Farao Mike

Very interesting technique , must try this asap !

Very interesting color scheme , I'll keep my eyes on .

Oh dear !

At last ! This is a real unique theme , I will look very close .Go for it Loic !

Thank you all for your comments . No reference , is just the result of a logical thinking .

So many kindly words ! Thank you all my friends ...

Thank you all for your warm words ! Out2gtcha :Thanks alot for your time ...

Hello guys , this is my latest build. A "what if..." desert Ho229. Hope you like it.I will try to shot some better photos soon and post them. http://img901.imageshack.us/img901/9342/v89BBQ.png http://img537.imageshack.us/img537/8259/Slfwpc.png http://img661.imageshack.us/img661/6783/9IJF5s.png http://img540.imageshack.us/img540/3528/Ikzomg.png http://img913.imageshack.us/img913/5368/T91iRK.png http://img673.imageshack.us/img673/5766/y6lktw.png

Here : http://www.sharkit.com/sharkit/engines/EnginesEarly.htm you can find what you ask.The photo on the site is for the 1/72 engine,but there is also a 1/32 version.Ask Renaud (mangallon@orange.fr) or (renax@club-internet.fr) about the details .

So as easily conclude from all this is that Hasegawa's kit is the most accurate,right ? This would be useful to have in mind the next time I will start a P-47 model.In any case,thank you all...

Here we are again ! Theo , are a great connoisseur of the P-47 and sends me some great scans,in 1/32 ! Then I print it (in original size) and compare it with the model.See the pictures and you will take an idea for what we are talking about.The wing is still undersized - I don't know yet about the fuselage,I haven't printed , but I believe will be the same as before (good in general shape and dimensions ) unlike with the wing... Note the drawing is original 1/32 scaled...

Yes,that's truth ...

Thank you Theo,pm send...

Yes,drawings are very accurate,I've measured twice before open this topic.Warbird Tech #23 , P-47 in detail and scale , Aero detail #14 etc. agree to the P-47D-25 dimensions : Length 10,92 m or 36 ft. 1 in. Wing span : 12,43 m or 40 ft. 9 in. In 1/32 that means length 341,6 mm and wing span 388,4 mm . My reference drawings are agree with those,but the model's wing span still remain shorter...

Hello fellas,here's one for the US airplanes experts : I am thinking about start building the 1/32 Trumpeter's P-47D (kit code 02263) and searching for reference drawings I found this : Fuselage's general dimensions and shape is not bad , with a small exception on the belly (it is more big bellied but not too much ) but the real wrong is on the wing dimensions .As you can see in the picture,the wing is right in shape,but shorter than the comparing drawing about 20mm (10mm on the root and more 10mm in the wingtip). Is that right,meaning some surgery on the wing,or something else it happens ? Gentlemen, your advice please !

Very interesting start,good luck and have fun !

Yes Kev,with pleasure...

Thank you all for your comments.The panel lines are not pre shaded,this is the result of post shading with pastel and soft pencil dust.

The truth is that construct it without consulting my reference books , more like a an artistic approach .Thank you for your kindly comments.

Thanks KUROK !

Hello my friends ! Last few days I finish this . Gentlemen,your comments are very welcomed... And some from the bench : All best,thank you for your time...

One of my favorites "modern" birds and a great model.You must be proud for this...

Be my guest.

Thank you all for your kindly comments ...

Knowing our object (the real one)... The Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger (German, "People's Fighter") was a German single-engine, jet-powered fighter aircraft fielded by the Luftwaffe in World War II. Designed and built quickly, and made primarily of wood as metals were in very short supply and prioritised for other aircraft, the He 162 was nevertheless the fastest of the first generation of Axis and Allied jets. Volksjäger was the Reich Air Ministry's official name for the government design program competition that the He 162 design won. Other names given to the plane include Salamander, which was the codename of its construction program, and Spatz (Sparrow), which was the name given to the plane by Heinkel. ...and in scale (with some words) : Revell have done a very well balanced kit , attentive to details , well studied , rich to its benefits like full engine , gun bay and a big decals sheet , accurate , unique to this scale -talking about styrene model kits- and at a very reasonable price .A real bargain , for my opinion . Making of ... Building this kit is a pleasure , because of its good fitting and the clear , sharp casting of its parts , following by a clever engineering that requires almost no putty . The most difficult for me , was the difficulty in choosing which of the individual improving sets to choose at any time. The result , is a combilation of P.E. and resin , just everyware !I have use photo etched for points like instrument panel , pilot's seat , ammunition boxes and for small details on engine and into wheel wels etc , and for most "3D" effects ,like engine's body , cockpit side walls , wheels bay and guns bay I have done it with the resin parts . Believe it or not , the small fighter have taken five (5) resin details set all from CMK and a big photo etched set from Eduard ! I can't explain you what goes where , but the result is very realistic.I have paint the metal surfaces with Alclad II (airframe aluminum for the front fuselage and polished and semi matt aluminum for the rest) plus a panel of Bare Metal foil.Many of the smallest parts are painted with colours of Gunze range and the main camo with Vallejo air .The colours are the standards for this war period : RLM 76 for the undersurfaces and RLM 81 - 83 for the uppersurfaces. The nose cone , wheel wells covers and the gun bay covers that was made from plywood in the real airplane , have painted with RLM 26 brown , simulating the brown wood/fabric sealer that was used from the manufacturers , the pitot tube and the clips on the engine cover have painted with RLM 23 , simulating the red metal primer , and the ailerons , airbrakes , tail rudder and elevators have painted with a greenish color ,simulating the green primer of the final WWII period. The left wing , left unpainted trying to present the airplane in a final construction stage , just before leaves the production line having on only the absolutely necessary markings and painted only on the basics.The wood have done using the wood stencil from Rabu Brinzan accessories (www.radubstore.com) and the markings using the perfect masks from my good friend Joe of Scale Precision Masks (http://scaleprecision.com/index.html).