Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
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Invasion Stripes / Flight 19, 1/48 Tamiya Republic P-47D-28RA Thunderbolt "Eileen"
Building this model was a first for me. Believe it or not, this is my VERY first Tamiya P-47. EVER ! I know, sad but very true.
I know, I need to get seated at the bench more often... but life has a bad habit of interfering with the [...]
Invasion Stripes: Fl-19, P-47
Hi All,
A contribution to the FL-19 mini group build...”Invasion Stripes”.
Republic P-47D, 42-26298, “I Wanted Wings” / “Button Nose”
56th FG, 62nd FS
Lt. Albert P. Knafelz from Horseheads, Ny
This was an enjoyable build with [...]
Guillow's P-47D kit 1001
just completed as P-47D-40-RA Hun Hunter
30" wingspan at 1/16 scale - scratch built R2800 engine, the model has retractable LG, poseable flaps
sliding canopy and a fully built up cockpit
Blood Brothers – Two Era’s of Thunderbolts
A while back I ran across an article about an A-10 from the 124th Fighter Wing/190th Fighter Squadron painted in World War II D-Day livery as an homage to the Squadron’s heritage and it gave me an idea. I’ve always been a big fan of [...]
Jug
Tamiya 1/48 P-47D under way
Major Michael Jackson's Teddy
This is the venerable Tamiya P-47D with Aeromaster decals. The paints are also Aeromaster. They stir up well years, or could be decades at this point, after purchasing them. The decals did not tear or shatter. I did have serious silvering [...]
Review: MiniArt Republic 1/48 P-47D-30-RD Thunderbolt
The Republic P-47D-30, which appeared in the ETO during the fall of 1944, and was produced at both the Farmingdale and Evansville factories, was the first Thunderbolt sub-type to have the underwing dive brakes that prevented the airplane [...]
P-47B
Here's my early P-47B from Dora Wings in 1:48 I finished awhile back and just got around to taking some photos. This is one of their better kits in my opinion, everything fit well except the top and bottom wings at the wing root. The [...]
More D-Day stuff
Just finished some more items for my 1/48th D-Day display at our local library coming this June. A P-47D-25 kit 61090 and a GMC Fuel Truck kit 32579. Both kits are from Tamiya. Great detail and decals.
