Trumpeter P-47D Razorback "Eileen"
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BlackSheep214
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Re: Trumpeter P-47D Razorback "Eileen"
Looking good...
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
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“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Trumpeter P-47D Razorback "Eileen"
The next big task before me is to wire the wheel wells but I have some reference materials on the way that I'd like to look at before going any further there. So I thought I'd jump over and look at the drop tank. I'm going to be using the 200 gallon flat tank under the fuselage. Trumpeter's rendition is pretty simple and I thought it would be nice to add some details.
So I revised the attachment points as rings and added a port for the fuel/air connections to the fuselage.
I fashioned a new pylon from sheet plastic to work with the ring attachments. I'll cut off the way bars and replace them with brass tubing and punched discs
Finally, I removed the fuel fill port and put on a new one made from a punched ring of sheet plastic and filler cap part from the Tamiya P-51D/K kit, which has FOUR of these caps. Most of these details will be difficult to see once the tank is hung on the pylon.
I've glued the engine firewall into the front opening of the fuselage. I should've done this before I worked on the fuselage seams since this adds rigidity and strength to the fuselage. There is a big, nasty fingerprint where there was a big overrun of Tamiya Extra Thin. Best thing to do is to leave it alone and fix it after it has completely dried.
So I revised the attachment points as rings and added a port for the fuel/air connections to the fuselage.
I fashioned a new pylon from sheet plastic to work with the ring attachments. I'll cut off the way bars and replace them with brass tubing and punched discs
Finally, I removed the fuel fill port and put on a new one made from a punched ring of sheet plastic and filler cap part from the Tamiya P-51D/K kit, which has FOUR of these caps. Most of these details will be difficult to see once the tank is hung on the pylon.
I've glued the engine firewall into the front opening of the fuselage. I should've done this before I worked on the fuselage seams since this adds rigidity and strength to the fuselage. There is a big, nasty fingerprint where there was a big overrun of Tamiya Extra Thin. Best thing to do is to leave it alone and fix it after it has completely dried.
John aka JKim
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Duke Maddog
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Re: Trumpeter P-47D Razorback "Eileen"
A fingerprint? OMG! He is mortal! 
brilliant job on that tank! That will really make this pop!
brilliant job on that tank! That will really make this pop!
The Duke
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"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
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BlackSheep214
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Re: Trumpeter P-47D Razorback "Eileen"
LOL! I hate it when I get fingers touching a pool of thin liquid glue on the fuselage or whatnot. Looking good!
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Stikpusher
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Re: Trumpeter P-47D Razorback "Eileen"
Duke Maddog wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 1:16 pm A fingerprint? OMG! He is mortal!
brilliant job on that tank! That will really make this pop!
Yes Mark, he is one of us and merely human
John, looks like getting close to painting you Jug.
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tempestjohnny
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Re: Trumpeter P-47D Razorback "Eileen"
In my display case that's not a fingerprint that's my branding.
Re: Trumpeter P-47D Razorback "Eileen"
Yeah, go and tell that your kids. "It's not an iPhone, it's a plastic model, dad!"tempestjohnny wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 2:32 pm In my display case that's not a fingerprint that's my branding.
Cheers,
Torben
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Re: Trumpeter P-47D Razorback "Eileen"
Looking good!
Give Blood, Play Rugby, cause everyone knows football is for wimps!
Re: Trumpeter P-47D Razorback "Eileen"
Superb work as ever John!
Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
Re: Trumpeter P-47D Razorback "Eileen"
Thanks everyone! Gotta be careful with that Tamiya Extra Thin. It usually happens to me when I inadvertently and unknowingly touch a part of the model with the stem of the glue brush.
The engine firewall has been glued into place so the magnet connection between the engine and the fuselage is final.
All of the careful pre-fitting has spared me from any nasty surprises... everything fits very nicely!
Some more views of the cockpit...
I'm still working on the fuselage bottom. I've filled in that horizontal slot and added drain cocks. The anti-sway bars have been cut from the mounted center racks and I'm in the process of gap-filling there.
The rudder has been glued into place. Trumpeter provides for movable control surfaces including the rudder but I've elected to lock them in position instead. The mounting ring for the horizontal stabilizer was fashioned from brass sheet and relocated to a position that allowed a better fit.
The panels over the gun stations have been glue onto the upper wings.
The flip-side of these upper wings hold the wheel well details and I'll be looking into that soon.
The engine firewall has been glued into place so the magnet connection between the engine and the fuselage is final.
All of the careful pre-fitting has spared me from any nasty surprises... everything fits very nicely!
Some more views of the cockpit...
I'm still working on the fuselage bottom. I've filled in that horizontal slot and added drain cocks. The anti-sway bars have been cut from the mounted center racks and I'm in the process of gap-filling there.
The rudder has been glued into place. Trumpeter provides for movable control surfaces including the rudder but I've elected to lock them in position instead. The mounting ring for the horizontal stabilizer was fashioned from brass sheet and relocated to a position that allowed a better fit.
The panels over the gun stations have been glue onto the upper wings.
The flip-side of these upper wings hold the wheel well details and I'll be looking into that soon.
John aka JKim
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