Bomber_County Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Martin, welcome aboard.........best modelling forum on the Internet-web thingy............ Great start on the Jug......very tempted by Eduards boxing of this so going to follow............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine_marty Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 Very nice progress so far. Today i ordered this Eduard kit so I'm very curious about the rest of the build, i will follow this with great intrest. Do you know which color scheme you gonna use?? Greetz Danny I'm going to use the box art 'Dottie Mae' scheme, which is one of the main reasons for buying the kit. The Eduard decals are superb, some of the best provided with a kit. Onto the kit and having had chance for a closer look, there's a few sink marks to deal with. Nothing major but definitely have to be tackled if a natural metal scheme is chosen... Cockpit test fitted between the fuselage halves - perfect Till next time..... Shaka HI, RLWP, Whitey and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Martin, Figuring out the proper color for P-47Ds cockpits has basically defied most historians. Surviving examples seem to have been painted what's referred to as Dark Dull Green, rather then what one would expect to be Interior Green. To really throw that a curve into the equation, both Republic and Curtiss built Jugs, and both used a different shade of interior green, with Curtiss's being a truer Interior Green. From what I've read on the subject, the official Republic manual states that the cockpits should be coated with a single coat of Zinc Chromate primer tinted to cut down on glare. The tint was usually black and thus the color looked a darkish green. Once the cockpit is buttoned up, it naturally becomes darker as less direct light will reach it. You could always apply a dark wash, and take care of the issue that way. BTW, I really like how you soldered the PE seat. I really need to learn how to solder. Joel machine_marty and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasta 14 addict Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 I'm going to use the box art 'Dottie Mae' scheme, which is one of the main reasons for buying the kit. The Eduard decals are superb, some of the best provided with a kit. Onto the kit and having had chance for a closer look, there's a few sink marks to deal with. Nothing major but definitely have to be tackled if a natural metal scheme is chosen... Great choice Martin, same here, i will do the "Dottie May". Also thank's for the heads up warning about those sink marks. Surely must keep that in mind. Greetz Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Very nice work so far! Yes, those sink marks are on all of these kits... easy fix with Mr. Sfcr Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine_marty Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 Yes, those sink marks are easy enough to sort with Mr Surfacer and/or superglue. The fuselage halves have been glued together without issue, but I knocked a bottle of Tamiya Cement over the top halves of the flaps at the weekend so that has delayed progress somewhat whilst I sort those out. Needless to say, in good old after the horse has bolted fashion, I've bought/made bottle holders to prevent future disasters..! I'll post photos soon. Martin MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine_marty Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 Photos of the recent spillage of glue over the RHS flap..! Should be easy enough to correct, I should know as I've done it before..! No more though, with my little contraptions; MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine_marty Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 1 hour ago, MARU5137 said: Did you finish this AWESOME build of yours? What you have done this far looks SUPERB. Yes, I did finish this - but for the life of me I can't remember why I didn't continue this build thread..! Must be my age The kit is in a box, in the garage, under other stuff - one day I may just get it back out and post some pics. Thanks for the positive comments though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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