1/48 Tamiya P-47D

[Guest]

Hello

I have finally received the tamiya P-47! The fuselage has very nice details on it and I have decided to use the Eduard photo-etch and mask kits. The cockpit fits very well into the fuselage and there seems to be no gaps.

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unfortunately, the kit comes with instructions for only one colour scheme

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Very detailed cockpit

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Pre-shading with flat black

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Then a coat of interior green. The pre-shading seems to be working well

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All of the parts laid out. I have not finished painting the side wall instruments yet.

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Dry fitting into the fuselage, fits perfectly.

See you next time

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[papa 695]

Looking good Ivan great start, I'm doing the Revell 1/48 P47 at the moment, it will be nice to see the differences between the two kits.

[Guest]

Looking good Ivan great start, I'm doing the Revell 1/48 P47 at the moment, it will be nice to see the differences between the two kits.

Yes, I look forward to seeing your completed model and to compare the two.

[Guest]

So far, the build is going very well. All parts fit together perfectly and there are some very nice details. In order for me to build the motor I need some alclad paints so I will order them and while they ship I will probably start building the numerous underslung attachments such as bombs and drop-tanks.

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Final assembly of cockpit

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Interior of fuselage

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The two fuselage halves glued together

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A barely noticeable gap appeared on the bottom that required some filler

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Tail wings attached

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I decided to open the cooling flap

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Started working on the engine but I need alclad aluminium paints to finish it

See you next time

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[Ian M]

Thats coming along nicely.

Ian M

[Guest]

Coming along nicely indeed.

scott

[Guest]

Looking good Scott

[flyjoe180]

Nice work, that's looking good so far

[papa 695]

Looking good Ivan

[Guest]

Oooh! P47 Razorback…now that's a handsome bird! Looking good so far...

[Guest]

Looking really good so far Ivan.

[Guest]

So far going well, assembled and glued on the wings. They were a bit hard to get into the right position but in the end it worked.

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The wings consisted of several parts that fit together perfectly

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The Eduard masks worked perfectly

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The masks were pre-cut so it did not take too long to apply them

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I decided to put the flaps in the up position

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To get the interior colour of the cockpit, I painted the clear parts interior green

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Next, a coat of OD green mixed with some tan

See you next time

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[colin m]

Looking nice. Great to get to the primer stage isn't it ?

[Guest]

Looking good great to start getting paint on.

[takeslousyphotos]

There's some superb detailing waiting under that masking....... I'll look forward to seeing it finished..........

Peter