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PITS DONE (well almost) The Russian Jug pit will get the full Eduard PE treatment with the HGW Textile belts being swapped out for the PE belts. "Slick Chick" will benefit with the PE belts. left pit is the Russian Jug, all Eduard PE with exception of the HGW belts. "Slick Chick" pit is out of box with Eduard PE belts added and detail picked out with Vallejo paints. The IP decal required about 6 coats of Mr. Mark Softer to get settled nicely. Some dry brushing with flat silver followed by a thinned wash of brown with touch of black applied globally then dials were all hit with a drop Vallejo's Still Water... Gunsight glass on "Slick Chick" (left) will be replaced with clear sheet styrene... Pits test fitted. The Russian Jug may have the right belt draped over pit edge, not sure yet. That hideous thick gunsight is gone...

oh! for sure Doogs is watching between feeding and changes. thanks KoJo thanks Jamme! thought about that, will just lower the cowl/engine mount about 1mm. thanks Vivian, for sure on the Tamiya 1:48. I feel it's juts a matter of time for Tamiya to roll out a 1:32 Jug. will be posting how I lower the cowl/engine mount soon. it's not a bad kit with exception of the cowl/engine fit. thanks Martin. always nice leaving a special mark on a pair of Jugs.

BOMBS AWAY Taking the kit supplied bombs and giving them the Eduard PE Treatment. These will be mounted on "Slick Chick", will also mount bazookas borrowed from my Trumpy P47N. 500lb GP bomb. Left - out of box kit bomb. Right - PE (brass) fins and front/rear fuse added, also painted with Mr Surfacer 500 then stippled with short brush for texture... Fuse detail. Left - brass PE fuse added, Right - bomb is kit Out Of Box... Rear view with new fins and fuse, the fin is one piece folded over a dozen times... Detail is much improved... Textured surface (left bomb) will show up better when painted...

Hasegawa's P47 can be picked up anywhere between $60 and $80. Scale Hobbyist Hasegawa P-47 (new tooling) is a nice kit and just over $70 with shipping. Fit is good, engraved lines good and the pit is detailed enough without aftermarket. However the cowling construction is a pain and alignment is off. This kit also has the dorsal rake as option. Am currently doing a double build with HAG Jugs see my posts: Jug Double Build

pics posted...my bad...changed Album name...oops!

Hasegawa's 1:32 P47D Jug for this double build. Russian 255 IAP, Northern Fleet and "Slick Chick" 368FG/395FS. The Russian Jug will get the PE treatment/wheels/blast tubes while Slick Chick will be OOB with exception of belts/wheels/blast tubes. Aftermarket items include: Eduard Big Ed for the Russian Jug HGW Belts for Russian Jug Eduard Belts for Slick Chick Barracuda Wheel set for both Jugs Hasegawa brass Blast Tubes for both Jugs AML decals for Russian Jug Kits World decals for Slick Chick TEST FIT General fit seems pretty good with no issues projected on seams, wing roots...however about 1mm difference between lower cowling and fuselage. i have a plan... IN THE PITS Eduard PE for the Russian Jug pit... A nice comparison of the Eduard PE enhanced cockpit on left with HGW textile seatbelts for the Russian Jug and Out Of Box construction of cockpit for Slick Chick with only enhancement being the PE seatbelts, will give the pits and belts a drk brown/black wash... Ready for some assembly line painting. Wheel wells, cowlings and PW-R2800 being cleaned and prepped for painting...

the B17 is so tempting. I'd have to sell some stash for this kit and where/how in the heck would this monster be displayed? when i get the hankering for a 17 I might just go 1:48.

a great question and very well answered Jim. a picture is indeed worth a thousand words. your pit is just beautiful! I am ordering ZM's 219 and my plans are to build it splayed open. I will also pick up the Revell 219 and build a buttoned up version and I might cave for some aftermarket goodies for this one such as Eduard's IP then some weighted wheels and compressed landing gear.

and there it is!

very nice Vivian! this build is going to be a beauty. one of my TamyStangs is calling out to me...... nice job taking care of the "rear radar" protection. why is starboard stabilizer "black"?

That's what I love about the Tamiya 1:32 kits. If it does not fit you missed an assembly step. Learned that the hard way with my A6M2.

RTFM Vivian!

beautiful builds, very well done Heidi. like the schemes very much. thanks for sharing.

nice bench...kudos for being honest on the true chaos look not seen in your pic.

where the magic happens! nice Harv.

like the overhead lighting. really need for my bench.

nice stash Vivian. All really good quality kits and will certainly be exceptional builds.

nice stash and work area...love that drill press...meaning WANT.

nice stash and work area. brings back very fond memories of my first bench. that A6M3 will be a winner its a great kit (assumption it builds like the A6M2) Scale Hobbyist carries plenty of Tamiya 1:32 kits as well as the A6M2 and A6M5: Scale Hobbyist Tamiya 1:32 Offerings Always, always mark your calendar for Squadron's Black Friday sale. Budget $250 for stuff (kits, after market, consumables) ... fill cart with $500 of stuff and a 50% discount plus free shipping is applied.

Birth of my bench was a consolidation of my work desk and grad school desk. Grad school desk became work desk (yes, I graduated, VA Tech MBA) and work desk became the bench. Prime directive from wife was "no fumes allowed". Spray Booth installed with exhaust configuration. PM me if you want additional details. Before After Exhaust detail. Vents mounted on 1/4" board, then installed in open window during paint sessions. Really happy with results and effectiveness.

Between you and James popping out these awesome 1:32 builds....yikes! a beautiful job on this kit and yes, NMF data please.

very nice clean build. exceptional detail...kudos on this one!

epic build for an epic kit, beautiful!

nothing like a little extreme detail work. really, really outstanding work on this and the extra effort with the scratch building is really paying off. this big Mitchell is going to be a beauty. watching for more...

this is great news and I will certainly order the new "user freindly" canopy for my Ar196.