**** DONE: 1/48 P-47D - Aircraft Nose Art GB.

[Wayne Little]

I would like to know how you are with them,considering they are in different parts of the world

Don't you have one of those special thingamajigs that allow you to be anywhere, anytime!

 

[Lucky13]

 

[woody]

Thanks guys, the decals are almost done then paint the stripes on.

 

[Crimea_River]

Good looking bird Jerry. Will be tricky painting the stripes on the overlapped gear doors.

 

[Wayne Little]

tricky indeed......

 

[Airframes]

Agreed, but looking good so far.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[woody]

Thanks guys, I didn't think there was any stripes on the under side of the wings per the instructions.

 

[prem895]

She is looking great

 

[fubar57]

Looking great Jerry....

Geo

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Looks like there's only the invasion stripes on the fuselage in Geo's picture there Jerry.

 

[Airframes]

AEAF stripes were removed from upper surfaces, and upper and lower wing surfaces, by roughly early to mid July, commencing with upper surfaces. Those aircraft coming on strength at or after this time, only had the stripes on the lower fuselage.
The colour photo posted was taken in early September 1944, on Runway 28 at Boxted, UK, and this was one of the first three 'bubbletop' P-47s received by the Group (called 'Superbolts' by the pilots) who, up until then, had flown the 'razorback' variant. Therefore, this aircraft never had wing stripes, as evidenced also by the absence of 'washable' paint traces where the stripes would have been removed.
Saved you a tricky paint job!

 

[woody]

Thanks guys, the decals are done now time to paint the stripes iam worried about taping over the decals should I give it another coat of clear where I will be taping.

 

[fubar57]

The voice of experience says ABSOLUTELY.

Geo

 

[Crimea_River]

Yes, definitely. And reduce the tackiness of the tape significantly by dabbing it on your open palm several times. Or use Post-it notes.

 

[woody]

Well guys this P-47D sustained some battle damage.

BEFOR

AFTER

Now time to step back and laugh then fix.

 

[prem895]

What happened?

 

[fubar57]

Crap Jerry, that sucks. If you need one, I've got -47 star fuselage stars.

Geo

 

[woody]

What happened?

I taped off for the stripes and as you can see it didn't work out so well.

 

[woody]

Crap Jerry, that sucks. If you need one, I've got -47 star fuselage stars.

Geo

Thanks Geo I might have some somewhere in my mess but not off a P-47.