Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
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P-47D flown by Captain, Carl F. “Cully” Ekstrom, 355th FG, 358th FS.
Captain Ekstrom 358th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, on his fifty first combat mission, was killed in action 30th December 1943 flying P-47D serial no. 42-8526. He entered the Service from North Dakota. He was married to his wife [...]
Tamiya 1/72 scale P-47 D
This is my first posting on imodeler. I had a friend post some of my work a while back. I've finally got enough computer savvy in me to try it myself. So here goes:
Whenever I get stressed out over a tough project I seek out a kit that is [...]
Last of 2014: Hobby Boss 1/48 P-47D-25
Last model of 2014: Hub Zemke's P-47D-25 - "Oregon's Britannia."
No less than Jimmy Doolittle praised Zemke as his “greatest fighter group commander.” Some may claim Don Blakeslee deserved the role, but Zemke was a [...]
Trumpeter 1/32 P-47D-30 Thunderbolt
Col. Joe Laughlin and the 362nd Fighter Group:
Joseph L. Laughlin joined the USAAC in 1939 and received his wings and commission in June 1940, and was assigned to the 14th Pursuit Squadron at Wheeler Field, Hawaii that September.
Following [...]
P-47D Thunderbolt Razorback
The aircraft itself doesn't need to be introduced in very detail. Big radial engine, 8 guns, superb speed and thoughness, this is the real workhorse designed to deal with heavy damage and spread a panic inside the enemy's formation... [...]
Gabreski’s Thunderbolt. HobbyBoss 1/48
Hello
This is the Hobbyboss's P47D in the Easy Assembly range. I was so curious to see what it could be done with 30 pieces of plastic. Finally, it look fine (to my humble opinion) and allow to spent more time with painting, chipping [...]
P-47D Thunderbolt by Tamiya in 1/48 scale
This is the 'Jug' flown by Capt. Edward O. Fisher of the 377th. FS, 362nd. FG, in 1944.
The kit was built a few years ago but is still one of my favourites. Build was out of the box with Model Master Metalizer paints & Eagle Strike [...]
P-47 D “Big a*s Bird”
This is Academy's rendition of Maj Howard Park's P-47 D in quarter scale. Although not on par with the Hasegawa and Tamiya offerings, it is nonetheless an acceptable replacement that with the necessary TLC builds into a fine P-47 D. The [...]
P 47 D Thunderbolt "Jenny"
My rendition of Lt. Chauncey Rowan's mount. Tamiya 1/48 scale P 47 D Razorback. Model was painted using Model Master enamels. Weathering was done with salt, watercolours and Tamiya weathering kits. Eduard cockpit goodies and scratchbuilt [...]
