Finished P47 Thunderbolt

[mossiepilot]

Top work Jim, the paint job is top notch, and I wouldn't have noticed the undercarriage either if Vaughan hadn't pointed it out.

Definately a 5 star build mate.

Tony.

[Guest]

Hey Jim congrats to you and the Missus ,very exciting having a new bundle of joy on the way! The Jug looks awesome,love the streaking stains they look very authentic! I too had to tweak the gear on my recent Jug build,hope yours is an easy fix as well. Really a top notch looking build! Very nicely done Sir!

[Guest]

thanks tony and trey, i appreciate it.

i gave a brief attempt at fixing the error today to no avail. i might take another try at it at some point but i think it might be a lost cause. i'm very afraid i would snap the landing gear off trying to pry/cut off the wheel well cover. we'll see, but it might be a lost cause... o well.

thanks again.

[Guest]

Great job Jim. 5 Star from me too. Derek

[MORIARTY1177]

That there is fantastic build of an awesome aircraft. Beautiful work Jim, very nice indeed.

Regards

Chris

[Guest]

Thanks Derek and Chris. I appreciate it.

[Guest]

Excellent-looking 'Jug', mate!

[Gern]

thanks tony and trey, i appreciate it.i gave a brief attempt at fixing the error today to no avail. i might take another try at it at some point but i think it might be a lost cause. i'm very afraid i would snap the landing gear off trying to pry/cut off the wheel well cover. we'll see, but it might be a lost cause... o well.

thanks again.

Put it on your display shelf 'as is' Jim. Most folks will be too busy ogling your excellent painting skills to spot the mistake with the undercarriage.

Gern

[Guest]

thanks alex and gern. i appreciate the compliments on the paint job.

[colin m]

An excellent example of the P47 - well done. 'Dot filtering' not a term I'm familiar with - go on then, you'll have to tell me.

Colin M..

[Guest]

Top job Jim very very nice P47

[Guest]

Thanks Colin and Jim.

Colin, dot filtering is kind of like applying a wash. I use acrylic paints for the main color and seal it with a clear. Then put small dots of enamel paint around the model to break up the base color or to weather it.

I normally don't wait until they're dry but you probably could, I'll take a thick brush damp with thinner and work the dots into the paint. When done, you shouldn't see any remnants of the dots themselves, but there Should be a filter/haze now over the base in the hue of the dots you used.

It's good for streaking on armor as well, just drag the dots down to look like wear and grime.

Hope that helps. And the good thin is if you don't like the results just wipe it off since its enamel over acrylic. Using a gloss vs a flat clear coat also gives some varying results.

Good luck

[flyjoe180]

Forgot to add congrats on the family Jim. As for the Thunderbolt, to be honest I never noticed the landing gear doors until it was pointed out to me. Display the 'Juggernaut' as it is, I have many kits with small defects which no one else seems to notice. The finish on it is absolutely fantastic, as Dave says it distracts from the small error anyway. Cheers.

[Guest]

Thanks Joe. We're very excited to get the new little guy here.

[Ian M]

Just seen this. Great job.

Lovely finish on the BMF

Five stars for the build and five more for that wonderful bundle of joy in your icon! cute.

ian m