Padubon

Be careful with the colors. The -47 was built in Farmingdale NY P-47 -RE, Evansville IN P-47 -RA and in Buffalo NY P-47G-CU. Republic build -REs and RAs. Curtiss built CUs. All three used different interior colors, from almost yellow to almost onrange on the airframe interior. The cockpits also used different interior greens. Curtiss built -47s are the easiest as they used more or less the standard interior green and yellow. Evansville and Farmingdale is a whole different deal, since colors changed with the different versions of the -47. The first thing you need to determine is who manufactured the original -47 you are planning to build. I will find some literature to inform myself a bit better and to share with you later today.

I applaud your comment. This hobby requires some level of skill and effort. The perfect model does not exist and never will. Sadly, we modelers, have become too picky when it comes to building flawed model kits and I think is because we lack of the necessary skills or simply we are too lazy. I invite modelers to leave the “inaccurate” models alone. Most of the people bashing the HB B-24 don’t even owe one.

I am immensely proud. I was born in Guatemala and seeing a fellow military “Chapin” fills my heart of joy. I have 48 cousins on my father’s side and only three of us served in the military. My cousin, Maj. Orlando Dubon Moino was a Guatemalan AF helicopter pilot (Killed in a crash, 1993). Another cousin, Col. Mynor Pazos Dubon is a Guatemalan Army officer and I am a Chief Warrant Officer 2 helicopter pilot in the US Army.

Well, just look at the dimensions displayed in the Supposed HK box, 594mm in length and 555mm wingspan. The Tamiya Phantom J version is 555fmm in length and the wingspan is 368mm.

Your build is about the most original, outstanding, creative and ingenious I have ever seen. I think Jeroen and you drink from the same fountain. Guys like you make me want to quit the hobby! Paulo

Hello, If you are interested, I have the fisher set and I did not used it. Let me know if you want it.

Thanks! To be fair, two of those days were my day off and the wife and kids did go somewhere, Therefore the score: "honey do list" ......0 "Tony"....................10

It's a disaster!

Day 6 (with three months of nothing in between). Back to the Tony. As you have seen, it is a nice and easy kit to build quickly. So many things have happened to these past months that if I recount them you probably won't believe me. please enjoy.

The Gods of convalescence send me this

Thank you gents.

Gentlemen, I have completed my field training with the Army. Unfortunately I suffered a little accident which left me with a concussion and a badly sprained right hand wrist rendering me useless for modeling. I will post soon an update on the King Tiger and on the 32nd scale Tony.

Nice cockpit. Can you show your technic for the painting of the dials? You've done a terrific job on it. I really enjoy those 1/32 Hasegawa models, they are easy to build and are well detailed also. I was doing a similar build a few weeks ago, unfortunately I had to stop because I became sick, then I started some military field training. I hope to resume soon.

Thanks. It is definitely difficult due to interruptions, lighting and a voracious grass (tent floor) that eat a few pieces.

Here some more pictures.

I'll give it a try.

Hmmm, I did not think of that, it may be a neat scheme. What I was thinking was a what if Luftwaffe airfield defense unit, painted with RLM colors, kind of a 1946 idea. Now you made me think about your sugestion, dark brown, brown, tan, dark green and olive drab.

One thing to mention, there is not going to be any extra detailing or aftermarket stuff on this build. The purpose of this kit is simply for me not to be bored, therefore I will even paint it with any paint I want on a what if scheme.

I already lost a little handle piece for the scape hatch, I did not eve look for it as it fell in the grass.

I am currently playing GI Joe in the woods with the US Army. To avoid boredom on my down time I am building a tank. Let's see how much I can accomplish.

Holy smokes!

Interesting, I bought two, the USAS and the Br.1 and both have that very same sprue bent.

Jeroen, Quite impressive building skills you have. Your kit is a treat to the eye as imitates a nice representation of the original 88.