Since I am updating the P-47 kit and creating a new series of Thunderbolt models...
and test building the first new kit...
why don't we do a photo walkthrough, which will serve as a Build Photoset for the P-47 kit.
Obviously this is my build method...not necessarily yours.
You can use my efforts as a guide to build, or as a companion to your own build method.
As long as we get to the same end result, thats all that counts.
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Jumping right in...
I like to start with the fuselage.
This one has five sections to the main fuselage.
I start by cutting out the individual sections, with their joiner strips and their respective tabbed joiners.
Make sure the belly seam edges are perfectly straight...always cut with a straight edge.
And use a round object like a thick wooden dowel to pre-curve the parts.
Refer to the bulkhead formers for the proper shape of each section.
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I also like to cut out slots and holes for things like Wing Spars and the Cockpit.
The center (Cockpit) section of the P47 model has a step in the belly area, that is created with narrow slits.
Its important to cut the slits precisely and smoothly to get a nice tight closure.
A joiner piece is provided that you can glue from the inside.
I also like to use a burnishing tool from the inside, with the part on a flat surface, to smooth out the seams as much as possible.
...
After the belly seam is glued securely, you can burnish again.
Use a hard rounded object, applied to the inside of the part, against a flat surface (like your cutting mat),
to smooth out the seams and make the joints less visible.
These first photos show a white build (no colours or textures applied yet), so edge colouring isn't an issue,
but when building a coloured model it is important to edge colour your parts. This will help make seams less visible.
I will be switching over to a full colour build in a few steps.
...
I like to assemble all the fuselage sections and then prepare the Bulkhead Formers
as well as other components that need to fitted into the fuselage.
I also fit all the tabbed Joiner Strips in preparation of the fuselage assembly.
and test building the first new kit...
why don't we do a photo walkthrough, which will serve as a Build Photoset for the P-47 kit.
Obviously this is my build method...not necessarily yours.
You can use my efforts as a guide to build, or as a companion to your own build method.
As long as we get to the same end result, thats all that counts.
...
Jumping right in...
I like to start with the fuselage.
This one has five sections to the main fuselage.
I start by cutting out the individual sections, with their joiner strips and their respective tabbed joiners.
Make sure the belly seam edges are perfectly straight...always cut with a straight edge.
And use a round object like a thick wooden dowel to pre-curve the parts.
Refer to the bulkhead formers for the proper shape of each section.
...
I also like to cut out slots and holes for things like Wing Spars and the Cockpit.
The center (Cockpit) section of the P47 model has a step in the belly area, that is created with narrow slits.
Its important to cut the slits precisely and smoothly to get a nice tight closure.
A joiner piece is provided that you can glue from the inside.
I also like to use a burnishing tool from the inside, with the part on a flat surface, to smooth out the seams as much as possible.
...
After the belly seam is glued securely, you can burnish again.
Use a hard rounded object, applied to the inside of the part, against a flat surface (like your cutting mat),
to smooth out the seams and make the joints less visible.
These first photos show a white build (no colours or textures applied yet), so edge colouring isn't an issue,
but when building a coloured model it is important to edge colour your parts. This will help make seams less visible.
I will be switching over to a full colour build in a few steps.
...
I like to assemble all the fuselage sections and then prepare the Bulkhead Formers
as well as other components that need to fitted into the fuselage.
I also fit all the tabbed Joiner Strips in preparation of the fuselage assembly.
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