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Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

MiniArt 1/48 P-47D Thunderbolt

Great model and overall part engineering by MiniArt, hopefully this is just the start of their 48th aircraft.. Engine cowling is hand masking and painted.

P-47M-1RE MiniArt

Finally finished up the MiniArt P-47D-30 as a P-47M-1RE of the 56th Fighter Group aka Zemke's Wolfpack. Thanks Louis@lgardner for the Tamiya decals. Raided my Tamiya bubbletop Jug for the M prop. Used a Quickboost resin C series R-2800 [...]

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 [...]

P-47D Thunderbolt; 61FS 56FG

P-47 was an American fighter produced by the republic from 1941 until 1945. Equipped with 8 0.50cal machine guns and several weapons pylons it could weigh up to 8 tons, making it one of the heaviest WW2 fighters. Designed around an [...]

Review: GWH 1/48 A -10C Thunderbolt II Review

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 [...]

Blood BrothersTwo 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 [...]