P-47D - Col "Jerry" Johnson (1/48 Tamiya)

[helios]

Building this for the local club annual build (P-47s this year), then realized that it will fit in nicely here as well. The kit will be built largely out of the box, though I do have some resin wheels that I acquired a while back from someone (probably a club member) and I may do something about gun barrels if I don't have tubing of appropriate size. I contemplated cockpit decals...but costing nearly as much as the kit, I decided to give them a pass. The kit comes w/ decent detail, albeit not all that accurate comparing to pics from a Razorback in the USAF Museum. Not going to be too bothered about it. Anyways, onto the kit.

Kit #61086 - 1/48 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt "Razorback"


Zotz decal set for "Jerry" Johnson and box of washed sprues. I'll eventually build one of each type he flew during WWII (P-39, P-38, P-47).

 

[helios]

Finished the cockpit (except IP, still need dull coat and gloss for gauges) in a couple evenings. Belts were scratched from pieces of aluminum HVAC tape.


Cheers to Paddy for the portable lightbox suggestion.

 

[moon puppy]

Cheers to Paddy for the portable lightbox suggestion.

Think I missed that conversation.

Nice start Chris!

 

[Rhino]

Nice! Did you decide against the yellower ZNCR Republic liked to use, then?

 

[helios]

Nice! Did you decide against the yellower ZNCR Republic liked to use, then?

Oh, don't you worry. There will be plenty of ZnChr to go around.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Testors still makes the tiny bottles of paint and they have Yellow Zinc Chromate in them. Go Figure.

 

[centaur567]

Can you describe how you make your seat belts? Gary S.

 

[helios]

Can you describe how you make your seat belts? Gary S.

Just cutting thin strips of aluminum tape to the width I want for my belts, and adding some bends/kinks as I see fit. Same process that people use for masking tape belts. I find the aluminum tape holds it's form like PE belts, but is more pliable like masking tape. I did end up putting a small dab of PVA glue on the ends of the belts just to ensure they don't dislodge down the road.


Some other seats I've used this method on...

 

[RichB]

Just cutting thin strips of aluminum tape to the width I want for my belts, and adding some bends/kinks as I see fit. Same process that people use for masking tape belts. I find the aluminum tape holds it's form like PE belts, but is more pliable like masking tape. I did end up putting a small dab of PVA glue on the ends of the belts just to ensure they don't dislodge down the road.

That looks alot like the aluminium tape I "liberated" from our Installation Lab before I retired for the same purpose. They had some part rolls that the adhesive had TX'd and they had to throw it out. I use a product we have up here called "GOO GONE" to remove the adhesive.

Looks like we have the same cutting mat too.

Cheers,
RichB