F-84 FAF 1-AG

 

Need to sculp the helmet. 

Getting the cockpit ready. 

Varnish and wash will come soon. The decal comes from Revell's P-47M - I assumed the same manufacturer, Republic, should have used similar dashboards 😉 

Hmmm, to give up or not to give up? 🙁 

Surgery in progress. Phase 1 - almost a texan chainsaw massacre. 

Phase 2 - reattached. 

 

Phase 3 - Time for filling.
PS. Yes, that's the Heller's canopy. 

What a fit! 😄 

Sculpting the canopy front with Perfect Putty 

Not sure the wells should be green, need to check it once again. 

That's how she looks right now, did my best to blend the wing into fuselage. 

Last check before adding all the colours. 

 

Red and exhaust added. 

 

2 kgs of masking tape later 🙂 

Bummer! The Heller decals turned out to be simply out of register 🙁 

Reinforcements have arrived. 

Reinforcements have been immediately put into action 🙂 

 

 

 

Completed. Will take more pictures soon.