"Eileen" P-47D, 84th Fighter Sqd, 78th Fighter Grp
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The start
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The dreaded Academy decals from hell...
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Ready to close her up.
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Tamiya XF-5:1 + XF-57:3 and AK washes plus chipping with XF-56
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Drilled out muzzles
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Hollowed exhaust pipe.
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Hollowed exhaust pipe.
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Look, it got wings...
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The simple cockpit but it'll do for this build.
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Not much will be seen once the canopy is in place.
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The prop shaft is too short so a little bit of sprue to the rescue.
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Priming isn't an option!
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Tons of decal fluids used to no use.
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Port side
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Starboard side.
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The decals don't wrap around the whole way.
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Sealed with Tamiya X-22
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Gunze H302 in place
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The Tamiya tape have reacted with the X-22 layer.
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This is after five seconds in screen wash. No return now...
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Nice n' clean...
Коментари
29 May 2014, 23:49
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No, no, I saw everything that, that's why I bought it 😄 I think I'll use Squadron vac-form canopy.
3 June 2014, 19:36
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Finaly some 20 new photo's of my slow progress. Not much build time though so it's a real quick build other than it takes ages for me to build with ten minutes here n' 15 there so time flies...
24 July 2014, 05:20
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I finished the Academey 1/72 Helldiver and putting decals on anything with a curve was a disaster. Would not wrap around with tons of MicroSol. I had to cut and then match the pieces to avoid the bubbling and creasing. Not acceptable that it doesn't even cover the whole cowling. Are you willing to make a quick build a little slower by finding aftermarket decals?
24 July 2014, 20:53
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All other decals should be usable I think considerin' that they won't be put down on any difficult area. It could be if I can raid some checkers from another decal sheet I've got or from a Tamiya kit. I like the markings n' colours on the Eileen even if it lacks the crucial pin-up. Have you tried Tamiya's checker decals? How do those wrap around the cowling?
24 July 2014, 21:19
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Try to paint the checker with masking it with small square-shaped masking tape pieces, would be kinda hard, but nice result!
25 July 2014, 10:17
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It's possible to do that. Either I paint the checkers or use my Tamiya decals for 'em.
25 July 2014, 10:39
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Decals made in Teutoburger wald in the year 9 A.D. is far better than Academy's decals...
25 July 2014, 11:20
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The best thing Academy have ever done is to team up with Cartograph...
25 July 2014, 14:15