Ads Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Readlly nice Peter and an interesting way of contructing this kit i havent seen anyone else try it like that (i am sure many do) are there some plus sides for this method? Maybe im just mental and have been doing it wrong! Ads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Looking great! Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Thanks Matt Thats really food for thought. I'm planning on doing some weathering but want my Jug to be on the very well maintained side. The red cowl really isn't that intense but with the gloss on it, it really shines. Might actually be close to stop light red at this point. I'll most likely follow your lead and tone it down a bit in he centers of the panels. Peter It's cool. I understand going for a well maintained look, but yeah, the red is a bit intense, especially if you're going to weather this one. But whatever choice you make will be a good one man. It's really shaping up well, can't wait to see what happens with the rest of this build. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Thanks Ads, much appreciated Just started in the front office and built assemblies that seemed to be the most challenging. Since the engine and cowl are actually a completely separate assembly, why not take it right through the finishing stages to break up the work. The wheel wells turned out to be a sleeper with lots of unexpected fit problems but slowly they were all corrected. I just like to break up the work, to keep it fresh and interesting. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Thanks Ron Been following your advice and suggestions and it's really is keeping me on the straight and true. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Thanks Matt Next few nights, I'll decal and lightly weather up the cowl. Lots of decisions to make as to what and how to weather a NMF and keep the Jug looking well maintained. You know my motto: Used but not Abused. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Great stuff. Very nice detail work. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Thanks mark. I have to confess, that for the most part, this is uncharted waters for me, but so far, it's been a blast. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big matt Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Peter, are you going to vary the shades of the nmf? That might give you the balance of used but airworthy without going nuts. Maybe a slight postshade on some of the panels of the wings would emphasize that without being over the top. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Matt Thanks for the suggestion, My basic POA is to mask out and a reasonable number of NMF panels and stay close to my reference photos, with in reason. with the Jug being my first real foray into doing NMF with Alclads, I'm planning on doing a lot of practicing long the way. Nothing like stepping up to the table and rolling the dice to see what happens. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 THE FARMINGDALE JUG HASEGAWA P-47D ‘NOSE ART’ PT 9 FITTING, SANDING AND FILLING For the past two weeks, nearly 100% of my modeling time has been dedicated to fitting, sanding, filling seams and panels. The resin wheel wells presented a few fit problems when I started test fitting the wings to the fuselage. What I thought was a good fit a few weeks ago turned out to be a disappointment. Right now, both wings and horizontal stabilizers are dry fitted and a bit more tweaking will be needed before actually gluing them onto the fuselage. First up was gluing the top and bottom wing half’s together and at the same time gluing in the resin wheel wells in precisely the right location. Four nights a planning, sanding a finally gluing everything together, yielded the basic wing assembly. Test fitting the wings to the fuselage quickly showed the fit was off, with some gaps’ poking through. I held close to Ron’s advice about NOT gluing the wing half together in the flap area, which would allow enough adjustment to prevent a step at the fairing. Once I figured out how much of a gap I would actually need, I glued evergreen strip between the wing half’s and then was able to glue the rear portion on the wings together, I was able to keep the wings as separate assemblies, which is my normal practice. Parts G1 and G2 could now be glued into place on the undersides of the wings, closing up the wheel wells. Gorilla CCA was my weapon of choice to attach them to the framing of the resin wheel wells. With all the major wing components now in place, it was time to start sanding and filling gaps. Oh what fun! I wanted to add the wings to the fuselage as completely finish assemblies and then I would only have to concentrate on the wing and fairing seams. Tail planes followed the same basic plan and while everything was drying, the fuselage seams were the next order of business. Cowl change ……. Once I received my Eagle Edition decals for Daddy Rabbit, I knew I had to use them for this Jug and not a future build. Sandpaper in hand, the cowl was completely stripped and polished. Live and learn … not to jump the gun, Enjoy……. Peter wing halves widen to help prevent a step at the fairings. Everything has been glued up and the gaps and seams filled and sanded. Test fitting the wings and stabilizers. A bit more tweaking is still needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Flaps have been assembled and are being test fitted as well. Fit isn't too bad but a bit more work is still necessary. The Famous Hasegawa Step has been removed from both flaps and now all the sanded off details still need to be restored. The cowl, totally stripped naked after I decided to build mt Jug as Daddy Rabbit and the red nose is now history Enjoy Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sheep One Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Flaps have been assembled and are being test fitted as well. Fit isn't too bad but a bit more work is still necessary. The Famous Hasegawa Step has been removed from both flaps and now all the sanded off details still need to be restored. The cowl, totally stripped naked after I decided to build mt Jug as Daddy Rabbit and the red nose is now history Enjoy Peter Hey Peter this is looking great. Sorry you had to sand off all that work on the cowl. It looks like you lost some detail on that cown when you sanded the paint off. Looking forward to seeing the decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Thanks Howard I'll be doing some re-scribing in that neck of the woods to restore the latches and parting parting lines. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ads Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 You have gone in hard which was neccesary mate there are the flaps - the sink marks in the wings done and now you have the cowling all together those are the hardest parts done so congrats! Daddy rabbit is a good choice for decals it will look good on your model - i didnt see if you are riveting it or not ? i did mone but its so sublte it was filled in and not able to be seen in pics keep up the good work mate!! ads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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