Greetings to all ARC'ers
once again. Here is my latest build, P-47D Thunderbolt. This is the
perfect Tamiya kit, finished in the markings of the famous 228878 Eileen
of Duxford. This beauty was flown by Lt.Frank E Oiler in 1944.
I have used Eduard's color photo etch set designed for this kit. I
have to say this set adds a lot of detail to an already detailed cockpit.
Highly Recommended. I have used Gunze H-302 for the main cockpit color. Details
were brush painted to appropriate colors.
I have used Gunze 352 interior green from the Gunze
"interior color" set for the landing gear bays. And weathered
them with "Brown Wash" from Mig Productions.
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I know that there has been
some arguments about the colors of this particular aircraft. Well I used
Gunze RAF dark green (H-73) and SKY duck egg green (H-74) as
the colors. These colors were recommended by the SuperScale decal
instructions, and I thought they were correct. Also I love the RAF colors,
and loved the idea of using them on a thunderbolt.
D-day stripes were masked and painted with Tamiya acrylics.
20" stripes under the wings and 18" under the fuselage.
Also the rudder was painted to black. According to SuperScale
instruction sheet, this aircraft carried full invasion stripes in its
earlier life and the rudder was not black at the beginning. So I guess
modeller can choose to model the earlier life of this aircraft
easily.
After the paint job, I have covered the model with Tamiya X-22
clear gloss. Then applied the decals from SuperScale's No.48-878
decal set. I have to say, these decals are very thin and behaves
well under microsol. I really liked them, and I bought them from Squadron
last year for a very low price.
After the decal application another coat of X-22 was applied. Then
I have applied Mig Productions's "Brown Wash" to the panel lines
and fine details. This gave some depth and a nice effect to the
model.
Later I have applied a
coat of MicroScale's Microflat to the model. Then I have
prepared a very thin mixture of Tamiya XF-1 flat black and X-18 Smoke and
applied post shading to the overall model. I have airbrushed this mixture
in flight direction to the wings and vertically to the fuselage in the
shape of very thin faded lines. You can alter the heaviness of the lines
according to the effect you want to get.
At last small pieces, such as landing gear, pitot tube,
propeller, etc. were painted to the appropriate colors and attached to the
model.
I really enjoyed building and weathering this model. I hope you have
enjoy the photos as much as I do.
Happy modelling everyone!
Ceki
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