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Thunderjet 48th Scale Kits Intake Correction


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The Tamiya and RevMonProMod 48th scale Thunderjet kits were engineered without correctly modeling the smooth intake runners. Photos are of an F-84C, F-84G, a photo of the kit parts showing "before and after" and a pattern "in scale" for scratch-building the parts to correct the intake runners to "smooth" as on the 1:1 Thunderjet. Last photo is of my F-84G build with "smoothed" intake runners.

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F-84C at March Field Museum, Riverside, California.

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F-84G at Hill AFB Museum, Roy, Utah.

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The "before and after" kit parts.

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The pattern for the sheet styrene "correction" parts. The patterns are slightly oversize so will need trimmed "to fit" and some filler may be required.

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F-84G 48th scale kitbash using RevMonProMod with Tamiya, Aires, Verlinden, AMS Resin, and other parts. I have "smooothed" the intake on this model per the process shown above.

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How about upscaling this to 1/32? And maybe Harold would be interested in casting 1/48 and 1/32 ?

Tim

I looked at doing exactly that. However, it would be a tough casting. You would still have to blend in the nose ring.

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Mr. AMS his own self was bugging me only this last Thursday to do a backdate to "early" F-84 as in "D" (XP-C have totally different wings, wheels, and main-gear doors). I've already done that deed (make the XP-C wing masters) which Mr. AMS has in his possession to make some castings for me for my "on the workbench" F-84C build using ... tada ... the Tamiya kit shown in the photos with the intake correction. I have also made fuselage masters from a RMPM (Revell, et al) and Tamiya bash for any XP-D backdate; those masters will also get the intake correction treatment (last part of the "bash" to be accomplished).

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I just, this evening, finished the "scratch built" early F-84 pilot seat. I made the basic "master" using RenShape and wood "dies" to shape lead foil along with sheet stock for the seat back. I added wire and styrene sheet stock to complete the master part.

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Harold then made an RTV mold; due to the fragility of the master, it was destroyed beyond recovery upon removal from the mold. The part was complex and fragile enough that he was only able to get three parts out before the mold went FUBAR.

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I used one of the castings for adding wire and sheet stock bits to do the final build.

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The photos are of "ready to paint" condition.

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The decals I used PhotoShop to make for my F-84C build.

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I used PhotoShop to make the graphic of the F-84C/F-84D instrument panel for my F-84C build. This is the second version of the Thunderjet series instrument panel arrangements; the first two did not have the "side mount" panels as seen on the E/G series. Also, it is well to note that, even within the three main arrangements, there were many variations of instrument placements. So, this is "as seen" in the Republic F-84C Manual and may not represent what is seen in photos of specific aircraft.

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Got the F-84C pilot seat done. Very thin parts in the seat means very thin casting. So flexible I was constantly having to be careful to not break it and to keep from twisting or otherwise distorting it.

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Two views in one photo - ain't PhoSho wonderful!

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On 4/14/2013 at 2:43 AM, Plankwing said:

Mr. AMS his own self was bugging me only this last Thursday to do a backdate to "early" F-84 as in "D" (XP-C have totally different wings, wheels, and main-gear doors). I've already done that deed (make the XP-C wing masters) which Mr. AMS has in his possession to make some castings for me for my "on the workbench" F-84C build using ... tada ... the Tamiya kit shown in the photos with the intake correction. I have also made fuselage masters from a RMPM (Revell, et al) and Tamiya bash for any XP-D backdate; those masters will also get the intake correction treatment (last part of the "bash" to be accomplished).

f-84-early-seat-master-20070115-bc-01-r1643-3005orus-600.jpg

I just, this evening, finished the "scratch built" early F-84 pilot seat. I made the basic "master" using RenShape and wood "dies" to shape lead foil along with sheet stock for the seat back. I added wire and styrene sheet stock to complete the master part.

f-84-early-seat-master-20070122-bc-11-r1659-3005orus-600.jpg

Harold then made an RTV mold; due to the fragility of the master, it was destroyed beyond recovery upon removal from the mold. The part was complex and fragile enough that he was only able to get three parts out before the mold went FUBAR.

f-84-early-ej-seat-20130412-017-bc-900.jpg

I used one of the castings for adding wire and sheet stock bits to do the final build.

f-84-early-ej-seat-20130412-009-bc-900.jpg

The photos are of "ready to paint" condition.

f-84c-11-re-47-1531-orang-bc-4811-20130407-001-bc-bc48amde-e3627-900.jpg

The decals I used PhotoShop to make for my F-84C build.

F-84C-2-REtoF-84D-1-REInstruments-600.jpg

I used PhotoShop to make the graphic of the F-84C/F-84D instrument panel for my F-84C build. This is the second version of the Thunderjet series instrument panel arrangements; the first two did not have the "side mount" panels as seen on the E/G series. Also, it is well to note that, even within the three main arrangements, there were many variations of instrument placements. So, this is "as seen" in the Republic F-84C Manual and may not represent what is seen in photos of specific aircraft.

 

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