P-47D Razorback in progress-FINALLY FINISHED!

Hi, everybody!  Today I made that extra push and finished "Little Chief", finally!  Here are some shots of the completed aircraft.

From the left front:

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Last little bits to add were the aerial and the radio mast, the armored glass plate in front of the gunsight, and the canopy.  I also had to paint the landing and formation lights.

From the right front:

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A view into the cockpit, from the right and behind:

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I'm not too happy with the way the canopy turned out, the framing is ragged.  But I chalk that up to a combination of firsts, including working with a vacuform canopy, and working with Parafilm, for the first time.

A view into the cockpit from the left and behind:

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And since I started this kit back in 2006, I've learned a thing or two, that I would do differently today.  Those lessons will get applied to the P-47D bubbletop currently in progress, and I have another copy of this kit in my stash, too.

Here's Lt. Klibbe in his office.  I am happy with the way he turned out:

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Monogram's figures were always very good, and that's a feature that keeps me buying old Monogram kits today.

Finally, a shot of the nose art, "Little Chief":

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Well, despite the little things here and there that didn't come out quite the way I'd have liked, I'm happy with this build.  It was fun, I do think it turned out better than the TBFs I built last year, and I think my buddy Brian, for whom I built this, and who passed away shortly after I started, would have liked it.

As always, I welcome comments and criticisms, and thanks for following along!

YbiC

Brad

PS-apologies to anyone who already saw this over at Agape, too, I post at both sites.