JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Engine work is great!
1/32 P-47D - Allied Advance and Defense of the Reich WWII.
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Looking good so far!
T Bolt
Colonel
From what I can see the engine looks great. Cockpit side walls look ok though maybe a bit basic for this scale. Maybe you can dress it up a bit with some hydr. or ox lines. I've got a lot of interior pics if you want them.
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T Bolt
Colonel
I'm at work now but will get them together tonight and post them
T Bolt
Colonel
The cockpit of the D-30 thru the M were pretty much the same. The big change came between the D-28 and D-30 with a complete re-design of the control panel and floor and a different layout to the breaker/switch box.
Can you show a picture of the kit control panel and floor?
Can you show a picture of the kit control panel and floor?
T Bolt
Colonel
Here's views of The P-47D-40 in the Air Force Museum in Dayton Ohio.
The D-30 and the D-40 had basically the same cockpit. The only difference I can think of is that the D-30 had solid type rudder pedals wile the D-40 had the framework type shown here like the P-47M so you should be able to use these photos for the D-30 your building.
It does look like it was repainted at some time. The overall color should be the bronze green you used for your sidewalls already with black control panel and sub panels and circuit breaker box.
in Dayton Ohio. The D-30 and the D-40 had basically the same cockpit. The only difference I can think of is that the D-30 had solid type rudder pedals wile the D-40 had the framework type shown here like the P-47M so you should be able to use these photos for the D-30 your building.
It does look like it was repainted at some time. The overall color should be the bronze green you used for your sidewalls already with black control panel and sub panels and circuit breaker box.
The D-30 and the D-40 had basically the same cockpit. The only difference I can think of is that the D-30 had solid type rudder pedals wile the D-40 had the framework type shown here like the P-47M so you should be able to use these photos for the D-30 your building.
It does look like it was repainted at some time. The overall color should be the bronze green you used for your sidewalls already with black control panel and sub panels and circuit breaker box.
It does look like it was repainted at some time. The overall color should be the bronze green you used for your sidewalls already with black control panel and sub panels and circuit breaker box.
T Bolt
Colonel
Here's the rest of the D-40 pictures. Hope they're helpfull Kevin
awesome pics...
fubar57
General
Great shots Glenn.
Geo
Geo
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JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Great reference pics! The sidewall details looks wonderful.
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fubar57
General
Nice!
Geo
Geo
le_steph40
Senior Master Sergeant
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Looking very nice.
T Bolt
Colonel
The D-30, D-40 and M all had the small dorsal fin Some earlier models were retrofitted with it in the field.
That control panel is sort of a Hybrid. The shape is of the D-30 and later wile the instrument layout is that of the D-28 or earlier. The rudder pedals are from a D-40 or M. It should look fine for a D-30 of 40 once in the cockpit as I think the shape is the most recognizable part of it.
Something else to watch out for that is noticeable especially if you pose the canopy open is the floor. The D-28 and earlier had a corrugated floor wile the D-30 and later had a flat floor, or rather not corrugated as it was on several levels, Which ever type of floor the model has it as easy to modify it to the opposite types by either gluing on plastic card to turn an early type floor to the later type of adding thin strips to a later type floor to change it to an earlier type. If you need to do this let be know as I have some good photos of both types of floors
That control panel is sort of a Hybrid. The shape is of the D-30 and later wile the instrument layout is that of the D-28 or earlier. The rudder pedals are from a D-40 or M. It should look fine for a D-30 of 40 once in the cockpit as I think the shape is the most recognizable part of it.
Something else to watch out for that is noticeable especially if you pose the canopy open is the floor. The D-28 and earlier had a corrugated floor wile the D-30 and later had a flat floor, or rather not corrugated as it was on several levels, Which ever type of floor the model has it as easy to modify it to the opposite types by either gluing on plastic card to turn an early type floor to the later type of adding thin strips to a later type floor to change it to an earlier type. If you need to do this let be know as I have some good photos of both types of floors
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