Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
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Another razor back to the collection
Another practice model for me same as my last post Diecast donor repainted as Francis Gabby Gabraski P47 D-11 HV*A my shading looks more realistic and I went one stage more than last model as this one got flat coat over decals
P 47D Tamiya 1/48 Big A*s Bird
My first Thunderbolt build. Great kit as has been described by multiple modelers.
Aftermarket Master Model detail set.. gun barrels, pitot, and gun sight. EagleCal decals. Paint: Tamiya XF and Vallejo metals.
Everything was going well [...]
Ole Cock 56th Fighter Group 1/72 P47 Thunderbolt my test bed practice
Donavon Smith Ole Cock razor back olive drab sun bleached over neutral grey red nose band no tail colour
Ive tried to be as correct as I can remember but I don’t know it all others know far more than me but here is my attempt with dates [...]
56th Fighter group I wanted wings Button Nose D-22
Looking to build and paint a model as historical correct to a date in time as possible I am new here and this will be my first model I have made in maybe 20 years
The subject of my model is 56th FG P47 Thunderbolt D-22 LM*A bar July [...]
P-47D 'Razorback' Thunderbolt - Squirt II – in 1/48 Scale
This was supposed to be quite a straightforward build of Tamiya's excellent 1/48 scale P-47D-22 Razorback kit with some Kits World decals.
I wanted to do the full invasion stripes markings worn by 'Squirt II' on D-Day itself as it's a very [...]
RIP Norris Graser – what a shock!
Just heard that Norris Graser died of a heart attack this past Sunday. Man! That is such a shock! I was emailing with him 2 weeks earlier; he asked me for some ideas of "P-47s not previously done to death" from my research for [...]
Seen at Atlanta IPMS show/contest 2/25/'23, #8
About an hour after posting this I came across an ~ 31 minute YouTube video on the show at URL: (link)
I recommend the video as it is more inclusive than my photos with better color reproduction.
P-47D "Sweetie" 1/48th Tamiya, Bombshell Decals
This is my rendition of the P-47D-5 RE PZ-R SN 42-8412 Sweetie flown by Luther Richmon from the 352nd Fighter Group, 487th Fighter Squadron, Bodney England from July 1943 to April 1944. The Tamiya kit is a wonderful build and well [...]
Republic P-47D “Luckys’ Lady”
This is a Monogram 1/48 P-47D . The box is dated 1967 and was still shrink wrapped. It’s from the collection of a modeler, Mr Claude Good, that passed away about 1 year ago at age 86.
It is my interpretation of Captain Frank [...]
P-47S Thunderhog? for the twenty first century. 1/72 Revell.
This started out as Revells 1/72 P-47M. Until my twisted mind spent too much time figuring out what scheme to choose. The result is a somewhat updated Thunderbolt. Utilizing modern ground attack weapons, some additional bumps and antennae [...]
