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Rebulic P-47
D Thunderbolt by Chris Novak A Jug is a Jug is a Jug......only
one of the great American war planes of WWII. The first "Bubbletop"
in my collection, also the first kit I finished in NMF and after tryin´some
methods for a realistic metal-look. I found a good solution ( it´s
no Alqlad or any other metalizer colour). The Jug is a challenge for
a sratchbuilder because of it´s nearly never ending space in
the fuselage and the wings and also because of it´s very complex
cooler and turbocharger pipes and drains, same as f. e. a "Stang".
Especially the "checkerboard" birds of the 8th AirForce
are eyecatchers, another checkerboard -jug is in progress and there
are checkerboard "Stangs" for more then one modellers life
at Peter Randalls great research site http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/,
nearly a Mekka for a modeller, thanks Peter!. Ok, the facts: Kit is
an actual REVELL / Germany issue, although it has it´s inaccuracies
like raised panel lines which need to be rescribed, wrong wheels and
prop, absolutely wrong landing gear which makes , if you use it, the
Jug standing like a "Fieseler Storch", a kit that can finally
look like a Jug. But that´s why I like the REVELL kit´s
( especially the older ones), ´cause like I said to a club-comrade
not long ago: I´m a modeller, not a "only-glue-the-parts-together"
er! Here she is:
Checkerboards are handpainted, also the name "Ernestyne" and the code letters. Thanks especially to the LSP guys for their support with spare decals for the SerNr and great tips for the landing flap construction!
As said before the REVELL prop and wheels are absolutely incorrect, instead of this wrong parts I used the great resin stuff of Jerry Rutman.
As said above more than enough space in a Jug for technic and interior in the fuselage and wings!
For the motor detailing I was inspired by the great Jug of Scott Murphy. To fill the ammo with 3 mm pieces of brass wire made me nearly mad, seemed to be a never ending job and gives nearly 2 meters in total lengh!
Detail shot of hardly modified wing and fuselage bomb/tank carriage and inner whell-bay door, metal landing gear is made from brass and aluminium tubings with different diameters. Prop and lights are working ( as always), Hope you like this bird like I do, cheers © Chris Novak 2003 |
