[Academy] 1/72-P-47 Thunderbolt

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[Academy] 1/72-P-47 Thunderbolt

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Another little kit from Academy, nice to build but once again, decals were crap! I tried to pzint the two lines on the elevators but they are not equal. The anti reflect line is also not very well straight. But these little mistakes will be improved on my futures releases

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waiting for your comments

see ya folks.

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Look Nice :th: . I have this model in my collection. Well done buddy !
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When you say in your collection you mean done or in your stash...to be done?

if it s to be done pay attention to the joint between the wings and the fuselage especially on the bottom side

happy modelling

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I glued this model too....it was a few years ago :thumb2: - in the 1995 or 1996 :cheers2:
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You done a very nice job. Its such a petty that Academy kits are supplied with such crap decals.

Well done
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looks good to me well done :thumb1:
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How did you manage to get the Indian decal down? I tried everything and in the end gave up!
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m0gb0y74 wrote:How did you manage to get the Indian decal down? I tried everything and in the end gave up!
Well if I Remember well, i just slid it in place put a bit of microsol helped it to dry faster with a hair dryer then cut it on the front cowl ends then put some alcohol 90° which has the same effect than the microsol but in a stronger way. And that s it. On the other hand the stripes on the stabilizers and the frdder are painted and unfortunately not perfect becoz the decals were crap! One was too long the other one too short.

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You did a great job, it is such a solid looking plane...flying tank
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Thanks,

it s my favorite plane, got 6 boxes of it to build at different scales.

just this feeling of massive and agressive plane that attracts me, it s the same for the A10 and the skyraider
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Nice looking "Jug" mate....I look forward to you building and posting the other 6, or 5 if this one was included in the 6! :thumb1: :thumb1:
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Thanks for the comments,

as soon as my computer is back I ll post my works

see you mates

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Hawker Hurricane Hasegawa 1/72, P-47D Academy 1/72, Scimitar AFV 1/35, Me 109-E3-1/48 Airfix

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F-15DJ Hasegawa-1/48 japanese Agressor 2010 scheme (long term project)
F-16 solo turkish Revel-1/72
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I've got this build to do and I hope it turns out as good as yours. :thumb1:

The other thing that lets down the Academy kit is the undercarriage legs. They are too long and make the
Jug look too lanky. But that's a kit issue, not something you've done wrong mate.
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