The Turtle - Monogram 1/48 P-47D
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Re: The Turtle - Monogram 1/48 P-47D
Nice work Stuart!!
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Re: The Turtle - Monogram 1/48 P-47D
Progress being made - I've got the fuselage sanded and the wings on. I need to sort out the wing leading edges as there's a nasty step, and also do some filling on the roots, but it's coming along.
It's a pretty nice kit so far - I'm looking forward to getting it progressed.
Cheers!
It's a pretty nice kit so far - I'm looking forward to getting it progressed.
Cheers!
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Re: The Turtle - Monogram 1/48 P-47D
Some strip styrene can help ease the step.
And, it is looking quite the beast!
And, it is looking quite the beast!
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Re: The Turtle - Monogram 1/48 P-47D
Looking good.
Sorry for the late advice, but there are lots of things you can do pre-assembly to make the wings fit better. Use a sanding block on the matting surfaces, remove ejector pin stacks(there is one on top the main wheel well as I recall that I always remove that can make the wing a bit thicker than it should be...
Sorry for the late advice, but there are lots of things you can do pre-assembly to make the wings fit better. Use a sanding block on the matting surfaces, remove ejector pin stacks(there is one on top the main wheel well as I recall that I always remove that can make the wing a bit thicker than it should be...
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Re: The Turtle - Monogram 1/48 P-47D
Nice progress thus far Stuart! I'm following your journey as I'm considering building my Monogram P-47D as well. I have the "Hi-Tech" issue with the PE fret and decals for "Hairless Joe". Keep up the great work!
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Re: The Turtle - Monogram 1/48 P-47D
If you have spare D-Day decals for fighter aircrafts, that's a good template to use.
Wings aren't bad to do but the fuselage? They always gave me fits masking them.
Wings aren't bad to do but the fuselage? They always gave me fits masking them.
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Re: The Turtle - Monogram 1/48 P-47D
Thanks Lyle - it's coming out with some gentle sanding thankfully but I'll keep that in mind.
Thanks! I did actually note those ejector pin marks and removed them - the ones on the gear bays are huge! Overall I thought the wings went together well enough - I'm not sure why I got a step but it's sanding off okay. I'm finding the silver finish of the plastic rather off putting at it keeps leaving black lines after sanding and it's hard to tell what's what - I'll get some primer on it.cbaltrin wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 7:33 am Looking good.
Sorry for the late advice, but there are lots of things you can do pre-assembly to make the wings fit better. Use a sanding block on the matting surfaces, remove ejector pin stacks(there is one on top the main wheel well as I recall that I always remove that can make the wing a bit thicker than it should be...
Thanks Gary, I'll look forward to seeing your builds!Gary Brantley wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 8:59 am Nice progress thus far Stuart! I'm following your journey as I'm considering building my Monogram P-47D as well. I have the "Hi-Tech" issue with the PE fret and decals for "Hairless Joe". Keep up the great work!
Alas I don't otherwise I would.BlackSheep214 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:06 am If you have spare D-Day decals for fighter aircrafts, that's a good template to use.
Wings aren't bad to do but the fuselage? They always gave me fits masking them.
Lol! I Know what you mean, the ones I had to paint on my last P-51 where a nightmare!
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Re: The Turtle - Monogram 1/48 P-47D
Gentle sanding?!? Gentle sanding?!? Grow a set, man! Get after it! Apply some harsh mechanical means.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
Re: The Turtle - Monogram 1/48 P-47D
Lol! I would but I'm trying not to square off the leading edges and rip off the guns!
Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
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Re: The Turtle - Monogram 1/48 P-47D
Surely you have a silver sharpie Sir? Best tip I ever read in That Magazine --use a silver sharpie to check your sanding/seam work. Oh yea, the Sludge Wash tip was not that bad either...Stuart wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 12:25 pm Thanks! I did actually note those ejector pin marks and removed them - the ones on the gear bays are huge! Overall I thought the wings went together well enough - I'm not sure why I got a step but it's sanding off okay. I'm finding the silver finish of the plastic rather off putting at it keeps leaving black lines after sanding and it's hard to tell what's what - I'll get some primer on it.
Big Joe: 'You just keep those Tigers busy and we'll take care of the rest.'
Oddball: 'The only way I got to keep them Tigers busy is to let them shoot holes in me...'
My Stash https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mat ... 53&p=stash
Oddball: 'The only way I got to keep them Tigers busy is to let them shoot holes in me...'
My Stash https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mat ... 53&p=stash