DugyB Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 While holding my breath my curiosity got the better of me, here’s a size comparison to the P-51, the 47 is a bit of a monster fighter, pretty cool me thinks. …..started the P-51 over four years ago, I’ve been stuck in neutral with it ….. perhaps after this GB coogrfan, mywifehatesmodels, denders and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Ooh... your Jug is so big... Alex and DugyB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted November 29, 2023 Author Share Posted November 29, 2023 Milestone reached with the wings finally glued on, only have a couple of small areas requiring putty. The tape on the cowl is just me trying to figure out the how much red needs to be painted. My normal painting sequence is a bit all over as I’ll use enamel silver aluminium for the bottom then acrylics for everything else. And as it’ll all be masking for the stars and codes I’m a bit confused on where to start MikeMaben, Loic, BradG and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 (edited) For 56th FG aircraft, the red nose band, in most cases, is 24 inches (609.6 mm) wide. In 1/32, that's 0.75 inches (19.05 mm). Edited November 29, 2023 by Juggernut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted November 29, 2023 Author Share Posted November 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Juggernut said: For 56th FG aircraft, the red nose band, in most cases, is 24 inches (609.6 mm) wide. In 1/32, that's 0.75 inches (19.05 mm). Cool, let’s see if I can get close to that…. Thanks matey… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 DugyB, Alex, coogrfan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 5 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Thanks Mike, such a cool pic, I too found that last night while searching him. It does appear to be pretty wide …nearly half of the cowling on the lower side. Also noticed the filthy appearance of the white of the invasion stripes. Cheers… MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 ARGH… Thank you Hasegawa ….. @#*@*#% ….their gunsight doesn’t look like either one is the correct version, at least by close examination of the pics of Gabreski’s aircraft… his sorta looks look this model which is only close to the kit part….time to start scratch’n BradG, MikeMaben and denders 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 You can buy those in resin somewhere, just can't remember where DugyB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Just read through your build thread Dugy, fascinating build with some excellent extra detailing. I particularly like the way you’ve used thin plastic rod on your cockpit side walls and on your engine, so tell me how you get such precise bends to the rod please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, mozart said: Just read through your build thread Dugy, fascinating build with some excellent extra detailing. I particularly like the way you’ve used thin plastic rod on your cockpit side walls and on your engine, so tell me how you get such precise bends to the rod please! Hey, thanks for browsing, I use the Evergreen rod in the smaller sizes, usually I bend then with my fingers, or a soft round tool, paintbrush, toothpick etc. any tight bends require care as not to over bend the rod to the point where they break. I was a trained aviation electrician with the Coast Guard and the one look which makes me cringe is the twisted wire bundle look. So I recon a individual wire wouldn’t be noticeable in a 1/32 wire bundle, hence it’s why I just use straight rod in bends to simulate the complete wire bundle runs. Edited December 6, 2023 by DugyB Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 7 hours ago, DugyB said: I was a trained aviation electrician with the Coast Guard and the one look which makes me cringe is the twisted wire bundle look. Retired electrical engineer here, it makes me cringe too. DugyB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 Back on the mend and in the cockpit after another bout / round of Covid, and Tamiya to the rescue. I used my spare gunsight from the P-51, cut off the Hasegawa sight and glued the Tamiya on after adding a few bits. Only need to add the power cable after I get it weathered and installed….phew… Fanes, BradG, Alex and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 Glued on the gunsight, and lucky me the Jug balances perfect on its nose too, just thank goodness I don’t have a cat around …. R Palimaka, Shoggz, Dpgsbody55 and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Risky! DugyB and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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