Fozzie Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Hi all im new to this forum and from what i have seen of it its right up my street scale wise.So i thought i would post what im working on at the mo,its the vintage fighter series P-47D thunderbolt in 1/24 scale.I have been modelling large scale planes for some 6yrs now and this along with 3 Airfix sea harriers and the P-51D are the largest i have all be it i do have a Nichimo Cessna 172 in 1/20 scale.Anyhow here is the engine,not quite finished but getting there. This is a great kit but much is needed in the way of scratch building and alterations,as the radial engine parts dont line up correctly so you have to cut all locating lugs and fiddle around with it to get it just right.Its great if you like a challenge as it can be trying at times. Clive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAGNEW Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Great Job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahernandez Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Love the weathering. How'd you do the small and large patches? Are the small ones just brush strokes with a fine brush? The oil and grease stains look very good too! Mark H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pratt Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Very nice work Fozzie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanH Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Looking very nice Fozzie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamme Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Waowwwwwww! Really nice. I really like it Cheers, Jamme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Lind Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Fozzie, That is the most realistic and well executed weathering i have ever seen on an aircraft engine. You managed to capture it extremely well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotary Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Iv'e got to agree---that weathering on the prop and spinner as well as the engine is just masterley----wish i could do that! dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Dollar Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Looks like I now have a guide to go by. Great work, Fozzie especially on the weathering. I just got the kit the other day. I was lucky in that my LHS owner ordered 6 VFS T-Bolt kits. They came in on Thursday. By the time I had gotten there Friday afternoon, I bought the last one. He sold all those kits in less than 24 hours. If you wouldn't mind showing as many pictures of this build as you can, it would be very much appreciated. There's no rush though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basar DOGANER Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Realistic job. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 Hi all thanks for the comments,i have done a bit more to her today but its very slow work.To answer one of the questions on weathering im quite lucky in that i work with real aircraft,i get to see all the streaks,marks,dents and splats on the planes.How the patches were done was by how we deal with the real thing,i have a small brush which i dip in the paint and then sploge it on,then i wipe the access off the brush,then i dry brush the sploge out if that makes sense.There are so many techniques to doing weathering and we all have our fav's but this way works for me among a few other ways.Here is how she looks at the moment. Clive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfuf Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 You say it takes somd time to get it like this the result is wonderfull. The cockpit looks great. johan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 Hi all slow progress here but heres a few pic's,wheel bays nearly done,cockpit finished,gun bays getting there and the rear wheel bay needs painting. we are getting there slowly. Cheers Clive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Your use of colors to represent heated metals, oil, lubes and the likes is simply amazing. I do not think I have very seen it used quite as effectively. Beautiful Work!!!!!!! Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rigor Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!! nice work what's your scheme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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