Official FMS 1500mm P-47D Razorback Thread

[davegee]

Davegee,
Let me check my bag of P-47 parts. I usually keep everything I make with each plane.
Rex

Thanks, Rex. Even if you can just give me an approximate idea of dimensions, that would work too, if you have them installed on your plane already. A pic would be wonderful if you could post it.

Best,

Dave

[Eagle15]

I have completed the top section of the starboard wing! Took a while, but I got it done. I’m not sure if the very front section, kinda the leading edge of the wing had any rivets… some photos show they do and some don’t. Any of you guys know?

[jetfool]

Eagle 15,
Looks good. Keep posting progress.

Davegee,
Here are photos of my ail..
Best Regards, Rex

[davegee]

Those look very good, Rex. So, I have a few ways to go here. I have cut out six blanks out of basswood to try carving to shape. I’ll give that a try.

if that doesn’t work out, I’ll ask Dan if he can make up an STL that I can print up several and glue onto the ailerons.

Thanks for the pics, they’re helpful.

cheers

davegee

[jetfool]

Davegee,
I will send my measurements on this. I made one blister then stuck in clay and poured epoxy in the clay. I made about 8 to get the best ones. After epoxy cured just dug them out of the clay. All are equal, easy peasy.
If you want I can send my little balsa mold if you want to go this route.
Best Regards, Rex

[vrosi1963]

Re hand scribing all the frame detail again with an Exacto after sanding and polishing the canopy and the outer for the masses to have accurate reference point to cut ,is everyone liking the orange fools tariffs that are impacting the Chinese fms retail costs . the American public is being screwed while he and the gop bottom feeders are getting rich .worst choice EVER .just paid $170 extra to import a motorcycle gas tank from india . fn BS

[jetfool]

Canopy is looking great. Costs have risen on everything, even domestic food. We always plant a garden which helps our budget.
Best Regards, Rex

[davegee]

Davegee,
I will send my measurements on this. I made one blister then stuck in clay and poured epoxy in the clay. I made about 8 to get the best ones. After epoxy cured just dug them out of the clay. All are equal, easy peasy.
If you want I can send my little balsa mold if you want to go this route.
Best Regards, Rex

Excellent! Let me get a reply from Dan first if he is able/willing to make an STL for me where I could print to my heart's content as many as I need or want. I think that would be the easiest for me, and least hassle for you. Dan is getting to be quite the guy designing things like the Cheyenne turret on my B-17, so this should be a snap for him if he's up to the challenge.

Could you give me the Length/Width/ Height dimensions you used your aileron counterbalance covers? I used a 1/48 scale plastic model of the P-47 with a caliper and high power closeup glasses, but that leaves some to be desired as far as accuracy. I'm hoping your dimensions and what I took from a Tamiya model are approximately the same.

PS: I have a new home set for my B-17! It is going to be hung from the atrium of the Choice Aviation terminal at the Cody airport. I"m having a nice plaque made up by a local shop to explain the model and the people like my father in law who flew it in combat in WWII. I got to meet and get to know several of his crew 40 years after the war ended. They're all gone now, Fred (my father in law) was the "last of the Mohicans" for the crew, passing away last March. Will post pics and details as we get the model hung up in the next week or two.

Thanks!

Dave

[davegee]

Re hand scribing all the frame detail again with an Exacto after sanding and polishing the canopy and the outer for the masses to have accurate reference point to cut ,is everyone liking the orange fools tariffs that are impacting the Chinese fms retail costs . the American public is being screwed while he and the gop bottom feeders are getting rich .worst choice EVER .just paid $170 extra to import a motorcycle gas tank from india . fn BS

Canopy/windscreen coming along Great, James! Can't wait to get the whole smash back in my shop to complete it for flying late/spring or summer!

Cheers

davegee

[Elbee]

Re hand scribing all the frame detail again with an Exacto after sanding and polishing the canopy and the outer for the masses to have accurate reference point to cut ,is everyone liking the orange fools tariffs that are impacting the Chinese fms retail costs . the American public is being screwed while he and the gop bottom feeders are getting rich .worst choice EVER .just paid $170 extra to import a motorcycle gas tank from india . fn BS

vrosi,

No political speak, please.

We are all in this for better or worse.

No one cares one way or another how members voted or might run the country differently.

This forum is about modeling, no more, no less.

No reply is necessary, you understand the rules.

Respectfully, LB

[jetfool]

Davegee,
I will get the measurements tonight and post. Not hard to make.
Fantastic news about your B-17, sad it never flew after mods but understand it can be viewed by future generations. Just watched the story of the 8th Air Force on tv. They all are hero's in my opinion.

Elbee,
Agree with you. This forum is why I enjoy posting. Modeling, plain and simple.
Best Regards, Rex