Sunday, March 6, 2016

P-47 Thunderbolt - Aztec Eagles

P-47 Thunderbolt - Aztec Eagles
Eduard 1:48


March 2016




1:48 P-47 Profi-Pack from Eduard

Target paint schema: EscuadrĂ³n 201- Mexican expeditionary force



Test-fitting resin cockpit
Priming resin parts with Vallejo Gray primer

Feb 2017

After painting with cockpit green and adding photo-etched parts
Cutting the cannons
ABER www.aber.net.pl

Cannons ready

Working on wing roots

March 2017

Disaster! Trying to remove some filler from the wing roots, I used too much lacquer thinner and 'erased'
a lot of detail in the wing root and the fuselage. I had to salvage the cockpit and request another P-47 kit on Amazon...



The Academy P-47 kit (this is the base kit used in Eduard's Jugs over Germany P-47)


Engine preparation. Before adding the ignition ring (photo-etch)