Tamiya 1/48 Razorback Thunderbolt

[Wig41]

Finally got some primer on !

 

[user 22148]

Looks great!

 

[Wig41]

First color applied.

 

[Wig41]

Second color is on. Next is to mask these areas and bring on the natural metal finish.

 

[Wig41]

Yesterday I applied the black base for the NMF. I am using AK International's Xtreme Metal paints. I have used these for exhausts but never for the entire plane.

 

[BarleyBop]

AK International's Xtreme Metal paints

That is extreme alright! How well behaved are they in the airbrush?

 

[Wig41]

The black base sprayed smoothly and evenly straight out of the bottle, no mixing with thinner. I used their thinner to first clean out the airbrush which it did quickly. My normal routine is to follow the thinner with my cleaning concoction of Simple Green and 91% alcohol mixed 50/50 which I did.

 

[Ron2]

Yesterday I applied the black base for the NMF. I am using AK International's Xtreme Metal paints. I have used these for exhausts but never for the entire plane.View attachment 181081

I almost extensively use their products and love them!

 

[Wig41]

it seems I haven't kept this up to date.

Adding the bits and pieces and then some weathering.

 

[BarleyBop]

That's looking great. How'd you get that colour variation on mid-wing panels?

 

[Ron2]

it seems I haven't kept this up to date.

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Adding the bits and pieces and then some weathering.

I like the red and yellow!

 

[Wig41]

That's looking great. How'd you get that colour variation on mid-wing panels?

I masked the area off and then airbrushed Tamiya acrylic aluminum.

 

[Wig41]

Thanks all!

 

[Edbert]

Great work Wig! Are those the Tuskegee colors?

 

[Holz44]

Glad to see a rarely covered paint scheme of the P-47.

That's a great choice of scheme!

Personally I much prefer the Razorback P-47 and P-51. There;s something really sports coupe-esque about their lines that just says 'fast'.

History has shown that the "C" model Mustang was slightly faster than the much loved "D" model. Visibility was much more important at the time.

 

[Wig41]

Great work Wig! Are those the Tuskegee colors?

From my sources yes these are some of the color schemes that were used by the Tuskegee Airmen. Of note is the fact that they were only in P-47's for about 3 months.

 

[VegasAWACER13]

From my sources yes these are some of the color schemes that were used by the Tuskegee Airmen. Of note is the fact that they were only in P-47's for about 3 months.

Crazy how fast units went through airframes back then.

 

[Jakko]

A bit like the speed with which jet fighters got replaced by entirely different ones in the 1950s

 

[Edbert]

Crazy how fast units went through airframes back then.

Some units stayed with the Jug through the entire war (56th FG famously), others skipped them entirely. I thought the 332nd skipped them too, they flew P40s when the P47s were in-service.

 

[Wig41]

Yep, they started the war in P-40's then very briefly in P-39's ( I'll bet the majority of the pilots didn't even get into the 39's because they only used those for a month or two) then the P-47's and then switched to Mustangs.

 

[GCB]

Great job!

 

[user 22148]

That's a stunning bit of painting - very nice work indeed!

I have to say I didn't know they operated P-39's either - very interesting.

 

[Wig41]

Got a chance to work on the P-47. All the decals are on and started weathering today. Airbrushed Tamiya Smoke around the gun barrels and towards the trailing edge of the wing. Then I used some Ammo dark wash on the left horizontal stabilizer do see how it would look. I like it so on to the rest of the aircraft next.

 

[Wig41]

Here's more of the panel line washing. It's about 50% done.

 

[Ron2]

Here's more of the panel line washing. It's about 50% done.

I like the colors! It's a good job. I've not seen panel lines done like that- you don't end up with staining outside the lines?

 

[Wig41]

I give the wash about an hour to dry then start removing it with Q-tips, so no you don't usually get the wash anywhere but in the engraved lines. Course you had to have given the aircraft a clear coat prior to applying the wash.

 

[Ron2]

I give the wash about an hour to dry then start removing it with Q-tips, so no you don't usually get the wash anywhere but in the engraved lines. Course you had to have given the aircraft a clear coat prior to applying the wash.

I may have to do a Tuskegee version one day

 

[Holz44]

I have the same kit in the stash, I did the bubbletop last year with Zotz decals as Rozzie Geth II, and Eduard gauges wiring on the engine and seat belts. Goes together extremely well. It was my first time painting invasion stripes, like 90 minutes to mask and seconds to paint. I'm not much into modeling aircraft, but I do have the same kit you're building as well as the Eduard P-51K profi pak which is a thick box.
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Beautiful Build

 

[Wig41]

Ok, this one is finished. Took longer than I guessed but that's ok. Learned some things with the build. An excellent kit, I highly recommend it.

 

[Edbert]

I built the bubbletop version of this and yes, Tamiya really did well with the Jug!