Tamiya 1/48 P-47D BT RAF "73 OTU" Egypt 1945
A definite must do for any serious P-47 modeller!
Decals from Xtradecals sheet, very good with no issues from memory.
Ultracast seat and wheels
Happy Modelling
Darren
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Jesus Christ Darren, just how many Jugs have you? You must have Tamiya’s stock options by now 🙂
ALL of them have the same high standards, featuring superb painting, judicious weathering and some of the best decal profiles in the market. Your “little” P-47 collection is one of a kind, certainly the best I’ve seen of any kind of plane. Congratulations.
P.S.- Guessing other people will be shy to post their Jug(s) after this show 😉
Still plenty more to post, just need to take some pics!
The P-47 was a perfect canvas for nose art and attractive schemes, and surely one of great military aircraft of all time...
Thanks for your kind words, hope to see plenty more P-47's from everyone else or maybe inspire someone to go and build a Tamiya P-47 or 2. God help me if they ever release the P47N...
Yep, more Jugs than...well, let's not go there. Perhaps more 'Bolts than Louis has Corsairs - if that's possible?
Ahahah good one David, I should have re-read what I wrote
Oh, and just amazing work, Darren. If I could produce something of this quality I'd be tempted to hang up the 'badger' and say, "that's it".
'Badger' meaning my airbrush, seems obvious but I just read how weird that could sound.
I use a Badger for all of my painting - Detail 200.
Single action - easy to use and clean. Not to mention relatively cheap to buy. If I need spares I just buy a new one!
For NMF it works perfectly - just point and spray...
...and the hits jus' keep on comin'..." - wow!
Nice clean work, Darren, and the natural finishes not too brash.
I'm sensing a pattern here, Darren - but I'm not quite sure yet of what it is.
Seriously, this is another beautifully done P-47. I love it! You're right about the Jug being one of the best aircraft of the time and many had great artwork.
Well done.
Another beauty - seeing all of your collection at one time would be a nice touch! The Jug looks really good in British markings.
An especially nice finish on this one.