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CDW got a reaction from DocRob in P-47D-30RA Thunderbolt by CDW - MiniArt Advanced Kit - 1:48 Scale
When I first saw this model was coming out, I thought I could do without it. The price tag was north of $50 and the venerable (though long in the tooth, fabulous, 1:48 scale Tamiya Thunderbolt kit was already in my stash. But then I saw one of these MiniArt kits built and I knew I wanted one. MiniArt have produced some nice kits, but this may be their best offering yet. I found this one on sale at an online hobby shop and ordered it up. While I won't be starting the build for a while, I thought you might want to see what's inside the box. Two very nice decal sheets with markings for three different aircraft, a photo etch sheet, a beautiful instruction booklet and a ton of styrene plastic sprues/parts. Every ordnance used by the 'bolt is included to choose from for your specific build. I'm looking forward to building and detailing mine with all the panels open to expose the fine details. The big radial engine is a kit all by itself and rivals any aftermarket resin engine kit. About the only thing I may add will be fabric belts and harness in the cockpit and some lead wire for details.
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CDW got a reaction from chadwijm6 in King Tiger Diorama by chadwijm6 - FINISHED - Airfix - 1/35
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CDW got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in P-47D-30RA Thunderbolt by CDW - MiniArt Advanced Kit - 1:48 Scale
When I first saw this model was coming out, I thought I could do without it. The price tag was north of $50 and the venerable (though long in the tooth, fabulous, 1:48 scale Tamiya Thunderbolt kit was already in my stash. But then I saw one of these MiniArt kits built and I knew I wanted one. MiniArt have produced some nice kits, but this may be their best offering yet. I found this one on sale at an online hobby shop and ordered it up. While I won't be starting the build for a while, I thought you might want to see what's inside the box. Two very nice decal sheets with markings for three different aircraft, a photo etch sheet, a beautiful instruction booklet and a ton of styrene plastic sprues/parts. Every ordnance used by the 'bolt is included to choose from for your specific build. I'm looking forward to building and detailing mine with all the panels open to expose the fine details. The big radial engine is a kit all by itself and rivals any aftermarket resin engine kit. About the only thing I may add will be fabric belts and harness in the cockpit and some lead wire for details.
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CDW got a reaction from mtaylor in King Tiger Diorama by chadwijm6 - FINISHED - Airfix - 1/35
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CDW got a reaction from Dave_E in F-100C Super Sabre by CDW - Trumpeter - 1:48 scale
Besides the fueling probe, are there other obvious visual differences between the C and D variants? The kit comes with both types of fueling probes and if I remember correctly, two different air brake assemblies.
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CDW got a reaction from mtaylor in F-100C Super Sabre by CDW - Trumpeter - 1:48 scale
I have my eyes on a set of decals to match that Greg Wright Sky Blazers jet photo you posted, EG. While I said I had no plans to buy aftermarket for this build, I'll make an exception for a nice set of decals. That's a beautiful jet.
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CDW got a reaction from mtaylor in F-100C Super Sabre by CDW - Trumpeter - 1:48 scale
When I was a kid in the early 1960's, I was playing in my grandparent's yard when I threw a 9-volt transistor radio battery, pretending it was a hand grenade. By mere coincidence, just as my pretend grenade hit the ground, jets flying to/from the Avon Park bombing range broke the sound barrier causing a thunderous and ground shaking BOOM! I was almost paralyzed in fear, thinking I had caused that sound by throwing that stupid little battery. My grandpa got a laugh out of it. It wasn't the last time I heard those sonic booms from the jets flying in and out of Avon Park.
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CDW got a reaction from mtaylor in F-100C Super Sabre by CDW - Trumpeter - 1:48 scale
Got it. Thanks!
I think that Mr Color super silver 2 will be perfect for the painted silver surface of my model.
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CDW got a reaction from yvesvidal in P-47D-30RA Thunderbolt by CDW - MiniArt Advanced Kit - 1:48 Scale
When I first saw this model was coming out, I thought I could do without it. The price tag was north of $50 and the venerable (though long in the tooth, fabulous, 1:48 scale Tamiya Thunderbolt kit was already in my stash. But then I saw one of these MiniArt kits built and I knew I wanted one. MiniArt have produced some nice kits, but this may be their best offering yet. I found this one on sale at an online hobby shop and ordered it up. While I won't be starting the build for a while, I thought you might want to see what's inside the box. Two very nice decal sheets with markings for three different aircraft, a photo etch sheet, a beautiful instruction booklet and a ton of styrene plastic sprues/parts. Every ordnance used by the 'bolt is included to choose from for your specific build. I'm looking forward to building and detailing mine with all the panels open to expose the fine details. The big radial engine is a kit all by itself and rivals any aftermarket resin engine kit. About the only thing I may add will be fabric belts and harness in the cockpit and some lead wire for details.
