DugyB Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 4 hours ago, Dpgsbody55 said: Looks very good so far. Excellent weathering too. Subtle but effective. Cheers, Michael Thanks Michael, trying to not overdue it, now on to that pesky paint chipping … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 (edited) With perfect weather for keeping me indoors I’ve been making great progress today, fingers are crossed for tomorrow. I couldn’t help myself, I’ve just set the front engine and windscreen in place, really was curious to see how it’s going to look. It’s starting to look a lot more business like now…. Edited January 27 by DugyB Dpgsbody55, Shoggz, nmayhew and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Looks great Dugy.. DugyB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 11 hours ago, Shoggz said: Looks great Dugy.. Thanks mate, woke up this morning counting the parts needed gluing on, lol, and also only a couple of small bits of painting left to do. Hope to finish it up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Super work Dugy…..and Happy Birthday! DugyB and phasephantomphixer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 1 hour ago, mozart said: Super work Dugy…..and Happy Birthday! Cheers matey, that’s a birthday wish for Gabby too I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 There’s a photo online which shows a lot of oil/grime on the lower engine cowling, so I diluted a drop of Tamiya Red Brown with thinner and used a old tooth brush to flick some on. chaos07, Dragon, TAG and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 Milestone reached today, finally standing on its own. Also I’m glad to see my mini mod to the drop tank worked well. Only meters away from the finish now …. Shoggz, chaos07, Azgaron and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 Ok, calling time on my build, it’s been a interesting journey as I’ve learned a lot about Gabby Gabreski. He was by many accounts only a average flight cadet/student. He was literally there from the start to the finish. Was stationed at Wheeler Field on 7th December, flew Spits with the Poles and RAF, then of course was famous with the 56th. Managed to down himself and becoming a POW. After WW2 went on to become an ace during the Korean War. Here’s a few pics of his Bolt, I’ll try to get better snaps tomorrow. Thanks everyone for tagging along, much appreciated Furie, Stew Dapple, coogrfan and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 That looks really smart Dugy. Bravo. Nice to get if finished on your birthday - I hope the rest of the day is as rewarding! DugyB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Looks very good. Cheers, Michael DugyB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phasephantomphixer Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 A real turnout under time deadline even! Hope you had a nice birthday, do you dare take pics of the RH side? DugyB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 (edited) 27 minutes ago, phasephantomphixer said: A real turnout under time deadline even! Hope you had a nice birthday, do you dare take pics of the RH side? Roger that, thanks matey, and standby for todays flood of pics Edited January 29 by DugyB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 On 1/27/2024 at 7:27 PM, Shoggz said: Looks great Dugy.. Cheers there, thanks for hanging to the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAG Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Hey, Dugy What a beautiful build, good to see you're on the home stretch now. I noticed your canopy is finished in silver -which is correct for Gabby's bird- except you missed a very important detail (which most modelers miss when building -47's, to be fair). There is actually a rubber gasket on the lower edge of the bubble canopy to seal it tightly against the fuselage when the canopy is closed. This gasket was present on every single bubbletop Jug during the war, so it's an important detail to make your build accurate. Here are some photo refs that showcase that gasket, note the thin black line of rubber at the bottom of the canopy: Here's a closeup of the same photo, really showcases the rubber gasket: Here's an unrestored canopy, note the frayed bits of rubber still attached to the bottom edge. Another view, this one also shows the canopy ejection mechanism to good effect, in case you want to replicate it on your model. Hope that helps, your paint and weathering look SPOT ON, this one is going to be a real show-stopper! Cheers, - Thomaz DugyB and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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