P-47D-25 "Hairless Joe" WiP
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first bits from the sprues
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decied that the molded "rods" are not looking right and slowly cutting them away and drilling holes for wire replacement
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to look something like this...
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all moulded rods removed
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and replaced with wire. Definetely looking better than the original. Worth the effort in my opinion.
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PE wires ready for assembly and routing
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glued in place, next time will be routing time. added pe plates and bits to the front end (on the left)
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bits and bobs ready for next steps
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some pe parts added to the inside of the fuselage
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Engine also coming together. main rods painted together with plug wires. All that is required now is a bit of wash
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cockpit floor part still drying from wash
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Cockpit parts slowly but surely coming together. A little bit of paint, whole bunch of PE placards from Eduard set and a bit of lead wire
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All the extra work and effort was definetely worth it! I'm very happy how this turned out at the end.
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additional bits and bobs ready for install
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cockpit finally glued together
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few details added to the wheel wells
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small parts - all ready for painting
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wings glued with the fuselage
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checking all seams
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some needed a little attention
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final check of all seams and I'm ready for the painting stage
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Whole model sprayed with Mr. Primer Surfacer 1000 (50/50 with rapid thinner)
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result is simply gorgeous
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masked front end of the engine cowling and tail plane, sprayed with MRP white for future red (cowling) and yellow (tail plane) camo.
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Preshading done.
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Front engine cowling sprayed red and tail surface yellow. Next will be masking both ends and spraying underside surfaces with MRP-112 Medium Sea Grey
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Finally get to the upper surfaces. Front engine cowling was sprayed with both colors to test the final result. So far so good.
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Grey [MRP-115 Ocean Grey] pattern masked with MRP masking putty
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masked upper surfaces sprayed with MRP-235 Gunship Green [FS34092]
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and after complete unmasking, final result.
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Looking really good.
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Painted lower invasion stripes
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Central propeller hub painted with Molotow chrome (airbrushing)
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ready for decals...
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and finished prop
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bits and bobs
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Flory Dark Dirt wash on front cowling
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upper surfaces
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and lower surfaces as well
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Unfortunately, this is the last foto I made before sending the model to the new owner. Hopefully I will be able to provide some pictures of the completed model.
Коментари
14 30 October 2020, 06:28
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This project will start very soon. I just need to finish the Mig-25PD. 🙂
10 November 2020, 19:55