P-47D Aerobatic Thunderbolt
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Cockpit parts painted, decaled and weathered. Rear wheel well area also painted and the rest of the fuselage interior painted black because of all the open vents
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Cockpit tub put together
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Fuselage glued together
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Main wheel wells painted and, because this is a civil plane, the gun cartridge ejector slots will be filled - I've glued some sheet styrene on the insides of the wings to make it easier
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Wings attached and cartridge slots filled. Rear fuselage deck and tail have also been glued on
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Engine painted, weathered and glued on. Interior of nose cone has also been painted and weathered
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Nose attached - looking like Thunderbolt
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I noticed the cockpit tub had slipped on one side so ended up having to cut open the fuselage, with a razor saw and mainly along panel lines. Very annoying!
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Cockpit tub straightened up, fuselage section glued back in place and gaps filled
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Alclad primer applied - I'm trying white one the nose and black for the rest to see if I can getter a brighter finish with Alclad Polished Aluminium on the nose, which I've seen in some photos of the real thing
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Alclad Polished Aluminium applied - there is a very subtle difference between the cowling and the rest of the plane, but only when the light hits it right.
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All the paint and construction done now - just decals to go
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11 26 July 2022, 06:01
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A bit of a stretch for a Tintin plane - it is seen very small on a black & white TV in the villain's lair on the Black Island, being flown by pilot Johnny James (in the English version of the book). The plane definitely looks like a bubbletop P-47, with a couple of diagonal stripes on the rear fuselage. Plenty of scope to make it my own! The kit used in the Tamiya 1/72 P-47 Thunderbolt Bubbletop, built pretty well out of the box other than de-militarizing it for a civilian version.