1/48 Tamiya P47D Razorback “Smokepole” 19th FS / 318th FG
HI Everyone
Tamiya P47D Razorback with –
Superscale Decals 48-1099
Ultracast Seat
Tamiya / Model Master / Alclad Paints
Another personal favourite. Plenty more to come…
Thanks
Darren
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Gregor de Ste Croix said on February 20, 2013
Great Jug Darren. Is thsi an ETO machine? or was it deployed in the SEAC??
Darren Dickerson said on February 20, 2013
HI Gregor
South West Pacific.
Thanks
Darren
Tom Cleaver said on February 20, 2013
Actually the Central Pacific. They were first at Hawaii where some were involved in the Japanese attack, then assigned to Canton Island in 1942-43, back to Hawaii, then Saipan, then on to Okinawa. Their Group commander in 1945, who was flying over Kyushu and saw the atomic bomb explode over Nagasaki, had first flown in combat in a P-36 over Pearl Harbor on December 7. The 318th has a very interesting history.
Darren said on February 20, 2013
Hi Tom
Thanks for the additional info, much appreciated.
Darren
Nikola Pentić said on February 20, 2013
Very, very nice. The finish is great.
Editor said on February 20, 2013
Beautiful paint job, nice panel lines wash, immaculate job on the decals and great photos. It doesn’t get much better than this. Another great Jug.
bob mack said on February 20, 2013
love these bolts…looks like miss mary lou
Maxim Bylkin said on February 20, 2013
Model is great! 10 points.
Tom Cleaver said on February 20, 2013
Beautiful work. Another 10
Craig Abrahamson said on February 20, 2013
The nit-picking irrelevancy of “location, location, location” aside, the MODEL you posted looks outstanding….of course, I may be biased as the Jug is among my favorites of the era. You did a great job on her, sir….I dub thee a “ten”.
Bill Koppos said on February 20, 2013
Love the jug, beautiful job. But specifically like it for the name. Our pilot was no city fella, “Smokepole” being a common term used by us whom shoots muzzleloading rifles to describe our pieces. The P-47 was certainly a Big, heavily loaded Musket!