rm20886 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Hi all, I remember building this kit on my own back in the late 70s. It was the first kit that I recall doing a decent paint job on. I remember staring at it while the paint dried as excited as a kid could be. Anyway, I just ordered one from ebay and will begin building it when it arrives. Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rm20886 Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 Still waiting for the P-47 to arrive in the mail so I thought I would start in on another model that I remember building as a kid. This is the Revell P-40 Tiger Shark. It will be build OOB using the kit decals. Thanks for looking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Wow that's nostalgic. Remember that one fondly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
71roadrunner426 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Great looking builds so far. I also have the Monogram P-40B and a Monogram OS2U Kingfisher in the stash. I'm waiting on a cockpit set from Lonestarmodels to start the Kingfisher, the P-40 will be built OOB. Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rm20886 Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 I sadly ran into a snag with the P-40 when I tried to use EZ-Mask to do the camouflage. I am having a very difficult time removing the mask from the model. I haven't given up and will come back to the P-40 later. My P-47 finally came in the mail this week. It is a re-issue from the 1970s. I noticed right away that the parts were much cleaner then the P-40 kit. I wonder if this is because the P-47 was molded when the molds were relatively new compared to the P-40 which is a recent re-release. I have been making some good progress on the P-47 building it OOB. I just loved this kit when I was younger and it has been a real trip down memory lane. Here are some shots. More to come. Thanks for looking. Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
71roadrunner426 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Loving these nostalgic builds. Keep up the great work. Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rm20886 Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Today I managed to get some good workbench time in. I masked the canopy and sprayed it interior green along with the landing gear bays. Masked the landing gear bays and primered the entire plane. Did a little sanding here and there to clean up the various joints. I began working on the wheels and tires, prop, and the cowel painting the red stripe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rm20886 Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 This was a great idea for a GB. I am having as much fun with this kit as I did 35 years ago. I have painted the P-47 and now I just can't wait until it dries and I can remove the masking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rm20886 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 I have now finished the paint, clearcoated the plane, and now I am applying the decals. I was so worried that these old decals would fall apart once they hit the water but they are still in very good shape. The even have taken a little decal set to make them sit nicely. You can sure see the difference between these old decals from the 70s and the decals we get today in kits. Still lots of decals to apply and lots of work to finish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Nice ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rm20886 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Thanks Holmes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rm20886 Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 I got a lot more done on the P-47 today. I guess I spoke to soon regarding the decals. Once I got to the stencils they just started falling apart. Oh well, I'll get over it. I was able to get one of them on. Everything is ready to the point I'll remove the canopy masking tomorrow after everything has had the night to dry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rm20886 Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 The P-47 is now complete. Mostly OOB with the exception of metal guns and pitot tube. This was a fun project to do. Now back to the P-40. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKic Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Hey Rob, Looks like the older moulding of this kit fits much better than the latest repop. I've had far more fit issues with mine. The wing leading edges and horizontal stabilizers have been especially bad. Seems you avoided most of that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ro-Gar Hobbies Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Great job! I cut my teeth on this kit back in the late 70's Didn't come out as nice as yours, but it looked like it was the best looking model in the world to me at the time. Robert Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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