**** DONE: 1/48 P-47D "Rat-a-Dat 3" - Allied Manufactured Aircraft

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ratpit

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Mar 17, 2008
Username: Ratpit
First name: Adam
Category: Beginner
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Academy
Model type: P-47D thunderbolt
Aftermarket add-ons: Mustang P-47 cockpit set, Quickboost engine, superscale decals 48-912

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Hi all
I hope nobody minds a late addition to this fantastic GB. I plan to build P-47D 419562, piloted by Lt.Col. Kenneth W Gallup, 350th FS, 353 FG. Raydon, Suffolk, UK.
Judges - I actually started building 2 weeks ago on the 10th of May, after being given the kit for my birthday, however I've had difficulty accessing the forums since the change of hosting and have only been able to access a couple of pages, after which the site crashed. I think I've solved the problem tonight by using Chrome instead of internet explorer.
Would one of you be kind enough to drop me a PM to say if this would be allowed. I have pictures from May 10 of the unbuilt kit and also some progress shots to upload if I get the OK.
Thanks

Adam
 
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I think , there is no problemo with your entry and all other judges should agree with my opinion. Please post pictures of what you have done so far and of other details of the kit etc... Just please keep the time order of the work on the model. In the way we can see the progress.
 
Agree with Wojtek. I'm fine with the entry but note that you only have until next Sunday to get it done.
 
Time for some pics:
The base kit for the build is the Academy 12222 p-47D thunderbolt special edition 'Gabreski':
As it was on May 10

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The Mustang cockpit parts, unfortunately got the wrong floor - or rather I'm guessing it has, as I have no internal photos of the actual aircraft. However, the tub set was a freebie!!:

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Parts painted up, using Humbrol 76 and details picked out.

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I'm using Bare Metal Foil for the aluminium:

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After my previous Bare Metal Foil P-47 I decided to foil the fuselage before attaching the wings due to the difficulties I had last time with the curvature of the wing root. The foil is applied a bit at a time, following the panels. A piece of foil is cut about 10% larger than needed and applied to the plastic - relief cuts may be necessary to help the foil conform. The foil is then trimmed to the panel, using the panel lines as a guide:

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The whole of the airframe is built up in the same manner. It's not necessary to cover the model one panel at a time, but changing the direction of the 'grain' of the foil will give different light reflection and therefore alter tone. Panel lines can then be depressed in to the foil with a toothpick/ cocktail-stick.

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I also got to work on the cowling, to see if I could get the decals on OK, this would be the determiner of whether or not I continued with this particular aircraft! Two coats of Plastikote 'Sunshine Yellow' and checkers on!

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