1/48 P-47D, Lt Frank Oiler 84th FS, 78th FG Group Build

[fatboris]

Here's the cockpit...time for gluein'

[fatboris]

Paint color on the landing gear looks RAF, no? If that's the case, I think I'm safe assuming the upper is RAF green as well. Things are starting to come along now, more pics this weekend.

[vikingBerserker]

Nicely done!!

[tonyb]

Cracking good job so far mate.
I love how u get that aged effect on the 'metal' ,incredible!
Cheers,
Tony.

[Airframes]

A bit difficult to tell from that pic, but the tones look more like RAF Dark Green than Olive Drab.

[fatboris]

on;y my 2nd model and purely an accident. I painted the floor the wrong color at first so I took about 5:1 dirty thinner to paint with the right color and dabbed it across the top unitl it pooled, when it evaporated it looked like that. I did a wash with burnt umber watercolors but didn't use enough water so the pigmet caked up like mud. Then I dry-brushed testors aluminum (square bottle) and it looked scratched. it was a series of mistakes that turned out OK.

[Vic Balshaw]

Good effect however you arrived at it.

[bemay]

looks great!

[lesofprimus]

Lookin good so far..

[Wayne Little]

Good work!

[Wurger]

Looking good.

[fatboris]

If I hand paint the stripes on the wings, being 1/48, how wide should the stripes be?

[Wurger]

As memo serves the invasion strips for fighters were wide on 18" each one. So divide 18/48 and you will find out that.

[Crimea_River]

Should be exactly 3/8 inch. 1/48 scale is 1/4 inch = 1 foot

[fatboris]

very good. Thanks guys.