Thunderjet

[Dusan]

Beautiful work Bob! Pretty sharp indeed! :drinks

All the best!
Dusan.

 

[moon puppy]

Looking pretty sharp Bob. Grand old jet !

Cheers, Christian B)

BTW Christian, we were talking about the Thunder of Thunderjet the other day. Remember this was a Republic product, makers of the P-47 Thunderbolt the proposed Republic F-103 Thunderwarrior and F-105 Thunderchief for example. Much like the Grumman Cats.

 

[Iron Mike]

Wow! Shiny AND fast! :drinks

 

[Dave The Chef]

Great job Moon!

 

[Phil]

I don't think you should stop after ''just'' two more, you are really getting a handle on Alclad, each one is better than the last, this one is Smokin' !!

I'm gonna start calling you the Alclad King soon!

Did you coat the decals with anything after the aqua gloss clear MP?

 

[phantom II]

I believe you're right Bob but their real claim to fame was probably for making the world's fastest tricycles .

Took lots and lots of runway to get them off the ground . Particularly the F-84F Thunderstreak.

Belgium and Germany flew them as well

Cheers Christian B)

 

[moon puppy]

Did you coat the decals with anything after the aqua gloss clear MP?

Phil the insignia on the wings I used Microsol very carefully, with a brush loaded with water to dilute it but found it really wasn't necessary. The big one on the tail was laid down with Alclad Aqua Clear, the rest was neat, straight up decal. No solution or treatments at all. The entire aircraft did get a coat of Alclad Aqua Clear.

 

[chukw]

It's beautiful! That greenhouse canopy is cool enough for me to forgive it for being a jet.

 

[moon puppy]

Thanks Chuck, I tell ya, the decal strips are the way to go on those type canopies. I screwed up the BMF around the edged, doubled over in some spots and created an unsightly seam.

 

[paddy]

Top job Bob
these early jets have bucketfuls of character compared to the modern stuff. nice pictures too

 

[matrixone]

Looks sharp! The repairs you did on the Alclad are nicely done.


Matrixone

 

[Duke Maddog]

Wow! Spectacular job on that Thunderjet! I'm amazed!