Tamiya 1/48 - Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

[James44R]

This is my first build for 10 years since getting back into the hobby and my first using an airbrush. This was a great way to get back into the hobby the model went together easily with only the decals were a nightmare for me. It was painted with a mixture of Revell and Tamiya paints. Some mistakes with this as I went along but I am happy-ish with the end result. Hopefully my next build will be better.

Any pointers will be greatly appreciated.

All the best

James


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[Twokidsnosleep]

Pat yourself on the back bud, it is great!!!

[Lighthouse2k]

Looks great, if you can ever be bothered paint invasion stripes, always look better and decals seem to crap themselves and be just as much trouble. Really like it though.

[Avgas]

Top job, really nice clean build. I would agree with Lighthouse, decal invasion stripes never look right as they were just paint brushed on in reality so they look a lot rougher than a decal. In fact I would paint any large area that would normally be decalled. By the time you hae faffed around getting a big decal to fit properly it's often quicker just to spray it.

[James44R]

Thanks for the tips, the invasion strips were the worst part of the whole build. I will most definitely be practising painting them so I don't have to use those kind of decals again.

[Kevthemodeller]

Lovely build mate

[Aeon]

Nice clean job!