1:32nd P-47D-25-RE of Lt. Col Francis Gabreski, June 6th, 1944 Group Build

[lesofprimus]

Heres some chop shots from Bill's humongous pic showin some choice detail... THANKS AGAIN BILL!!!!

 

[Wayne Little]

Found some great extra pics Dan...Top stuff mate! Few there I haven't seen before.

 

[lesofprimus]

LOL, now thats sayin something huh Wayne???

I still want more....

What I need to find now is some shots of the port side engine cover off, showing whats underneath as well as the support brackets that hold said panel on with the latches....

 

[DBII]

Dan, I was searching through my stock photos but did not find anything useful. Just a 109, P38,. P40, AT6s and some bombers. I will try again when I get home.

DBII

 

[Airframes]

There's a load of detail pics and drawings of the engine, ancilliaries, mounts, and cowling supoports etc in the books on the CD I've sent Dan. Should be enough to build an engine bolt by bolt mate....... and if you want to move further back, and do the supercharger gear, that's there too!

 

[lesofprimus]

I WONT be going further back, I can promise u that....

What Im lookin for Terry is "real" pics of a Jug sitting there all opened up, to see how it looked operationally....

Filthy, greasy and oh so lovely...

 

[Airframes]

They're there too - operational, WW2 pics, and current, restored pics. I've got some also I think, in the 56th FG book by Osprey.

 

[lesofprimus]

Awesome my man...

 

[Lucky13]

Too bad that I don't have my B-I-G 56th Fighter Group bibel here in Glasgow.....

 

[Bucksnort101]

Hey, where can I get a copy of that reference CD

 

[Airframes]

Sh*t ! I forgot... I've got the 'Wolf Pack' book somewhere, I think at my mates's house! Must, must, must get it back, just in case he pops his cloggs like the other bloke a couple of weeks ago!

 

[lesofprimus]

Damn Terry lmao.......

 

[drgondog]

Dan - i knew that pic would choke the goat but it was the best res pic of his last bird in my collection. figured you could use the detail for the 'tape' liner'. I do agree w/Terry on difficulty of actually seeing the tape.

Here is a thought, however. R/C modellers use 1/32 tape to plant on wing and fuse for panel lines, spray and remove. You might be able to use the stuff After the flat black application of D-Day stripes and the clearcoat to seal the tape.

 

[Airframes]

Good idea Bill. Thin strips of Tamiya masking tape could also be used, painted, applied, and sealed in place with a clear coat. I've used this for canopy framework, and for a model which had joint-sealing tape (on the original) with great success.

 

[B-17engineer]

It probably had color added to it but, I hope it helps!

 

[Airframes]

Nice pic H. It's a 'Kodachrome' colour original, mostly seen as a B&W print.

 

[B-17engineer]

Thanks T

 

[lesofprimus]

After some more research, on D-Day, there were regular stripes on his plane, no black tape bordering the white, per his Crew Chief Ralph Stafford....

 

[Airframes]

That's that one sorted then!

 

[lesofprimus]

Need to get confirmation prior to hittin the hobby store concerning colors....

Theres 3 colors to the camo and the cockpit.... Ive got some conflicting info concerning all 4 so....

Terry, I think u got the proper info right??