PanzerWomble Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Thats looking great Peter , the paint modulation is superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Thanks Guy very much appreciated. Finally closing in on crossing the finish line. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 DONE AND IN THE BOOKS I’m calling the Jug, Done and in the Books. With the decals sealed with Tamiya X22, a final clear coat of Alclad ALC 312 Klear Kote Semi Matte was applied, which is my go-to display finish. The landing gear was tackled next and a bit finicky. No matter how many times I glued on the small upper LG doors, they popped off as I fussed the gear into place. With the help of a lot of John’s ‘cuss words’, I finally managed to have the gear glued into place. I was fresh out of wiggle room to do any adjustments and how the gear legs with its wheel alignment are, it was as good as I could get. I let the gear dry overnight and then started to tackle the remaining small parts: the spine antenna replacing the one I had already broken, the canopy sliding cross bar, the pitot tube and finished up with adding the replacement .50 MG’s which came from Quickboost, which looked a whole lot better then the kit offering. The nav lights were painted with Tamiya clear red, green, the landing light added and IFF Lights were painted as well (sure wish these would have been decals). The exhausted were painted and exhaust stains added with oil-based caulks. Last item to be added was the huge paddleblade prop. The last photograph is of my now two Bubble Jugs: Tamiya and MiniArt’s offerings. Who is the top dog, as both have their pluses and minuses. In my opinion, for ease of assembly, clearer instructions, precise part fit, better fitting checkerboard nose decals and a zero ‘cuss factor’; Tamiya is the clear winner. If your goal is the model with the best overall level of detail, positional control surfaces and Cartograf decals, then your choice will be MiniArt. For how I build and what I look for in a kit, Tamiya is the clear winner for me. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Very classic looking P47 there Peter , turned out really well . Nice one ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 Thanks Guy, very much appreciated. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Wow, beautiful build Peter, and fast too! Really nice job! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Peter, Just beautiful! Your builds and the finished product are always a joy to follow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 2 hours ago, Peterpools said: DONE AND IN THE BOOKS I’m calling the Jug, Done and in the Books. With the decals sealed with Tamiya X22, a final clear coat of Alclad ALC 312 Klear Kote Semi Matte was applied, which is my go-to display finish. The landing gear was tackled next and a bit finicky. No matter how many times I glued on the small upper LG doors, they popped off as I fussed the gear into place. With the help of a lot of John’s ‘cuss words’, I finally managed to have the gear glued into place. I was fresh out of wiggle room to do any adjustments and how the gear legs with its wheel alignment are, it was as good as I could get. I let the gear dry overnight and then started to tackle the remaining small parts: the spine antenna replacing the one I had already broken, the canopy sliding cross bar, the pitot tube and finished up with adding the replacement .50 MG’s which came from Quickboost, which looked a whole lot better then the kit offering. The nav lights were painted with Tamiya clear red, green, the landing light added and IFF Lights were painted as well (sure wish these would have been decals). The exhausted were painted and exhaust stains added with oil-based caulks. Last item to be added was the huge paddleblade prop. The last photograph is of my now two Bubble Jugs: Tamiya and MiniArt’s offerings. Who is the top dog, as both have their pluses and minuses. In my opinion, for ease of assembly, clearer instructions, precise part fit, better fitting checkerboard nose decals and a zero ‘cuss factor’; Tamiya is the clear winner. If your goal is the model with the best overall level of detail, positional control surfaces and Cartograf decals, then your choice will be MiniArt. For how I build and what I look for in a kit, Tamiya is the clear winner for me. Came out really nice Peter. The two models look great next to each other. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Wow Peter, your Jug looks absolutely fantastic. I like it even better than your Tamiya build. The paintjob has the ´right´ amount of panel lining and weathering. I always liked NMF Thunderbolts better, but yours changed my mind. Cheers Rob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Top notch as always Peter, I wouldn't expect any less. Bravo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 Thanks Mike very much appreciated. In the end, the MiniArt kit was well worth all the extra struggles ... just wish a b it more thought to the builder would have been incorporated into the planning of the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 Chris, thanks so much for you very kind comments and compliments on my building style. After all these years, I've settled into building, where the aim is to display the finished builds in my display case, as my miniature museum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 Thanks John Very much appreciated. When I took the photograph, I thought of I would surely need to build a lot more Jugs to equal your collection of Corsairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 Rob, thank you so much for the very kind compliments and I was in the same camp when it came to NMF. But these days, I've changed sides and prefer a painted look as you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 Martin so very much appreciated. I was surprised that in the end, with all the little annoyances and fussing as compared to the Tamiya Jug, MiniArts Jug looks every bit as good and they now sit shoulder to shoulder in the display case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 2 hours ago, DocRob said: Wow Peter, your Jug looks absolutely fantastic. I like it even better than your Tamiya build. The paintjob has the ´right´ amount of panel lining and weathering. I always liked NMF Thunderbolts better, but yours changed my mind. Cheers Rob +1 on this , better expressed than I could come up with 😀 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 Guy Very much appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Top drawer Peter. I love the finish. The checkers on the cowl came out beautiful. Super well done ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Great job Peter. The assembly, paint and decal work don't show any of the issues you may have had. Nice to see the comparison with the Tamiya kit and they both look great side by side. Carl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 Thanks Jeff Very much appreciated and completely agree that with a bit of extra patience and care, the checkerboard cowl came out quite nice. In the end, the equal of the Tamiya Jug. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 Thanks Carl. I was a bit surprised in the end that how well the MiniArt Jug came out and at the same time, how well the Tamiya kit has held up. I tried to be fair in my assessment and comparison and each kit offers the builder something different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Seeing the two kits side-by-side, I cannot help but see the differences between the two, in their stance on the ground, and more importantly in the windscreen / canopy area. I don.t know which one os closer to the original though. Hubert 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Turned out great, Peter! Enjoyed following your build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 Hi Hubert Yes, there are slight differences in the kits when seen side by side and pretty much the same as any two manufacturers producing the same kit. Some of what you are seeing is just the fact of how the kits were photographed, with one being in front of the other and the camera does make slight adjustments. Almost all the images I post on the forum are focused stacked for maximum sharpness and DOF in Photoshop and when the pixels are aligned and blended together, sometimes shapes change very slightly. Also, when taking the 5 plus images that become one, there is a bit of focus breathing as well. My long winded explanation explains why the two Jug seem to look more differently then they actually are. Close up, they do look pretty close in shape and outline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 Thanks Paul for your very kind comments on the Jug. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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