P-47 Thunderbolt 1/8th construction

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Hi Andy,Absolutely loving stage 1 - this is looking fantastic - are you sure you are really a beginner as I shudder to think what you would be like as an expert, This model is looking awesome !!

Regards......Mark

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the comment. It is honestly my very first model. I struggled at the begining quiet a lot as i didnt know much about the termanology. LE & TE was a total loss to me so that should show you how little i knew. All of this was in the manual and i hadn't got a clue what it meant. Rudder, Fin, Stableiser, i have probably even spelt it wrong.

I must confess though that if i hadn't invested some money into Dave Platts videos i would still be looking at the box. All of my work is a credit to his superbly put together series. I now have about 15 dvds in total and he shows you how to do everything. As you can see, the result is that you get the impession that i have been building for years. He has some 60 years of knowledge and experience under his belt and he is a star to share it with those who buy his dvds. I have watched every one over and over again probably around 10 times each. It all becomes second nature to me now.

I would recomend his dvds to anyone who builds at the bigger end of the scale. Even those who have built for years would benefit.

Thanks again Mark.

Andy

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Hi Gang,

Stage 2 is complete. Here are the latest shot for you to see. We have got the pilot back also. This is of course pre weathering so it will look a whole lot more realistic once we have weatherd the whole model.

Andy

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We now have the wing tip lights compete. The glass needs a wipe over to remove the glue from the masking tape but as i only spray painted it this afternoon i think i will leave it a while before i put thinners on it.

Andy

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Hi again gang,

Here are the pics of the final stage of stage 2. Hope you like them. On another subject, for all of those interested, this weekend see the Model show at Weston Park. You can pay on the gate. There are many stalls and lots of flying displays. It is a good day out.

The refreshments are expensive so bring your own. The Beer tents are very reasonable though so convince the misses and get smashed afterwards. What a way to finish the day.

Cheers

Andy

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Hi Gang,

This installment covers the progress so far on the engine cowl and also the start of the black and white stripes that will be on the plane. The first coat of course is scale white, once dry enough to mask i will add the insignia details and squadren badge etc. This is stage 3, not many more to go now before i weather the jug. It has been quite a slog since i started in October but it has been the most enjoyable thing that i have done to date yet.

Andy

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Hi Scale fans,

Update on the Jug. Here we are at stage 3 Painting process. The scale white and the scale black is now on the plane. While this has a few days to set well im going to concentrate on the cowl painting. After this will go to the Star & Bar on the wings and fuse. Scale Blue of coarse.

Cheers

Andy

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Hi Gang,

Here is the update on the paint process. The Squad number is now on and so are the Star & Bar on the wings only. I hope to do the fuse tomorrow. I have aslo started on the cowl home straight. Once the cowl is dry i will paint on the personal badge of pilot, George W Rarey. He named the Jug after the birth of his new baby son... DAMONS DEMON. Unfortunatly a couple of weeks later he was killed in action.

Andy

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Hi Gang.

Here are the pics of the final paint job. All that is left to do is hand paint the cowl picture of the Parrot on an 8 ball and the words Damons Demon. Then its on to Stage 4, weathering the plane. Whilst i let all of the paint set up before i start weathering, i am going to use my lathe for the 1st since i brought it about 5 months or so ago. I am going to attempt to make some dummy engines out of ali as the moulded plastic one looks realy naff.

Andy

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Hi Gang,

I will carry on with the cowl section as it was the last post and this will complete it apart from the wire wooling process. I will show you this process in the next installment. To finish the engine cowl i needed to add the art work of the pilot George Rarey as explained in the previous post. Here you will see the stages of painting, this has to be hand painted to make sure that it is fuel proof. The paints used are the same as on the plane, made by Klasskote.

Hope you like.

Andy

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Hi Again,

This next installment is stage 4, weathering process. The first part of this stage is to rub the whole plane down with wire wool (medium fine) to give that battle worn look. Once complete i need to give it a light blast of burnt humber and a good wipe down to remove all but what lies behind the rivits and is left in the panel lines and then a blast of ash grey. I will show you this process as i progress with it. The pics below show a before and after and then a general overveiw effect.

Andy

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Me agin,

Now the saga of the Topflite drop tank. As you recall earlier in the build i had to scrap the topfilte cockpit and make modifications to the wing bomb release machanisms due to the poof quality of the product. Well guess what... another £16.00 wasted on the Topflite drop tank. Not only did it look poor but once cut out it didnt fit together at all and looked rubbish. So i decided to laminate 3 oblong peices of balsa together to get the thickness and calve into shape, then it was fibre glassed for strength, the tank clamp supports were made and added. Then i used an all purpose model glue to simulate the tank welds, painted and added the filler cap. I think you would agree, it is a far better job than anything Topflite can come up with.

Dont get me wrong, they produce some fantastic planes and kits but the after market add-ons are rubbish, i guess they farm them out for production and then stick their name on them.

Andy

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Thought I'd just say that you've built a cracking beast there, the cowl paintjob is brilliant.

looking forward to seeing the next exciting installment!

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Thought I'd just say that you've built a cracking beast there, the cowl paintjob is brilliant. looking forward to seeing the next exciting installment!

Thanks Gaz for your valuable feed back. I was beginning to think that this size of scale didnt interest the folks on site that much as i have not had much feed back since starting the project. Glad you like it so far. I have yet to wire wool the cowl... wanted to give it a few days to cure first. I will be applying the first weathering wash the weekend so i should have some pics for you then.

Thanks again.

Andy

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Beautiful Sky Raider, just beautiful. It's nice to see a Razorback and not the Bubble top for a change. I look forward in seeing her finished.

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Hi Andy,

Don't worry about the lack of feedback, (although I will agree it is nice to see the feedback) So far this thread has had 3722 views and 103 replies so that is not bad going. At least you have not had to answer too many questions as everything has been plainly clear from your excellent photos. They speak more than any words can ever do.

I am still impressed as ever with the work you have done so far, looking even more awesome now with the paint job and markings going on. Those DVD's you bought were obviously an excellent investment as can be seen in your work here. I might just have to get me a set myself.

As for your new project the J3 Piper Cub, I look forwards to seeing this one too. An excellent choice for learning to fly with - I had the L4H version as my first R/C Plane. You will enjoy flying this one a lot too.

Regards.....Mark.