JayW Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 (edited) Well I have been hammering away at this project since December of 2016, and finally (FINALLY!!) it is done. Here is a link to the long build if interested: Here are the pictures, warts and all. Apologies for the amateurish lack of good background and other professional picture taking skills. Aside from that, let me know what you think: I will post this now, as I don't know what limits there are on pictures per post. More next post. Edited May 14, 2019 by JayW A-10LOADER, Out2gtcha, chuck540z3 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 More pictures: Out2gtcha, LSP_Kevin, A-10LOADER and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 (edited) And still some more: I am not sure where to start with this adventure. The following were entirely scratch built: Cockpit Engine Cowl flaps Tires, wheels Main landing gear Tail gear Wheel wells Flaps, flap linkages Bomb pylons Gear doors All outlet duct doors Guns Tip lights Pitot mast By far the longest scratch build project was the engine - it took more than six months. For all that building, I made extensive use of Aircorps Library drawings and manuals. I cannot thank those folks enough! The rest came compliments of the long defunct 21st Century Toys. That includes the oversized canopy and some other poorly done details that I just could not correct. My aim here was to take what looked like a complex toy, and turn it into a shrink ray Thunderbolt. Will let you all be the judge of that. Thank you for looking in. Edited May 14, 2019 by JayW A-10LOADER, LSP_Kevin, levier and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Brilliant work Jay! All that work really did pay dividends for SURE. What a stunner JayW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Super Job Jay! What a Beast! Cheers, Chuck JayW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 I think this is a Tremendous T-Bolt! Great effort. Great Show! Many thanks for sharing. Sincerely, Mark JayW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Just awesome work, Jay! Congrats on finally getting it across the line. It looks amazing. Kev JayW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Jay, I must tell you that I have been totally impressed by all of your efforts and results. Everything looks top notch. That engine looks something special. congratulations on going the distance and building one of the best! gaz JayW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Man that's alotta nice work. Looks great Jay JayW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Soooo good Jay! That engine and those bomb braces are epic! Craig JayW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I have really enjoyed watching your progress on this one and the result is stunning. Look forward to you next project. JayW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Nicely done and so worth it !! While WWII subjects are not my cup of tea, I can appreciate all your efforts since it took me 5 years to redo my 1/18th scale JSI Tomcat. Steve JayW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 The cockpit pictures did not come out well - too much shadow. So I include a couple of work in progress pictures (mostly because I was very pleased with how the cockpit turned out and want to show it off to those who haven't seen it): coogrfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) Lastly - this is the example that I modeled: P-47D-30RE serial number 44-20473, flown by Major Glenn Eagleston of 354th FG, 353rd FS while on the European continent after the June 44 invasion. He was the squadron commander at that time. 21st Century Toys chose that scheme for one of their P-47 series so I used it as is. This unit was 9th AF, but was "on loan" to the 8th AF for most of the war. It was the first group to be equipped with the P-51 Mustang (called the "Pioneer Mustang Group") in late 1943, and that was their only aircraft used except for a several month period in early 1945 where they were replaced by P-47 Thunderbolts to provide ground support for the continuance of the invasion into Germany. My late uncle, Henry Rudolph, was a pilot in this group, and Eagleston was his commanding officer. And that's the reason I stayed with this paint scheme. He (my uncle) was credited with 5 1/2 victories, making him an "ace" - all either BF-109's or FW190's, and all while flying the P-51D. Before he died he told me stories of his experiences and I will never forget. For some reason he kept those memories to himself largely, until near the end of his life (PTSD?). He also told me of the transition from the P-51 to the P-47, done in only days with insufficient training, in awful weather and awful conditions (as can be seen in the picture). He nearly lost his life in his P-47, mostly because of poor training. They never got the chance to really learn the P-47, before they went back to the P-51 prior to the end of the war - an aircraft they excelled with. Edited May 15, 2019 by JayW coogrfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Tasty. That engine alone looks like a superb model in itself. It looks like you could hop in, fire her up, and off she’d go. Wonderful. Tom JayW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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