Hal the P-47fan

You can get an interesting effect by applying silver pincil, and then rubbing with a tissue. Apply in small amounts only. By the way, the word is example..no eggs in it at all. Hal the P-47fan

One more thing, note that lower outer gear covers are red lined on the edge. Same goes for Klibbe's "Little Chief", only I believe he also red lined the inner doors. have fun, Hal

Believe I answered this question over on HS, but here goes. The pic you include tells it all. Bird features the bulged belly, so you don't have to worry about that. Note that the lower 2 cooling gills are squared off, not cut back as on your kit. Loon Models (Available through Roll Models) makes a set of the proper cooling gills in resin, already cut from the casting block and ready to fit to your Tamiya kit. They won't fit the Hasegawa kit, the cowl is about 1/16th inch shorter than the Tamiya. I used Hasegawa gills on mine, and it was one heapin bundle of work, but the Loon conversion was no