**** DONE: P-47d of Lt.col. Benjamin Mayo 84th FS 78th FG duxford air base 1944

[Wayne Little]

Doin' great there Bruce!

 

[bemay]

just aquick update on the build so far,painted the engine matt black and dry brushed silver,got the tail together and test fitted the wings.cheers

 

[ozhawk40]

looking good! 8)

 

[Wurger]

I echo the post above.

 

[Crimea_River]

Coming along nicely.

 

[Airframes]

Nice progress so far. If you can, give the engine cylinder jackets a dry-brush of metallic grey. Here's a pic which might help, coincidentally, taken at Duxford.

 

[bemay]

great photo terry thanks,any more would be appreciated,we don't have many war birds around here.

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Airframes]

Pics coming up then! will these do for now?

 

[bemay]

thanks terry that just brilliant!great shots!cheers

 

[Airframes]

You're welcome mate.

 

[bemay]

sorry guys been away for work but got back on friday done some more work on the P-47 so here is my belated post.the first few photos are of the plane painted in primer (model master primer)the last few photos are of the plane in model master buffing aluminium.(before buffing)cheers!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Good work!

 

[bemay]

the paint was dry so i've got to the buffing.I don't know how any of you gentlemen tackle bare metal finish and i've only attempted this once before so here is what i have done.Once the paint(model master buffing aluminium)was dry i've gently buffed it with a dremmel motor tool on the slowest speed with a small buffing wheel this seems to work quite well.I purchased model master metalizer sealer which i will apply tomorrow to finish it off .any advice will be welcome.cheers!

 

[Wayne Little]

Mmmm....very interesting.....looks good!

 

[rochie]

looks very pretty good to me, might see if i can get some of that

 

[Wurger]

I agree..looking good.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Nicely done!

 

[Airframes]

That looks very good indeed. There's a guide to bare metal finishes I posted some time ago, in the painting section, page 6 I think, which might give you some ideas for the future.
Just one point though. With bare metal finishes in particular (and most others) it's best to assemble the model first, before painting. That way, any filling or sanding of gaps, for example at wing roots, can be done and checked before painting. This is particularly important with bare metal, as any imperfections, however small, will show through the finish. And, of course, if the assembly is done after painting, then any remedial work will spoil the finish.