P-47 Thunderbolt 1/8th construction

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Andy you scare me, but also thrill me in this strange and peculiar way ;-) What an awesome job you’ve done, I feel small and insignificant but also proud on your behalf. Kudos to you.

Hi mate,

Thank you for your kind words. Comments and praises are coming in thick and fast now. I honestly do not deserve such credit. I have no one to compare my work against at this scale level and therefore consider it as a good first attempt. Some of the guys on here have done some mind blowing stuff and im sure that i inspire them as much as they inspire me. There are areas of the Jug that i think i could have made a better job but i will improve as i progress through time. I would idealy love to build these things and sell them on, the only problem is the time factor, i dont think that people would wait so long for a project to be completed.

Thanks again

Andy

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Hi Chris,Thanks for your valued comments. Yes im lucky to have the workshop... all those tool you see and everything to do with the hobby, i brought this year to build this project. I have spent more on tools than i have on the Jug. The lathe alone was a fortune. I couldnt list what i have tool wise or part wise and i must have at least 2 of everything if not more. I just love to have the stuff, probably will never use most of it. Its just good to know that it is there if i need it.

Space wise... take a look up your loft. Before i started the Jug i was converting the loft for storage, could get 2 single beds up there. The idea though is to clear the spare room and move everything up there. A bit of chipboard flooring, some plasterboard, paint a light and a heater for the winter and you have got yourself another room. and if your lucky the misses will never go up there, scared of spiders ha ha.

Thanks again mate

Andy

Heh, yes I decked out the attic a couple of years ago and put electric up there. Oh, to have my own space - to get away from 'er indoors and the three offspring terrrors... However, one big flaw in your idea Andy - wifey is not afraid of spiders. So the sewing machine, interlocker and fousands of fabric bags now adorn the roof space.

Oh well, banished to the garage...

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Heh, yes I decked out the attic a couple of years ago and put electric up there. Oh, to have my own space - to get away from 'er indoors and the three offspring terrrors... However, one big flaw in your idea Andy - wifey is not afraid of spiders. So the sewing machine, interlocker and fousands of fabric bags now adorn the roof space. Oh well, banished to the garage...

Hi mate,

Tell her it is a fire hazzard and it isnt advisable to have so much flamable material in there, she might think twice.

Dont panic, im in the fire business and i have never know of it happening yet mate. Prevention is the best cause though.

Andy

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Hi Andy,

Yes, me and the missus have had that conversation already and I have taken precautions as well, 2 fire extinguishers Co2 and water. Heh, and I may have over exaggerated with the "fousands" of bags but thanks for the kind warning chap.



Chris

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Looking great, you gave done an amazing job. I have 1 burning question to ask you.

How many hours has it taken you so far?

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Looking great, you gave done an amazing job. I have 1 burning question to ask you.How many hours has it taken you so far?

Hi Satnav.

Thanks for the kind comments. I wish i could tell you exactly how many hours i have put into this build but i cant. I realise now that what i should have done was kept a record but i didnt... i can tell you that i started at the begining of October last year and have worked an hour at night, on some occasions 2 hours, all weekends between, an average of 10 hours Sat and 10 Sun and a weeks hoilday all week and bank holidays all day. Now that is a tidy amount of hours and i should calculate it but never have the time as i am too busy building the Jug.

At a guess it would be:

25 hours a week if you dont count holidays and bank holidays multiply that by 10 months gives an average 1000hours +, comes out around 125 days calculated on 8 hours a day. All this does not inc the hols, so a min avarage of 125 days + or a 1000+ hours. Wow, it soon adds up. The time has flown by.

Andy

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WOWZA! Im tired just thinking about it. All that time, dont you ever feel like youve had enough?

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WOWZA! Im tired just thinking about it. All that time, dont you ever feel like youve had enough?

No mate,

I have really loved this build. I have today just set the wheels in motion for the next project. The kit is in the shop now, a kit that is around 20 years old and has to be built the same process as the Jug. This one will be electric as it has 2 engines and i would hate for a glow engine to fail when it is in flight.

Looks like i will be starting all over again soon. Get this one complete first.

Thanks

Andy

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Frankly that makes your achievement even more remarkable. Believe me, you wouldn't want to see my early efforts, well,not unless you wanted a good laugh!!I have found that modelling (mainly) WW2 subjects has opened up a whole world of history for me and not just the airplanes.The P-47 was a remarkable machine and you have definitely done it justice with your build.

cheers

Steve

Hi Steve,

Sorry mate... i missed your post. I agree, i just love war birds too. I must admit i never intended to get into fixed wing as originally i wanted to be a Heli man and built the Raptor 50. This i did 18 months ago and have still never flown it. I went to the model air show at Weston and since then its war birds for me now all the way. I have just aquired a kit that is untouched and is 20 years old. A kit you couldnt but today off the shelf or to order. It will take longer than the Jug to build as it is a B25. Cant wait to finish the Jug and get to it. Happy now i have a Winter project.

Thanks again

Andy

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What scale is the B25?

I cant wait to see that being built, but as for the P-47, its looking brill mate keep up the hard work.

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What scale is the B25?I cant wait to see that being built, but as for the P-47, its looking brill mate keep up the hard work.

Hi mate,

The kit is that old we dont know the scale as it is not on the box, i would persume by looking at it it is around 1/6th scale. Loads of cockpit detail to get my teeth into.

Cheers

Andy

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P47 D Thunderbolt Construction 1/8th Scale

Hi Gang,

Pictures are getting few now as i am on the very last stages of the Jug. Here are the latest for you.

The service hatch is now complete, I forgot to install the remote glow. Besides the On/Off combined recharge swicth we have the following from top to bottom right.

Fuel intake

Air Pressure indicator

Air intake

Remote Glow Plug.

We have the bomb releases fitted to the wings now along with the drop tank setup. I had to make the drop tank assembly out of a bit of G10, you can see it next to the servos. Not a lot of room in there guys. The engine inspection hatch provides access to the carb adjuster and the air damper not sure you can make these out. The rod with the red rubber on is the carb adjuster the other bent wire closes a damper on the air intake. There is also a short piece of tube from the breather to allow me to inject after run oil into the engine with a syringe.

I have today started up the lathe for the first time since I bought it all them months ago, I am making a dummy engine out of Ali so that i can then mould them for the cowl section.

Andy

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P47 D Thunderbolt Construction 1/8th Scale

Apologies guys, the assembly next to the servos is not the drop tank, that is in the wing section, it is the air retracts assembly.

Andy

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Hi mate,The kit is that old we dont know the scale as it is not on the box, i would persume by looking at it it is around 1/6th scale. Loads of cockpit detail to get my teeth into.

Cheers

Andy

Its a big one then!

Im sure you'll make a masterpiece out of it. The new pics of p47 are great, but I still cant wait to see it fly.

Tom =]

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Its a big one then! Im sure you'll make a masterpiece out of it. The new pics of p47 are great, but I still cant wait to see it fly.

Tom =]

Me too mate, because i have yet to learn, it wont be me flying the maiden flight, i will leave that to one of the club aces.

Thanks

Andy