Hasegawa 1/32 P47D Republic Thunderbolt

[Guest]

very cool like the tip about the wire nice build

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[Guest]

Andy first time that I've seen your build it looks fantastic some great detail you need to get that bird in the air.

Thanks Vaughan. You can find the whole build process on here in the Under Construction section. It was some time ago though.

Keep up the good work.

Andy

[Vaughan]

Thanks guys.

Well the wings are on, a smear of putty was required and I have also added the drop tank/bomb pylons. Yesterday afternoon I made a start on the wheel bay doors and the under carriage legs opting to spray them olive drab as I believe this was the case on later models.

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[Vaughan]

Hi Guys

I need a bit of help maybe Steve(stona) will know, as I have just put the flaps together and have chosen the down position. I'm doing an overall NMF and areas of the flaps are exposed what colour should they be ZCY or NMF? I did manage to find these reference photos one from Duxford and the other two from the squadron walk-arounds but still unsure what they should be.

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[flyjoe180]

Hi Vaughan. NMF is correct:

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[Vaughan]

Joe thanks for the images that pretty much answers my question. Thanks again

[Vaughan]

Hi all

Very little progress over the last 5 days although I've been working on the main under cart. Wheels are together and sprayed with a a very dark grey hubs in silver and then weathered. I've also added some flats using a domestic iron, to protect the iron I placed a sheet of tin foil over the hot plate. This worked well considering this is the first time I've used this method. A small amount of tidying up was required but all looks good. All the main components are now attached and I'm pleased with the result. Just the break pipes to add and some final weathering and they're complete.

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[Guest]

Cruising right along Vaughan and its looking great,love the way the landing gear came out ,nice job!

[stona]

Hi Vaughan, according to Nigel (Julian) who really does know,that area would be natural metal on aircraft with a nmf. On aircraft delivered in nmf and painted in theatre it varied simply depending whether the flaps were up or down at the time of painting. In aircraft delivered in Olive Drab that area was painted OD at the point of production.

Cheers

Steve

[Vaughan]

Thanks Trey and Steve for the info.

I've added the brake hoses and pipes using painted lead wire with help from reference photos I took at Duxford last year. Then I added some final weathering. The flaps were provided with decals for the no step areas but I decided to spray them red because the decals were too small to cover the correct area. Fortunately there are 4 no step decals provided so will use them.

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[Vaughan]

A small update, I've been waiting on the arrival of an Expo razor saw which turned up yesterday I needed it so I could cut out the navigation light blanks and then insert the clear lenses. I used Dymo tap as a guide whilst cutting with the saw. This worked very well with the minimal of tidying up afterwards. I've added a few drops of red and green in the respective lens indents. Decals to the no step areas on the flaps have been added too.

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[Dave W]

Looking good Vaughan.The wing tip lights are a nice touch.A simple thing to do but make a difference I think.I tend to cut the shape out of the wing,Glue a bit of clear sprue in,Then sand and polish to shape.

[stona]

Looking good Vaughan.The wing tip lights are a nice touch.A simple thing to do but make a difference I think.I tend to cut the shape out of the wing,Glue a bit of clear sprue in,Then sand and polish to shape.

For coloured lenses rather than coloured lamps you can do that with the coloured plastic from old tooth brush handles. I've been known to do it when feeling very keen.

Cheers

Steve

[Vaughan]

Well I laid down the primer last night followed by the OD band down the spine. Started spraying on the aluminium this morning, didn't go down at all well. Don't know if it was a combination of poorly applied primer or the aluminium being awkward but it looks a total mess. It has a dusty appearance in places and is rough to the touch. So maybe a bad case of over spray to certain areas I don't know. What I do know is the lot is going to have to come off. This is a real shame as the masking on the OD worked really well. Oh well it's back to the drawing board. I'm in two minds wether to put this one on the back burner and start another build.

[flyjoe180]

I think you should finish it Vaughan. It will just taunt you and you will lose enthusiasm for future builds. I for one would like to see you finish this as you have placed a lot of time into it already.