Hi to all!!
Well, after building only armor for the past years, I was always wanting to build a P47, from Mexico Squadron 201 during WWII who fought at the Philippines. [8-|]
Since it is my firts plane, I did not want to buy an expensive $200 USD kit, nor any aftermarket kits, e.g., seat, cabin, engine, etc. I only bought an Aztec model decals from 201 SQ.
The kit did had a LOT of fitting issues, misalignments and not clear instructions on where to put things, being my firts plane I had to sometimes wonder how to glue and secure parts. [:^)]
is this the same case with other kits?? [:O]
The build was fast due to the very small number of parts, it is much easier than a tank with small suspension and track link parts BUT it is more difficult to keep parts aligned being the nature of the tolerances of a plane. Also, any damage you made to a tank, is always a battle damage, but with planes this is not possible, like a missing tail… [:O]
I painted with Alclads, and also it is very difficult to use them, I had some orange skin texture in some parts, painted two tone aluminum for variation.
Finally decals, which also I had some problems with Mexican colros in the tail, so, I decided to paint them,
being armor guy, I do not like things “clean” I gave it some sooth pigmentings, dark wash, and chipping on some areas.
The cockpit looks good for me, I wanted to build a better seating, but…naahh… not for this one. I do made my first scrathcbuilt of the seat bealts. Made with fasteners and harness of a 1/35 fuel tank of an IS3. Left other parts unpainted to make it look as bronze.
All in all, I like how it turned out, I want to donate it to my local state army museum… [;)]
Im making a wooden base with the plane seating in the airfield, with the tail seating on a grass.
What do you think?..now…I think Im hooked with planes…or maybe a choper… [:^)]
See you!
