With the Tamiya Fw 190A-3 well into the painting stages, I’ve already started casting furtive glances at the stash and planning my builds for the next several months. These are obviously subject to change at the slightest provocation or whim, but right now, here’s where I’m at:
Category: Monogram P-47D
2010 Wrap-up
With 2010 rapidly drawing to a close, I thought it would be worthwhile to revisit the kits that have come off my bench since I returned to the hobby in July. Rather than follow the usual chronological order, I’ve decided to proceed from my favorite to least favorite kit. 1/48 Tamiya P-51B Mustang Tamiya’s superb…
Monogram P-47D – FAIL
The past isn’t what it used to be. Of all the fears I harbored about tackling the venerable old Monogram P-47, it wasn’t the fit, or the terrible blast tubes, or the raised detail that worried me most. It was the decals. Plastic doesn’t go bad. Oh sure, if stored improperly it can warp over…
Monogram P-47 – Painting
In the last post, I explored Monogram’s venerable old kit and detailed the main assembly process. This time, it’s all about the paint.
Monogram P-47 – Cockpit and Main Assembly
The molds for Monogram’s P-47D Thunderbolt date back to 1967, and it shows. While the kit was considered world class when it was released, it can’t compare to the tooling, detail and fit of more modern kits. Still, it’s far from bad, and though fit tolerances can be somewhat clumsy here and there, it’s altogether…
Monogram P-47 – A Series of Tubes
Monogram’s P-47D Thunderbolt isn’t a great kit. In fact, it doesn’t compare well at all to the newer offerings by Hasegawa and especially Tamiya. But it’s a competent, fast-building kit, with surprisingly solid detail. Well, except for the blast tubes in the wings. I’m trying to build this one mostly out-of-the-box, but I just couldn’t…
On the Bench: Two American Classics
With the two Commies – the La-5 and Yak-3 – moving into the weathering and final assembly stages, it’s time to look forward to the next build(s). After venturing into Soviet aircraft and Eastern European kits, I’m veering back to build two American classics. Not only classic aircraft – but classic kits as well. Next…
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