John1 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Subject is a very dirty and weathered P-47, based in Italy late in the war. She was originally flown by the Brazilians and then transferred back to the USAAC. At that point, her OD paint was heavily faded and had multiple touch-ups of varying shades of OD. Fresh OD was used to overpaint the Brazilian insignia and markings, leading to a very unique looking Jug. Here's a nice shot of her in action: And another that shows the upper wing surfaces in more detail. The kit is the oldish Hasegawa one. Still nicely detailed and quite easy to build. I added the MDC cockpit set (simply amazing and priced very reasonably), Quickboost resin R2800 engine to replace the someone clunky kit engine, Barracuda's fantastic resin wheels and EagleCal decals. I also added multiple hydraulic / electrical lines in the wheel bays, brake lines on the landing gear. For ordinance I used Brassin 1,000 lb bombs and a 75 gal drop tank from the Tamiya P-51 kit. The cockpit. I figured the cockpit would be a beaten up and weathered as the exterior: The Quickboost engine. Nothing is visible aft of the first row of cylinders so I didn't spend much time painting that area. The wheelwells are typically the dirtiest part of any aircraft. Also added the canopy jettison hardware. You don't see this replicated on too may P-47 builds. And some "glamour" shots: Can't forget the arming wires for the bombs! One noticeable bit of weathering on all Jugs was the scorched area inside the inner landing gear door from being in close proximity to the exhaust. Thanks for looking and thanks to all the LSP'ers who took time to provide advice, pictures and words of encouragement. This site is truly something specia! John TenSeven, MikeMaben, Uncarina and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Rademaker Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 John, very nice build. You weathering skills are very realistic. I love building this kit, much better and easier than the Trumpeter kit for my tastes. Excellent photography. Jim John1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Way to go John - I watched this as it developed. Me like! John1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc65 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Truly inspiring building, congrats! may I ask where did you find the canopy's internal details? these are really intriguing, and I don't have anything like them in my books! TIA, Paolo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Awesome build! I’m not surprised as I’ve been watching for awhile now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 14 minutes ago, mc65 said: Truly inspiring building, congrats! may I ask where did you find the canopy's internal details? these are really intriguing, and I don't have anything like them in my books! TIA, Paolo Some kind folks on this site provided great info on this. I can’t seem to link or add pics from my phone but if you are interested, my WIP build has those pics posted towards the end. Never knew the Jug had a strip of rubber weather sealant around the base of the canopy either. Learned a lot on this build. mc65, Uncarina and nmayhew 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Great job, John! The weathering is spectacular! May I post it on the website? John1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDuv Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Loookig Grimy and leaky, as it should. Very nice John. Mathieu John1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Lovely build John1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 As I said in the In Progress thread John, absolutely beautiful work! Superb work all round. Jeff. John1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Great finish John John1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Great finish and weathering, looks great. Cheers Dennis John1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 10 hours ago, LSP_Ray said: Great job, John! The weathering is spectacular! May I post it on the website? I'm flattered, feel free to Ray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 On 10/26/2021 at 4:15 AM, John1 said: I'm flattered, feel free to Ray! Article is (finally) posted! Weathering is spot on, John! John1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Nice! John1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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