Trumpeter P-47D Razorback "Eileen"

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Re: Trumpeter P-47D Razorback "Eileen"

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Great technique - thanks for the demo. The micro-meshing makes a huge difference. I take it that that is a light buffing with a micro-mesh no?
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Very nice effects!
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Thanks guys!
keavdog wrote: Fri May 26, 2023 7:11 pm Great technique - thanks for the demo. The micro-meshing makes a huge difference. I take it that that is a light buffing with a micro-mesh no?
Yes, that's correct. Essentially wet sanding lightly with Micromesh. I used the 4000# grit.

Here's an example of some residual salt that has shown up as frost. This is removed with damp cloth.
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A small modification made to the tail plane. The small plastic knob was cut off and replaced with a tab made of brass sheet.
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The louver doors for the intercooler have been glued into place.
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The painted drop tank.
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The drop tank was mounted into place and the fuel lines were added. Not completely happy with the alignment of the aft line so I may re-do it.
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Bomb racks have been painted.
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The tail wheel assembly minus the wheel is glued into place. The rear landing gear doors are also attached.
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Getting ready to put Eileen on her own legs so I've glued the landing gear covers unto the landing gear struts.
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Re: Trumpeter P-47D Razorback "Eileen"

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Superb realism, John! I love seeing that "dirt" inside the main gear wheel, against the fuselage side, where the tire must rub when in the closed position. Very nice touch, sir! :shoutout:
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Thanks Gary, I appreciate it!

Nervous now, as I'm going to remove the masks from the windscreen. I CAREFULLY pick a corner up with the tip of an x-acto blade and remove each mask slowly.
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Whew... windscreen looks ok!
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Let's take a look at the cockpit from the outside.
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There is a lot of light residue in the panel lines and rivets from the Micromeshing of the salt fading. I'll carefully scrub these areas with a damp brush and, if necessary, re-darken the recessed details with a wash.
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Re: Trumpeter P-47D Razorback "Eileen"

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Looking great! You must have a steady hand to risk using ‘ol #11 near that windscreen!
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That's one of my favorite parts of the build. Close to done - but ya, kind of a Schrodinger's cat thing.
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Thanks guys! Last update for today... getting ready to glue the landing gear legs into place.
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I made up a new aft fuel line... I think it looks better.
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Masks for the lights have been removed.
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The light on top of the fuselage spine was formed with clear UV-activated epoxy. Surface tension creates a natural spherical shape. While the epoxy was still in its liquid state, I tilted the fuselage forward to create the tear-drop effect and locked it into place by shining a UV light on it.
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If this don't win every award out there then something is seriously wrong. Incredible! :bow:
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Re: Trumpeter P-47D Razorback "Eileen"

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Fantastic… marvelous… beautiful… exquisite… I’m simply running out of superlative terms to describe your results here John. The appearance that you have created here has to be your best work yet.
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