**** DONE: 1/48 P-47D Razorback - Aircraft in Foreign Service WWII

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far Geo!

 

[fubar57]

Thank you Gentlemen. Decal process has begun. This is the first time I've used LPS decals. I was concerned about the camo colors showing through the white numbers but no problems and they settle down over the raised panel lines nicely. As shown by the arrows, they don't conform perfectly to curves when wet but they will slowly work themselves in almost completely. The wing decal was similar but after multiple applications of decal solvent it settled down. Do not use Mr. Mark Softener as it leaves a mark where the crease was even though excess was removed almost immediately, just sayin'.

Geo

 

[Wurger]

Looking good though.

 

[Crimea_River]

Yes, very good. It's turning out beautifully Geo.

 

[Airframes]

It lives!
Looking the biz, Geo.

 

[Wayne Little]

Liking it!

 

[dneid]

Very nice, Geo.

 

[Gnomey]

Looks good so far Geo!

 

[ccheese]

That is so cool ! Well done, Mate...

Charles

 

[fubar57]

Thank you very much gentlemen. From now on, as Gawd as my witness, whenever I start a new model, the first thing that gets dealt with is the clear parts. This is all that stands between me and finished.

Geo

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Sound self advice that George. Dip'em and store'em at the start of the build and when a spare idle moment, mask'em long before you need them. That's what I try to do, but it don't always work.

 

[Wayne Little]

I seem to leave the clear stuff till last many a time too....

 

[Crimea_River]

Same here.

 

[T Bolt]

Good work George and some good advice from Vic. I always think about doing the canopy ahead of time but never seem to get around to it until the end.

 

[fubar57]

Multi-panel canopies scare the bejaysus out of me. I haven't yet got the hang of masking them like you guys do. I mask of the vertical frames first, paint, clean up, and then do the horizontals. Very time consuming. Anyhoo, I'm just waiting for them to dry and mount, a few minor touch-ups, do a couple of strafing runs on Dawg and this suckers done. Photos in the A.M..

Geo

 

[fubar57]

Preparing for the predawn strafing run. Just need to touch-up around the canopy and then the final photos, now pushed back to the P.M..

Geo

 

[Wurger]

Nicely done.

 

[fubar57]

Thank you Wojtek. I thought I would put her together with her sister. Two more to go in this 73 OTU series, a camo bubbletop and an all black bubbletop.

Geo

 

[Wurger]