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CDW reacted to gsdpic in P-47D-30RA Thunderbolt by CDW - MiniArt Advanced Kit - 1:48 Scale
Looks like a lot of details there.
And I thought I recognized the "Tarheel Hal" livery. The first picture below is from the 2011 Wings over Houston air show. The other three are from an air show in 2006 in San Antonio, Tx, I believe it was at Lackland Air Force Base. Back then they had an air show every fall that alternated between Lackland and Randolph AFB, so it was one of those two.
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CDW got a reaction from Jack12477 in King Tiger Diorama by chadwijm6 - FINISHED - Airfix - 1/35
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CDW got a reaction from Canute in King Tiger Diorama by chadwijm6 - FINISHED - Airfix - 1/35
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CDW got a reaction from davec in P-47D-30RA Thunderbolt by CDW - MiniArt Advanced Kit - 1:48 Scale
When I first saw this model was coming out, I thought I could do without it. The price tag was north of $50 and the venerable (though long in the tooth, fabulous, 1:48 scale Tamiya Thunderbolt kit was already in my stash. But then I saw one of these MiniArt kits built and I knew I wanted one. MiniArt have produced some nice kits, but this may be their best offering yet. I found this one on sale at an online hobby shop and ordered it up. While I won't be starting the build for a while, I thought you might want to see what's inside the box. Two very nice decal sheets with markings for three different aircraft, a photo etch sheet, a beautiful instruction booklet and a ton of styrene plastic sprues/parts. Every ordnance used by the 'bolt is included to choose from for your specific build. I'm looking forward to building and detailing mine with all the panels open to expose the fine details. The big radial engine is a kit all by itself and rivals any aftermarket resin engine kit. About the only thing I may add will be fabric belts and harness in the cockpit and some lead wire for details.
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CDW got a reaction from Canute in P-47D-30RA Thunderbolt by CDW - MiniArt Advanced Kit - 1:48 Scale
When I first saw this model was coming out, I thought I could do without it. The price tag was north of $50 and the venerable (though long in the tooth, fabulous, 1:48 scale Tamiya Thunderbolt kit was already in my stash. But then I saw one of these MiniArt kits built and I knew I wanted one. MiniArt have produced some nice kits, but this may be their best offering yet. I found this one on sale at an online hobby shop and ordered it up. While I won't be starting the build for a while, I thought you might want to see what's inside the box. Two very nice decal sheets with markings for three different aircraft, a photo etch sheet, a beautiful instruction booklet and a ton of styrene plastic sprues/parts. Every ordnance used by the 'bolt is included to choose from for your specific build. I'm looking forward to building and detailing mine with all the panels open to expose the fine details. The big radial engine is a kit all by itself and rivals any aftermarket resin engine kit. About the only thing I may add will be fabric belts and harness in the cockpit and some lead wire for details.
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CDW got a reaction from Egilman in King Tiger Diorama by chadwijm6 - FINISHED - Airfix - 1/35
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CDW got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in P-47D-30RA Thunderbolt by CDW - MiniArt Advanced Kit - 1:48 Scale
When I first saw this model was coming out, I thought I could do without it. The price tag was north of $50 and the venerable (though long in the tooth, fabulous, 1:48 scale Tamiya Thunderbolt kit was already in my stash. But then I saw one of these MiniArt kits built and I knew I wanted one. MiniArt have produced some nice kits, but this may be their best offering yet. I found this one on sale at an online hobby shop and ordered it up. While I won't be starting the build for a while, I thought you might want to see what's inside the box. Two very nice decal sheets with markings for three different aircraft, a photo etch sheet, a beautiful instruction booklet and a ton of styrene plastic sprues/parts. Every ordnance used by the 'bolt is included to choose from for your specific build. I'm looking forward to building and detailing mine with all the panels open to expose the fine details. The big radial engine is a kit all by itself and rivals any aftermarket resin engine kit. About the only thing I may add will be fabric belts and harness in the cockpit and some lead wire for details.
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CDW got a reaction from Haliburton in P-47D-30RA Thunderbolt by CDW - MiniArt Advanced Kit - 1:48 Scale
When I first saw this model was coming out, I thought I could do without it. The price tag was north of $50 and the venerable (though long in the tooth, fabulous, 1:48 scale Tamiya Thunderbolt kit was already in my stash. But then I saw one of these MiniArt kits built and I knew I wanted one. MiniArt have produced some nice kits, but this may be their best offering yet. I found this one on sale at an online hobby shop and ordered it up. While I won't be starting the build for a while, I thought you might want to see what's inside the box. Two very nice decal sheets with markings for three different aircraft, a photo etch sheet, a beautiful instruction booklet and a ton of styrene plastic sprues/parts. Every ordnance used by the 'bolt is included to choose from for your specific build. I'm looking forward to building and detailing mine with all the panels open to expose the fine details. The big radial engine is a kit all by itself and rivals any aftermarket resin engine kit. About the only thing I may add will be fabric belts and harness in the cockpit and some lead wire for details.
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CDW got a reaction from Old Collingwood in King Tiger Diorama by chadwijm6 - FINISHED - Airfix - 1/35
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CDW got a reaction from mtaylor in P-47D-30RA Thunderbolt by CDW - MiniArt Advanced Kit - 1:48 Scale
When I first saw this model was coming out, I thought I could do without it. The price tag was north of $50 and the venerable (though long in the tooth, fabulous, 1:48 scale Tamiya Thunderbolt kit was already in my stash. But then I saw one of these MiniArt kits built and I knew I wanted one. MiniArt have produced some nice kits, but this may be their best offering yet. I found this one on sale at an online hobby shop and ordered it up. While I won't be starting the build for a while, I thought you might want to see what's inside the box. Two very nice decal sheets with markings for three different aircraft, a photo etch sheet, a beautiful instruction booklet and a ton of styrene plastic sprues/parts. Every ordnance used by the 'bolt is included to choose from for your specific build. I'm looking forward to building and detailing mine with all the panels open to expose the fine details. The big radial engine is a kit all by itself and rivals any aftermarket resin engine kit. About the only thing I may add will be fabric belts and harness in the cockpit and some lead wire for details.
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CDW got a reaction from ccoyle in P-47D-30RA Thunderbolt by CDW - MiniArt Advanced Kit - 1:48 Scale
When I first saw this model was coming out, I thought I could do without it. The price tag was north of $50 and the venerable (though long in the tooth, fabulous, 1:48 scale Tamiya Thunderbolt kit was already in my stash. But then I saw one of these MiniArt kits built and I knew I wanted one. MiniArt have produced some nice kits, but this may be their best offering yet. I found this one on sale at an online hobby shop and ordered it up. While I won't be starting the build for a while, I thought you might want to see what's inside the box. Two very nice decal sheets with markings for three different aircraft, a photo etch sheet, a beautiful instruction booklet and a ton of styrene plastic sprues/parts. Every ordnance used by the 'bolt is included to choose from for your specific build. I'm looking forward to building and detailing mine with all the panels open to expose the fine details. The big radial engine is a kit all by itself and rivals any aftermarket resin engine kit. About the only thing I may add will be fabric belts and harness in the cockpit and some lead wire for details.
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CDW got a reaction from king derelict in P-47D-30RA Thunderbolt by CDW - MiniArt Advanced Kit - 1:48 Scale
When I first saw this model was coming out, I thought I could do without it. The price tag was north of $50 and the venerable (though long in the tooth, fabulous, 1:48 scale Tamiya Thunderbolt kit was already in my stash. But then I saw one of these MiniArt kits built and I knew I wanted one. MiniArt have produced some nice kits, but this may be their best offering yet. I found this one on sale at an online hobby shop and ordered it up. While I won't be starting the build for a while, I thought you might want to see what's inside the box. Two very nice decal sheets with markings for three different aircraft, a photo etch sheet, a beautiful instruction booklet and a ton of styrene plastic sprues/parts. Every ordnance used by the 'bolt is included to choose from for your specific build. I'm looking forward to building and detailing mine with all the panels open to expose the fine details. The big radial engine is a kit all by itself and rivals any aftermarket resin engine kit. About the only thing I may add will be fabric belts and harness in the cockpit and some lead wire for details.
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CDW reacted to chadwijm6 in King Tiger Diorama by chadwijm6 - FINISHED - Airfix - 1/35
These are great, thanks.
I've made a bit more progress today, restarted the interior and then added a bit of detail. It really won't be seen but it feels wrong not to make some effort.
I've also started to paint the exterior underneath and behind the wheels. I'll do this in olive green on black primer so it's quite dark.
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CDW reacted to chadwijm6 in Westland Sea King HU.5 by chadwijm6 - FINISHED - Airfix - 1/48
I think he looks cool in black
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CDW reacted to chadwijm6 in Westland Sea King HU.5 by chadwijm6 - FINISHED - Airfix - 1/48
The grey is on, but hidden at the moment, just trying to get the orange to right shade. I think I'm about there.
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CDW reacted to ccoyle in Hawker Hurricane Mk. I by ccoyle - FINISHED - Halinski - 1/33 - CARD
The right wing is now skinned. I will not be showing any close-ups of the finished wing tip -- if there is a pro technique for doing those neatly, I have yet to discover what it is!
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