Hasegawa 1/32 P 47D

[duke_]

Hello!

 

i am sharing some photos from one of my current projects... This is the Hasegawa 1/32 P-47 D thunderbolt

i bought this excellent cockpit from MDC many years ago and finally i decided to give it a try !

i am very pleased with the level of detail and fitting on the kit! especially with the painting mask!!! looks so realistic!

i have added some extra data plates, stencils and seatbelts from HGW and YAHU instrument panel

 

 

its painted with AK Real Color air  lacquers.. Its my first try on these paints..

Weathering is done with oil colours..

 

 

thank you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 16, 2020 by duke_

[Kagemusha]

Very impressive, looking forward to seeing more.

[duke_]

11 minutes ago, Kagemusha said:

Very impressive, looking forward to seeing more.

Thank you @Kagemusha !!

[James Rademaker]

 Very impressed with your cockpit. Weathering is excellent. Can’t wait to see your progress.

Jim

[duke_]

31 minutes ago, James Rademaker said:

 Very impressed with your cockpit. Weathering is excellent. Can’t wait to see your progress.

Jim

thank you for your comments!

 

[AlbertD]

Very nice cockpit.

[duke_]

hi!

small update today while working on the Pratt Whitney double wasp..

not too much detail , just basic stuff since it won't be displayed with open cowling..

 

thanks for watching!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 18, 2020 by duke_

[Reuben L. Hernandez]

Looking fantastic! Keep up the great work.

[AlbertD]

Your engine looks amazing. May I ask the paints and chipping method you used on the zinc chromate frame around the engine? It's some of the most realistic I have seen.

[Landrotten Highlander]

5 minutes ago, AlbertD said:

Your engine looks amazing. May I ask the paints and chipping method you used on the zinc chromate frame around the engine? It's some of the most realistic I have seen.

I was wondering about that too.  Love the realism in there.

[duke_]

18 hours ago, AlbertD said:

Your engine looks amazing. May I ask the paints and chipping method you used on the zinc chromate frame around the engine? It's some of the most realistic I have seen.

 

18 hours ago, Landrotten Highlander said:

I was wondering about that too.  Love the realism in there.

 

thank you @AlbertD @Landrotten Highlander for your comments

 

i will gladly describe the method i am using..

first of all i think that in large scales you have to be more accurate than 48th or 72nd kits. So for me chipping has to be in levels and not as post weathering with pencils or sponges..  The airframe metal is one or more levels below the camouflage colour and not above, so i am using hairspray because i am happy with the end results.

the truth is that is more time consuming and there is always the risk to ruin the paint job because you can't control how the paint is gonna lift..

 

now for the specific cowling i used the following colors with this specific order from left to right,

Actually you can use whatever you want for the metallic base / not just alclad .

So, i spray i light coat of hairspray and after about 30 minutes i give a black matt coat as a base for the deepest shadows. For this aircraft i have used AK REAL COLOR lacquers which are much harder than water based acrylics. I sprayed very thin coats of interior yellow green as base color, and then zinc chromate on top. i dont spray directly the zinc chromate because i like to create depth..

 

so , after a half an hour( or you can do it right away ) with a hard brush or toothpick or whatever is appropriate you start to remove the paint carefully using water..

that is all .. there is no rule just your personal taste , or actual references i there is any.. 

 

if i am not sure how far to go, i stop and i am looking again on the results another day (yes you can do it another day but it needs much more patience.. especially with lacquers)

 

and last , extensive wash with oil colours including black, burnt umber , burnt siena, raw umber green shade

 

Edited December 19, 2020 by duke_

[AlbertD]

Thank you Duke. I will give it a try. I think I will practice first before I use it on a real build though. It sounds easy enough though.

[dodgem37]

Masterful.

 

Sincerely,

Mark

[John1]

Any updates?

[Jeff T]

I missed this one first time around, ...outstanding work Duke!,...both the cockpit and engine look fantastic, but I really like the work you have done on the cockpit.

 

Cheer’s,

Jeff.