1/48 Tamiya P-47D

[papa 695]

I agree with Joe looking good

[Guest]

Ok, so I continued working on the base. Finished the spray painting part and hope to soon start adding more detail such as airfield items, airstrip plane guidance lines and I hope to incorporate the tamiya 1/2 ton refuelling truck into this diorama.


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the grey top colour applied


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and masked off...


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Masking tape removed, the paint boundaries are quite neat.


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See you next time...

[Wong Ryan]

Love it ... love it ... love it...and the base is coming along nicely.

[Guest]

I have finally received the humbrol clear coats, but, the flat clear coat did not arrive yet. After paining the entire model with the clear coat, I got concerned. Why did the clear coat that was meant to make the surface smoother create small bumps on it? The base seems to be coming along nicely, I painted a dotted guiding line on it, although I am not sure that I like the "oil/fuel stains" that I created by spilling diluted black paint on the grey.


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To clean the airbrush, I used the thinner


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The part behind the cockpit has got some rough surface that was not there previously. Does anyone know why?


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Masking off so I can paint the yellow guiding line


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What do you think of the oil/fuel stains and the weathering? I am planning to put small fuel barrels in those spots


See you next time...

[flyjoe180]

No idea why you would have got those bumps behind the canopy area, Ivan. Is it possible it dried in the air prior to hitting the model? Overall it looks pretty good though.

[Guest]

No idea why you would have got those bumps behind the canopy area, Ivan. Is it possible it dried in the air prior to hitting the model? Overall it looks pretty good though.

I don't think it dried in the air because I was holding the airbrush close to the surface. I hope that this won't be much of a problem because there are no decals in that area.

[Guest]

Have not posted in a while but during this time, I finished the model. There are some major flaws such as missing decals because I was not being careful enough and ripped them but otherwise, everything went fine. After applying several clear coats, I started the decalling. The decals supplied were very good. Once the decals were put in place, I applied several layers of the humbrol matt coat and removed the canopy masks. Unfortunately, you can't really see the interior of the cockpit. For the base, I added an area of grass and am planning to build a refuelling truck to complete this diorama.


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Too much micro sol and fiddling around with decal while not being careful is a recipe for disaster.


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I tried to add a wash, but it did not work.


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decals applied, clear matt coat ready to be airbrushed.


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Lear coat applied, masks removed, unfortunately you can't see much detail


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I used an old brush to "paint" PVA glue over the surface where I wanted grass, then I sprinkled an excess of grass powder. Once it was dry, the powder was shaken off.


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Finished model on base


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See you next time.