used gonna add BLU-11 from a Hobbycraft F8F kit DSC_0007 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 some more parts installed and ready for preshading DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 made it shiny with AK Xtreme Metal Aluminium DSC_0007 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 and black antiglare panel painted DSC_0006 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Sehr schön! Ich habe das gleiche Modell mit Italienischen Markierungen gebaut. Gruss Giampiero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted April 27, 2022 Author Share Posted April 27, 2022 finalizing the landing gear DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 rudder has to be painted white, decals only provided for the blue and red stripes my dad decided to paint the whole thing DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 tail paintjob done DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 finally continueing with the decals DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted May 5, 2022 Author Share Posted May 5, 2022 and some more decal progress DSC_0008 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0009 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramedic Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Looking real good! I might have to try those AK Extreme Colours.. That kit is so nice.. My fav! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 and decals done DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 decided to use the smaller BLU-27 napalm tanks from the Hasegawa Weapon Set A instead of the thick, large BLU-11 Hobbycraft ones DSC_0007 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr gonna add an early style center drop tank seen on French postwar F-47, taken from a Tamiya Razorback kit DSC_0008 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 painted the napalm canisters with Ak Xtreme Metal Duraluminium DSC_0005 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 panel wash done DSC_0006 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0007 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 main landing gear almost done also added two rocket racks on each side which all Algerian War Thunderbolts had, Hasegawa parts from the sparesbox there where v-shaped struts between the frontal rocket rail stubs, but everything is so small, gonna leave them away DSC_0008 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0009 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0010 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 looking splendid rgds John(shortCummins) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 wheels, drop tank and napalm canisters added the finish line comes closer.... DSC_0007 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0008 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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