Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
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Review: Dora Wings 1/47 P-47C-2 Thunderbolt
The sky over the English Channel on July 28, 1943 was partly cloudy, an early indicator that the past week of clear weather over northwestern Europe was coming to an end. Fifteen miles west of the Dutch coast, the 40 P-47 Thunderbolts of [...]
Miniart 1/48, P-47D-30RE Thunderbolt
346th Fighter Squadron 350th FG, 12th AF, Italy 1945. Pilots Charles Gilbert and Homer J. St. Onge.
Out-of-the-box build from Miniart. Nothing was added, so separately purchased rivets and seat belts remained in stock for the next [...]
Camouflage & Markings: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt over India, Burma & Java
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the most rugged and heavily armed fighter-bombers of World War II. Although it was primarily used by the United States Army Air Forces, the Royal Air Force also operated the aircraft, particularly [...]
Operation Overlord Part 3 “MiniArt P-47D-30RA Advanced Kit 1/48
After many long nights, I have finally finished this MiniArt P-47D-30RA Advanced Kit 1/48 with additional 3D printed assets that were created by Plasmo.
This P-47D along with two P-51B Mustangs were my contribution to an Operation [...]
Hasegawa 1:48 P-47D-25 Thunderbolt Kit #09140 (Also listed as JT40)
This has been 2 years in the making. I started building it as shown on the boxart, "Angie". I was starting to put together the cockpit and while looking for references when I came upon this website...,
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It details all the [...]
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 [...]
P-47D Thunderbolt Razorback
1/32 P-47D Thunderbolt Razorback by Trumpeter. I think the Razorback version is much nicer than the later Bubbletop. The kit is of excellent quality. In terms of price, it belongs to the cheap kits, but I was very surprised by the quality [...]
1/48 Tamiya P-47D Razorback 318th FG Saipan
Fresh off the bench Razorback finish in the marking of the 318th Fg out of Saipan . The 318th Thunderbolts was loaded on Jeep Carriers at Bellows fields then launched from the carrier once it arrived at Saipain where then did a mission [...]
1/48 Hawk/Testors P-47D
A P-47D using the Hawk/Testors kit as a starting point. I was a major AMS junkie in the 90’s and early 2000’s. Hence, I amassed a lot of discarded kit parts to use on other kits.
This one used an engine front, cowling, wheels, landing [...]
My favorite Monogram model, the 1/48 P-51B
Growing up, the 1/48 Monogram P-51B was my favorite model kit ( their P-47’s are a close second). Here are a few I’ve done over the years.
First up, P-51B, S/Ldr Eugeniusz „Dziubek“ Horbaczewski, No. 315 (Polish) Squadron. Decals [...]
