P-47 Razorback Tamiya 1/48 "Jabo"
Tamiya in 1/48 scale (Kit # 61086)
I decided to represent this aircraft from the 509th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group. This aircraft (P-47D-22-RE) was flown by the 1st Lt. Bob Hartmann. I have always loved this scheme on the razorback and the “Jabo” was one of my favorites from this Fighter Squadron.
This build was straightforward I riveted the model to give another level of detail, the cockpit had great details and each piece fell together without trouble, I wanted to focus on the metal finish for this model, I used Vallejo metallic aluminum paint and painted the different shades with Tamiya smoke.
The Eagle Strike decals I used were fantastic, conformed pretty well to the fuselage, and reacted perfectly with solvaset. For panel lines I used my own mix using brown, black, and gray Tamiya panel liners, for the gunsmoke I used Tamiya smoke and grime pastels.
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George Henderson said on September 14, 2020
A fine looking aircraft and finish
René Martínez Sánchez said on September 14, 2020
thank you!
Dan Lee said on September 14, 2020
Well painted striking looking T-Bolt!
Haslam Yeoman said on September 15, 2020
Jug heaven is still upon us!
Tom Cleaver said on September 15, 2020
Very realistic looking result.
David Humphreys said on September 15, 2020
Great finish. I will definitely try your painting technique. I think you’ve caught the look of a natural metal finish really well.
Thanks for sharing.
René Martínez Sánchez said on September 15, 2020
Thank you!
It's not too difficult, with smoke you can give a lot of different shades, but if you think you overdone the effect, you can always go back with your metallic pint and light up the finish.
Bill Koppos said on September 15, 2020
Great paint and riveting. Red canopy framing is pretty snazzy.
Jack Mugan said on September 15, 2020
Nice work. What tool did you use for the rivets?
Spiros Pendedekas said on September 15, 2020
This is a fantastic Razorback, Rene!
I love the NMF and the weathering!
Greg Kittinger said on September 15, 2020
That's a real beauty - love the riveting work, and the paintwork is fantastic. Love it.
John vd Biggelaar said on September 15, 2020
Nice looking P47, René.
Paintwork looks fantastic.
Nice detail is the numbering of the machine guns.
Cannot think of any reason why to do this.
Stéphane Bredel said on September 15, 2020
Certainly the most beautiful Razorback I’ve ever seen. Bravo!