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Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

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"Snafu": P-47D-6-RE of 78th Figher Group, 84th Fighter Squadron – Tamiya 1/48

by Tom Cleaver on September 2, 2022
in Aviation — 16 Comments

The Airplane: The P-47D series entered production at Republic’s Farmingdale Long Island factory in May 1943, and the first of them showed up in England in late June. From the first, the P-47D was plumbed to carry a droppable external [...]

Tamiya, 1:48 Scale, P-47D "Thunderbolt"

by Frederick J Seitz III on August 22, 2022
in Uncategorized — 21 Comments

Calling this one, DONE! 1:48 scale, Tamiya P-47D "Thunderbolt". Fantastic kit, much has already been written so I won't go there. I loved build this kit and there are more to come! For this build, I used Tamiya Acrylics, Flory [...]

Hasegawa & Trumpeter 1/32 P-47D Thunderbolt

by Rafi Ben-Shahar on August 1, 2022
in Aviation — 11 Comments

The definitive Tamiya 1/48th scale Thunderbolt has been my favorite model of the topic. Recently, a sale of Hasegawa's 1/32nd scale provided the opportunity to try the larger scale. The purchase of Trumpeter's match model followed shortly. [...]

FAB Brazilian Air Force P-47D,Academy 1/48.

by Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Conci on August 1, 2022
in Aviation — 11 Comments

Hi Friends, My last work was a P-47D Thunderbolt, with Brazilian markings, used at WWII by FAB ( Brazilian Air Force) to help the allied forces, for combat the german army in italy in 1944. These planes later went to Brazil, and became [...]

78 Years Ago Today

by Tom Cleaver on June 6, 2022
in Uncategorized — 11 Comments

Dawn was already rising with Double Wartime Dalight Savings at 0200, June 6, 1944, to reveal cloudy skies from horizon to horizon. The rumble of 48 Pratt and Whitney R-2800s reverberated across the quiet English countryside that surrounded [...]

Tamiya P-47D-30-RE, 'The Bubbletop over Asia'

by Harvey R. on June 2, 2022
in Aviation — 20 Comments

After a couple of single builds I wanted to get back to the dual combo way of building kits, and so what better than a bubbletop to go along with the razorback P-47? Having completed a bare-metal Mustang just before the Thunderbolts I [...]

Hobbyboss 1/48 P-47D

by David Butler on May 28, 2022
in Aviation — 6 Comments

This kit interested me because of its low price point and generally positive reviews. Yes there are no pylons and a few other accuracy issues but as someone who was just looking to add a P-47 to their collection I wanted to give it a try. [...]

Academy 1/48 P-47D Bubbletop

by Tom Bebout on May 16, 2022
in Aviation — 12 Comments

After completing Lt Richard W. Lander's P-40F, who was assigned to the 315th FS, 324th FG, I was asked if I could also build a P-47 he flew. His Group went from N Africa to Italy then on to Southern France where their P-40F's were replaced [...]

Tamiya P-47D-11-RE, 1/48. 'The Razorback over Normandy'.

by Harvey R. on May 4, 2022
in Aviation — 30 Comments

Personally, I'm a razorback fan over the bubbletop, and when I think razorback I can't help but think D-Day stripes which really narrowed down the sort of scheme I wanted to do for the build. The Kit This kit is the Tamiya's offering [...]

1/32 Hasegawa P-47D 25 “The Virgin”

by Tolga ULGUR on February 20, 2022
in Aviation — 18 Comments

Yet another tick to my 1/32 P-47 to do list. This is 1/32 Hasegawa P-47D25 with the markings of “The Virgin 42-26643” from 510 FS 405 FG. Note that this D25 has Curtiss Electric symmetrical propeller. Cockpit was modified by using [...]