Trippple Thunderbolt build
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November 25, 20233 completely different approaches to a cockpit......10
November 25, 2023Hasegawa panel on the left got an unused gunsight from the Tamiya kit -
Hasegawa getting a much slimmed down and de-life vested pilot, something HAS to be put on that massive Hasegawa "THRONE"
Academy seat got some spare seatbelts.11
November 25, 2023Tamiya cockpit is a small kit in itself - BRAVO, TAMIYA! More like this please! The instrument panel IS very nice as is, but this has a Yahu panel on top of it.12
November 25, 2023Small price to fit the Yahu panel -13
November 25, 2023Checking alignment, cockpits glued to one side, drying until tomorrow14
November 25, 20233 different approaches to engines - the Tamiya cowling is damn near perfect15
November 26, 2023Academy panel if instructions are followed; panel seats in floor, too low, and way too far aft.16
November 26, 2023P-47 had large open area in front of instrument panel, all the red area on the Academy can be safely removed without impacting canopy fit. Also need to remove if correcting the inst panel position -17
November 26, 2023My fix, brass posts to hide behind rudder pedals, further forward to allow inst panel a lift and more forward toward cockpit coaming18
November 26, 2023Had to remove some plastic from interior too....19
November 26, 2023Tamiya instr panel has nice rear bodies of instruments, so I made cables and control rods from 24 guage wire20
November 26, 2023Proper behind the panel spaghetti pile21
November 26, 2023Alignment of cockpits and panels after tweaks and glue setting last night22
November 26, 2023Neat feature on Tamiya wings - these two ribs mate, making a very stiff wing that doesn't flex in when handling or during the sanding to come - surface detail is amazing.23
November 26, 2023Fuselages buttoned up, wings together, tomorrow fitting them and the sanding begins24
November 29, 2023Starting to look like 'bolts now - no major differences in outlines or shapes obvious25
November 29, 2023Oy - the old molded on pylons - always fun to work around26
November 29, 2023All three will get the same load, 108 gallon "paper' tank, and a 500 pounder on each wing -
Tamiya 2-piece pylons are very nicely detailed27
November 29, 20233 way different looking P&W 2800s - first colors on -28
November 29, 2023Academy mold has matching divots right at the root on both sides. Smaller ones on both sides near the tailwheel too .29
November 29, 20231K sanded, alcohol wipe down, light primer coats on.30
December 6, 2023Tamiya first color coat31
December 6, 2023Hasegawa first color coat32
December 6, 2023'Paper' tanks - during sanding much of the band details gets flattened, so I added 1mm -strips of yellow tape to bring them back
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December 6, 2023Hasegawa wheels - 'HUBS' are off center a bit, so they will be removed and wheel covers made - most D models had spoked wheels anyway.34
December 6, 2023Pick your favorite curse word, I used it. Currently trying to bring it back to some form of clear - glue on my thumb and had no idea it was there.....grrrrrrrrrrrrr35
December 14, 2023Parts farm36
December 14, 2023Time for glare panel masking37
December 14, 2023Tail feathers on - rudder checker patterns from Rising Decals are great - matches the Tamiya mold perfectly, on both the Hasegawa and Academy molds the decal needs a bit of trimming, as the rudders on both are too short. - using each individual kit's fuselage and wing insignias, Academy is oddly brittle and will crack easily while putting it in place, Tamiya is thick but settles down well, the Hasegawa is a bit fragile.38
December 18, 2023Academy decals - not a fan - very shiny and thick, stubborn to get flat - these will be removed and painted on39
December 18, 2023Proper shade of yellow zinc from Mission Models going in wells and on door interiors40
December 18, 2023Hasegawa wells have almost no detail, so I added very basic stringers -41
December 18, 2023Pylons on, gear assembled. Hasegawa wheels got the Tamiya 'hubcaps', the Academy wheels were filled with putty, and details inked on. Tailwheels on too - Tamiya's is a clever three part trap, angling the doors out at the right angles. Very slick.42
December 20, 2023Stencils and standard markings going on, fun stuff and Sqdn markings will be last, as they would have been painted on in the Field.43
December 20, 2023Tamiya has the most markings of course, even the smallest decals are actually legible when magnified - really impressive -44
December 20, 2023Academy- no cowl on yet as I had to paint the firewall after the engine was installed - have I said the Academy decals are not good? Avoid them if you have spares.45
December 20, 2023Hasegawa pilot is cocked a bit to the left - blame it on the enormous throne of seat, or let's just imagine he's leaning out to see over that enormous nose as he taxis.....46
December 23, 2023Recognition lights drilled out and deepened, Academy depicted them as lumps - bad.47
December 23, 2023Lights after paint and Krystal Kleer. Proper order is red, green, and amber; front to rear48
December 23, 2023Hasegawa has no centerline store details, so it's getting a spare tank from Tamiya kit.49
December 23, 2023Hasegawa with a Tamiya 'paper' tank hung, albeit a bit off center.50
December 23, 2023More Academy irritation, the antenna is much too far forward, the canopy can't be posed open - moving it 13mm aft, basing that distance off of Tamiya's placement. It's also 5mm too tall.51
December 23, 2023Antennas lined up, Hasegawa provides none, so I made it from stretched spue, a bit too thick though.52
December 23, 2023Gear on and aligned, drying time for the day....53
December 27, 2023Excellent Techmod prop logos versus Academy attempt.54
December 27, 2023DONE!55
December 27, 2023Trippple threat56
December 27, 2023First I caught this - Hasegawa and Academy both- main landing gear are too long, noses are too high off of the ground.57
December 27, 2023Tamiya kit - Wave of Destruction, USAAC P-47D-26, 4228326 Pilot Lt Domin, killed while flying another P-4758
December 27, 2023Academy kit - Iron Ass, USAAC P-47D-26, 422832759
December 27, 2023Hasegawa kit - Here Comes Elmer Now, USAAC P-47D-30, 443102 Pilot Capt Belcher60
December 27, 2023Proper squat, cowl shape and engine details excellent -kit decals very good61
December 27, 2023Academy - too high, cowl not quite right, sketchy engine detail, prop fits sloppy62
December 27, 2023Hasegawa - sits too high, pretty good all around for 50 years old
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Academy, Hasegawa, and Tamiya P-47D kits, all at once, fast, same unit markings from 346TH FS in Italy. No crazy detail sets, just decals and the builds. Well, I AM going to use ONE Yah6u instrument panel just cause I have it.
Black checkertail unit, all natural metal, using same paints on each kit, and yall be the Judges -
Building Tamiya kit as 'Hellsapoppin"
Building Academy kit as "Iron Ass"
Building Hasegawa kit as "Wave of Destruction"