Hobby Boss - P-47D - 1/48 (Steven)

[boatman]

YES Lookin good Steven what you are doin by scribein out the flaps an rudder an such has made a massiave difference to if you had just left it how the kit was made i would love to do this on my hornet but im to shakey so it will have to go an its great to see you doin your build as ive done a bit on my hornet but with all these lights wires got to be connected up an eletric plugs fitted its just as hard as my tomcat was an takin a lot of time but you sir are comin on in your model in leaps an bounds wish i could as im missin fittin pics while im now gettin the hang of this new forum
keep up the good work but if you are not sure about makin that prop lookin like its spinning in my opinion ask ron 570 as he has done that on his models to good effect
chrisb

[scottie3158]

Steven,
Lovely detailing it makes all the difference.

[Steven000]

Thanks guys, a bit of an update…
So far the kit is pretty nice, but the one thing I don’t like about it is the engine cowling…

This part is molded in 1 piece, so painting the engine is harder than it should be, but also in order to release the part from the mold there’s an additional inside wall that prevents any pistonheads from being shown.


It might be acceptable, but I know it will keep bothering me when looking at the model, so I decided to take out the dremel for a spin…


There was quite a bit of plastic that needed to be removed.


In the end I was left with a solid ‘wall’ still connected to the front,


This was carefully removed with a round dremel bit, not to mess up the contour panels,


After the dremel I used a sanding stick to clean up the fuzzy toolmarks. It was a bit of extra work but I think it will be worth it in the end…



I’ve been working on a 3D model of the engine in 1/48 scale for some time now, but that will be for next time as I still need to clean it up when I get the time…

Have a nice day & Cheers
Steven

[Richard48]

Some great detailing work going on Steven.Wow

[flyjoe180]

Impressive work Steven

[Steven000]

Thanks for the comments guys!
So after turning the kit-engine to scrap I had to find a new ‘Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp’ engine…

Since I have a 3d printer I decided to make the 3d model myself. To make it accurate I needed a technical drawing of the real thing, but to my surprise that was very hard to find… Eventually I measured the engine from a Tamiya kit (61090) and used a lot of reference pictures of the real engine to make up the 3d model. That took ofcourse a lot more time than I anticipated…

When the 3d model was finally done I could print it, I fitted 2 complete engines (middle), 3 spinners (left) and 2 oil-cooler inlets (right)…


The support-structure was removed, next I cleaned the parts with IPA and UV cured them…


I must admit it’s quite satisfying to look at parts you designed yourself, I’m glad I’m finally using the printer for what I originally intended…


Left: Some smaller support structures needed to be removed. Right: The inlet for the oil-cooler didn’t fit properly, this was a tricky part to design because of the curved engine cowling…


So I had to adjust the part a bit with a file, you can see the adjustment when put next to each other (right).


The engine can still be improved with cables, for this I used the copper from an old LAN-cable…


I’ve seen some people here do the same thing and always loved the finished results,


I used superglue to attach the wire, then tried to cut and bend it into shape, which took a while as they broke off easily…


I cut a 2mm steel rod for the shaft,


I made the spinner in 2 parts so I can add a transparent disk in between, the idea is that the spinner looks like it’s rotating…

[Neil Merryweather]

Great to see someone else using the 3D printer for their own aftermarket parts. I agree, it's very satisfying. Brilliant!

[Steven000]

Thanks Neil, means a lot! Yes when the technology works it's all great ? cheers

[Steven000]

Parts on sticks, ready for the airbrush…


Vallejo ‘black’ primer was used, the spinners got ‘black gloss’ primer and a coat of Vallejo ‘Chrome’ paint…


Yesterday evening I handpainted the details, at the moment I only added the base color. Washes on 3d parts can reveal layer-lines, so I’ll have to try out a bit…


That’s all for the moment, have a nice day & Cheers
Steven

[Geoffers]

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[flyjoe180]

Amazing work there Steven. You could start a P&W production line.

[HAWKERHUNTER]

I am stuck for words Steve. Modeling at it's finest.

[Steven000]

Thanks for the kind words guys! ?

[Jim R]

Cracking work Steven. The scribing on the wings was certainly worth the effort. The engines are very nice indeed.

[Steven000]

Thanks Jim, glad you like it, cheers

[minitnkr]

The cockpit & engine work are exceptional.

[Tworrs]

Brilliant work there Steven

[colin m]

Great work Steven. I love your definition of a quick build. Your dedication to detail might embarrass a few of us OOB builders but I'm really looking forward to the finish.

[Steven000]

Thanks Colin ?, yes it was supposed to be a quick OOB build to be honnest, just got carried away a little bit... Sure hope no one feels embarrassed, as I like all projects including simple OOB models ? . Thanks for dropping in, cheers

[boatman]

thats lookin good Steven well done on painting that pilot
brillant work
chrisb