Turned metal machine gun blast tubes, a gunsight and a Pitot tube for the Republic P-47D Thunderbolt in 1:48 scale replace the plastic parts of the armament and the pressure sensor with precise metal components. It is an accessory for building a model, not a kit of the aircraft on its own.
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A set of turned metal parts from Master. It is not an aircraft model but an accessory for a P-47D kit in 1:48 scale that is already built or under construction. According to the name it replaces the blast tubes of the 12.7 mm Browning machine guns in the leading edge of the wing, the gunsight and the Pitot tube.
The plastic muzzles are blind in this scale and have to be drilled out by hand. With a row of barrels side by side the spacing and the angle easily go astray, and one misplaced muzzle shows on a finished wing at first glance. The turned parts come with the bore already there, are straight and concentric, and once fitted they form a regular line. A metal Pitot tube will also take normal handling of a finished model, whereas the thin plastic part often snaps off while being removed from the sprue.
The Republic P-47D Thunderbolt was an American single-engine fighter of the Second World War with a radial engine and a turbocharger housed in the rear fuselage. Its armament consisted of 12.7 mm Browning machine guns housed in the wings, whose muzzles passed through the leading edge in a staggered arrangement. The aircraft was used for fighter duties and for attacks on ground targets.
The plastic parts are cut off and the holes in the wing are enlarged with a micro drill to the diameter of the shank. The parts are first inserted dry and only after the spacing is checked are they fixed with a drop of super glue or slow-setting epoxy. Before painting, the metal has to be degreased with alcohol and a primer intended for metal surfaces applied, otherwise paint holds badly on the smooth surface. The muzzles look more faithful if they are simply polished and chemically blackened instead of painted. It is a good idea to mask the gunsight before spraying.
This is an accessory for building a model, not a kit on its own. The base model, glue and paints are not included in the package.
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