Tamiya 1/48 P-47D-22, s.n. 42-26044, HV-Z ‘’Silver Lady’

[Snautzer01]

Thats a mighty fine build

 

[rochie]

Fantastic as always

 

[Viking1066]

Gorgeous!!

 

[Crimea_River]

Absolutely stunning John! Why did you chose to take the "negative" approach and do the NMF last?

 

[zaxos345]

Thats a mighty fine build

Fantastic as always

Gorgeous!!

Thanks a lot lads!!!!

John

 

[zaxos345]

Absolutely stunning John! Why did you chose to take the "negative" approach and do the NMF last?

I did the same with my P-51D build Andy, because the paint i used for the NMF was fragile and i did not want to mask over it!!!
I decided to do the same with Mr. Color as i had no experience with their usage. Finally they came out really robust. One more reason was the insignia painting (little experience here too, my second attemp!!!). If something would go wrong i would have to wipe out all the paint...on the other hand ia had only the primer to wipe!!!

John

 

[fubar57]

A great build and finish as always John

 

[zaxos345]

A great build and finish as always John

Thanks George!!

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!

 

[Crimea_River]

I did the same with my P-51D build Andy, because the paint i used for the NMF was fragile and i did not want to mask over it!!!
I decided to do the same with Mr. Color as i had no experience with their usage. Finally they came out really robust. One more reason was the insignia painting (little experience here too, my second attemp!!!). If something would go wrong i would have to wipe out all the paint...on the other hand ia had only the primer to wipe!!!

John

I see. I've used the Alclad II line which are very robust for scratches. However, I have found some of them to react badly with the masking tape glue. Your approach may well be the answer!

 

[Kaibutsu]

That looks excellent!
Awesome job.