Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
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1/48 Revell / Monogram P-47D Thunderbolt “Bonnie”, