P-47 SuperBolt

[kitnut617]

Way to go Barry, love the spinner.

[Brian da Basher]

The spinner is aces, Mr Howling MOuse and will certainly add to the sleek look of this bird!

Brian da Basher

[John Howling Mouse]

Thanks guys.  I spent WAY too much time today on the prop nose-cones and trying to fit the engine into the cowl, etc.  The spacer bits for the gap b/w the nosecone and the prop baseplate are crude but they'll do.  I might not even bother to putty the resulting gaps.  If this was a Wolfik project, there would be functioning, miniature styrene nuts and bolts holding these pieces together.  Sigh....

Here is the shape for each segment I cut and shaped from 1/2" diameter styrene tube.



Here is the cut tube segment, a sample filler bit (I call them "schmoidz"), and you can see the gap that needs to be filled:



The piece in place.  Anh, it'll have to do.



Both props are done.  Lot of work for nearly no visible effect.  You folks will be the only ones to know...

[SinUnNombre]

Looks good from where I'm sitting Baz. Do you hear a faint beat off in the distance? That's an Oklahoma teenager giving you a standing ovation. I know I wouldn't have the cajones to attempt this build.

Jon

[BlackOps]

Nice Schmoidz ya got there    Seriously Mister Mouse, these are the little things that amaze me.

[B777LR]

Cool!

As for the tail, could a Bf-109G-10 tail be fitted? That would be cool!

[ysi_maniac]

 
That is only propeller!!!

[cthulhu77]

Nice scratch detail work, typical Baz. 

[nev]

Lot of work for nearly no visible effect

Yeah, but I *know* you enjoyed it

[Rafael]

Aullidos from Caracas
I know these little, invisible details are the things one gets to love more of any model.

Bravo!!!

Rafa
(Another standing ovation)

[Sisko]

Nice to see your stage by stage build.

It really adds to the experience of enjoying your models.

[Eddie M.]

Nice to see your stage by stage build.

It really adds to the experience of enjoying your models.

and it's a nice tutorial for us amatuers...
   Eddie

[John Howling Mouse]

Speaking of "amateurs," I can be such a dork sometimes ("Honey, is that you calling me?").

I really wasn't too happy with the way the cannons turned out.  It is just too difficult to sand down the mating cylinder surfaces at perfectly 90 degrees all the way around so some ended up "bent."

It suddenly occurred to me: why not just telescope some Evergreen tube and rod?  et voila! With a bit of shaping:



EXTREEEEEEME close-up!

[Brian da Basher]

Those cannons are totally pro-style Mr Howling Mouse! I bet you could start a cottage industry producing and selling them as aftermarket parts. Bravo!

Brian da Basher

[John Howling Mouse]

Ahhh...that's better.  Took a couple of hours but it will be worth it in the end.  Who wants to fly a WW2 air superiority fighter with crooked cannons?