Rocat Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Hi all! Let's start this New Year in a nice way! I'll try to begin - and finish... - this one, which has been sleeping in my stash for some years...and not alone, I can tell you... Many thanks to you all for this GB :-) roberto Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Roberto thats a nice choice. I love the Academy (and Pro-Modeller) P-47N. Can't wait to see you get started. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rocat Posted January 9, 2010 Author Share Posted January 9, 2010 Hi guys! I started the kit...just a quick pic to prove it ;-) I'm happy to see all the nice entries to this GB, keep them coming! ciao roberto Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Roberto I like the progress you've made so far. What did you use for seat belts? Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rocat Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 thank you Aaron. I used a strip from a bottle of wine corkscrew cover ... I have always a few around :-) bye roberto Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Roberto Like the start ..te seat belt doe look good I must admit.. can you show seat belt at a different angle to get a better look-see. Thsnk you. HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rocat Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 Hi Holmes! by the time I uploaded the picture, the fuselage was closed...I'm posting a picture taken from above The wings are now in place...slow progress, but better than being idle as in the last period:-) bye roberto Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shamael Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Ciao Roberto, nice to see updates quite parallel... maybe, like me, you're a weekend modeller too. :-) Nice idea to use wine metal foil to cut belts... I'll look at bottles stored at home with a different eye from now on :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
POMPEO Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 hello Roberto, cockpit looks greta, i'm use the another materials to made seat belts too,and i like the idea of wine and models :unsure: cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wingman47 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Great WIP, looking forward to more photos. Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rocat Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share Posted March 10, 2010 hi! just one quick picture for a very slow progress... thanks for looking! roberto Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rocat Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 Hi all! some progress. canopy masked and in place, propeller assembled and painted. the Jug got an overall tamiya xf66 paint coat. I then started painting it with citadel colour chainmail, using water as a thinner...let hope it will work, never tried it before... thanks for looking! roberto Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rocat Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 more masking & painting... bye! roberto Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Cheetah Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Looks good. I must investigate that Citadel Chainmail paint, looks like a useful metallic color. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liberator24 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Siran Wrap!!! AWESOME idea! and cheap! Keep it up. Nice old kit from Academy! -Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rocat Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 thanks guys. the citadel colour looks good so far, a solid finish, not easy to scratch or to peel off...but I want to wait until the decals solution will be applied...I also tried tamiya thinner with it, and it seems to work, as well. bye roberto Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drizzt73 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 nice work so far. What paints/colour are you using for the metal? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rocat Posted April 26, 2010 Author Share Posted April 26, 2010 thank you dirzzt73. for the metal I'm having a try at "citadel colour chainmail", using water as a thinner...tamiya thinner seems to worl, too. bye. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tempestwulf Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Glad wrap? ....OMFG that's EPIC! :wub: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rocat Posted May 4, 2010 Author Share Posted May 4, 2010 Done. Decaling it has been a very bad experience... IMO, only airfix can claim to put worst stuff in their boxes. Anyway, it's an N, and it looks not so bad if seen from a certain distance ;-) Here the academy is seen with two tamiya's birds, done some time ago...I do love Jugs... Very nice Group Build, thank you ScottD, and a thank you to all of you, fellow forumers, for looking bye roberto Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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