Justin S Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Here is my 1/48 Hobby Boss Thud, built to represent Karl Richter's aircraft. I built this for my dad, who served with Richter in Korat, Thailand in '66 and '67. I added an Avionix resin cockpit, Bombs and centerline rack from a Hasegawa weapons set, and Verlinden RBF tags. Decals are a mix of Aeromaster (stars 'n' bars and stencils), Microscale railroad letters and numbers (from which I pieced together the "USAF" and the serial number), and homemade (Richter's name). I know there may be some inaccuracies, but it has Richter's name on it and that's all that's really important to my dad. I hope you like it! - Justin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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alessio Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 ciao really a wonderful build..of a wonderful aircraft.... u inspired me..and now i think ill buy a Thunderchief too :-) even if for sure ill not be able to build and paint it in a such nice way like u:-) ciao Alex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne S Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Very nice build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom726 Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Justin, Beautiful build - I just love the weathering effect. Postshading?? Did you cut the centerline pylon off of the centerline tank or is it available as a seperate pylon from an AM company? Rgds Bjarne Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dpwatson Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Wow nice Thud mate!!! Great paint job! David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tigermeet Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Nice job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Nice to see the venerable Thunderchief and with that loadout. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
luke Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Great Work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien (UK) Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Good work, always nice to see a Thud! Julien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 That is one mighty fine looking "Thud", it looks the business and ready to do some serious mud movin'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Mikester Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Great work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wing_Nut Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Damn that is spectacular!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Man, I wish I could paint like that. Great work! Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnnymac Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 You really did a fantastic job on this kit. The paint job is great, and it's very inspirational. I don't have the skill to paint that effectively. Congrats on a superb build! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richter111 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 That is a fantastic paint job, you really have talent with the airbrush Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Whoa, excellent Thud ! ;) The paint and markings look fantastic... Beautiful model ! Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Justin S Posted January 9, 2010 Author Share Posted January 9, 2010 Thank you for the kind words, everybody! Beautiful build - I just love the weathering effect. Postshading??Did you cut the centerline pylon off of the centerline tank or is it available as a seperate pylon from an AM company? Yes, I did postshade. I used Gunze acrylics for the SEA camo colors, then modified them with Tamiya acrylics for the postshade. If I remember correctly, I added XF-4 Yellow Green to the medium green, XF-2 White to the dark green, and XF-57 Buff to the tan. I scratchbuilt the centerline pylon using an old Monogram kit as a guide. That's awesome! Great paintwork! How was the build itself,fit issues at all? There weren't really any fit issues to speak of. The whole thing went together surprisingly well! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smutz Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Hi, great Thud first class job on the weathering. Andy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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