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Here is a shot of the model with the upper surface color applied:

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I'm building this as Lt. Frank Klibbe's last version of his mount, "Little Chief", from March 1944, so it's OD over neutral gray.

A view from the other side:

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I'm using Tamiya's aircraft colors, the "AS" series.

Since I took these pictures, I've since removed the molded-on blast tubes. I should have done it in the first place, and as I expected, I broke on one twice. As I was preparing to glue it back on, that voice in my head that sounds like one of my uncles said, "Hey-smart guy, whaddya doin'? Yer just gonna break it off again! Cut them off and drill out the holes, you idiot!" And so I did. I have a stock of fine steel tubing just for this purpose, anyway. I have another P-47D going (see the next thread), and I'll tackle that detail properly.

These next two shots show the underside with its base color:

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I've also cut in the wheel wells in an interior green

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Right now, I've got the underside masked, and am adjusting the masking to paint the nose and the rudder. Little Chief had a red nose and rudder.

More will follow, thanks for looking!

<blockquote data-quote="the Baron" data-source="post: 3546" data-attributes="member: 75">Here is a shot of the model with the upper surface color applied:[ATTACH=full]4207[/ATTACH]I&#039;m building this as Lt. Frank Klibbe&#039;s last version of his mount, &quot;Little Chief&quot;, from March 1944, so it&#039;s OD over neutral gray.A view from the other side:[ATTACH=full]4208[/ATTACH]I&#039;m using Tamiya&#039;s aircraft colors, the &quot;AS&quot; series.Since I took these pictures, I&#039;ve since removed the molded-on blast tubes.&nbsp; I should have done it in the first place, and as I expected, I broke on one twice.&nbsp; As I was preparing to glue it back on, that voice in my head that sounds like one of my uncles said, &quot;Hey-smart guy, whaddya doin&#039;?&nbsp; Yer just gonna break it off again!&nbsp; Cut them off and drill out the holes, you idiot!&quot;&nbsp; And so I did.&nbsp; I have a stock of fine steel tubing just for this purpose, anyway.&nbsp; I have another P-47D going (see the next thread), and I&#039;ll tackle that detail properly.These next two shots show the underside with its base color:[ATTACH=full]4209[/ATTACH]I&#039;ve also cut in the wheel wells in an interior green[ATTACH=full]4210[/ATTACH]Right now, I&#039;ve got the underside masked, and am adjusting the masking to paint the nose and the rudder.&nbsp; Little Chief had a red nose and rudder.More will follow, thanks for looking!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the Baron, post: 3546, member: 75"] Here is a shot of the model with the upper surface color applied: [ATTACH=full]4207[/ATTACH] I'm building this as Lt. Frank Klibbe's last version of his mount, "Little Chief", from March 1944, so it's OD over neutral gray. A view from the other side: [ATTACH=full]4208[/ATTACH] I'm using Tamiya's aircraft colors, the "AS" series. Since I took these pictures, I've since removed the molded-on blast tubes. I should have done it in the first place, and as I expected, I broke on one twice. As I was preparing to glue it back on, that voice in my head that sounds like one of my uncles said, "Hey-smart guy, whaddya doin'? Yer just gonna break it off again! Cut them off and drill out the holes, you idiot!" And so I did. I have a stock of fine steel tubing just for this purpose, anyway. I have another P-47D going (see the next thread), and I'll tackle that detail properly. These next two shots show the underside with its base color: [ATTACH=full]4209[/ATTACH] I've also cut in the wheel wells in an interior green [ATTACH=full]4210[/ATTACH] Right now, I've got the underside masked, and am adjusting the masking to paint the nose and the rudder. Little Chief had a red nose and rudder. More will follow, thanks for looking! [/QUOTE]

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