MikeMaben Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 21 hours ago, John1 said: ... Either one scares me ... Don't be frightened John, remember it's only a plastic toy John1, JayW and Woody V 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 So I took JayW's advice on the prop being too extended and the need for the "brush housing" around the propeller shaft. I built it up from some bits of scrap plastic/resin and styrene rod for the electrical line. Too say it's "rough" is an understatement but actually, with the prop in place, you really can't see it very well anyway. Better than where I was before. Thanks again for the info! And I just realized that the one picture I took of this area doesn't show in in very good detail. If I remember, I'll try to get a better shot, if not, you'll have to trust me on this one. Aside from that, I added the wingtip navigation lights and did some additional touch ups around the canopy. Also added the very nice resin gunsight from the MDC cockpit set. lastly, I hit the clear parts with some Novis plastic polish (this stuff is so much better than Future). I've a few small items to add / tweak but I think I'm wrapping up this WIP. I'll post some addition RFI shots but I just wanted to thank everyone who chipped in with advice, pictures and patiently answered my hundred or so questions about the P-47D. This started off slow, I really wasn't feeling it for this project but thanks to all the good folks here on LSP, it ended up being quite enjoyable. As always, thanks for looking! John mc65, Greg W, MikeMaben and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/20/2021 at 3:32 AM, MikeMaben said: Don't be frightened John, remember it's only a plastic toy Mike - LOL! I continually have to remind myself of this. I guess the nervousness comes from the modeler investing so much time and energy into a project, to then ruin it or otherwise degrade the quality of it is just not OK! MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 13 hours ago, John1 said: If I remember, I'll try to get a better shot Yeah I for one would like to see what you did. And, Little Bunnie already looked like a big bad ass Thunderbolt - but now it REALLY does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHBIO Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 John, I am very impressed with weathering. Please, could you specify your "custom mix faded OD magical formula" ?... thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 11 hours ago, PHBIO said: John, I am very impressed with weathering. Please, could you specify your "custom mix faded OD magical formula" ?... thank you I wish I could give you better info. I started with Model Master OD and simply added small amounts of white, yellow and tan until it looked right. I then made some small changes to get an uneven, mottled appearance to the original OD paint. Hope this is of some use. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jep1210 Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Whelp another build I'm late to the party for, but I'm looking forward to catching up on. Can't wait to see how you tackle the blotchy OD scheme. John1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jep1210 Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Caught up, your build looks fantastic. John1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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