1/72 Tamiya Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
For my third article on iModeler I'll show my latest model, a Tamiya Republic P-47D Thunderbolt "razorback" in 1/72 scale which was finished on April of this year. It's my second "razorback" kit, the first one was an old Airfix kit that I built when I was a teenager back in the seventies. I've built also the "bubbletop" P-47D from an Academy kit, it was finished and posted on the Aircraft Resource Center site by April 2021.
This "razorback" is my first Tamiya finished kit, and I have to say that the fit of the kit and its level of detail are both excellent. From Tamiya I also have a partially built De Havilland Mosquito that I'll try to finish in the next months, plus other unbuilt kits.
I chose to finish my "razorback" P-47D with the eye catching "Little Chief" markings. As my "bubbletop" P-47D was armed with bombs and rocket launchers, I decided to finish my "razorback" as a long range escort fighter with two underwing drop tanks.
I'm very satisfied with the finished kit. Greetings from Caracas, Venezuela.
Ooops, missed this one before the F6F. Nice work on the Jug, Orlando.
Beautiful Jug, Orlando!
A very nice looking Thunderbolt, Orlando @osucre
Well done. This is a superb kit.
Thanks to all of you for your positive comments
Another nice one, Orlando. The very first serious model I ever built after i "knew what i was doing" was the old Revell 1/32nd scale P-47D Razorback, and I did it in the "Little Chief" livery. Very cool model you built there, great work.
Another excellent build - I'll seeing a trend here!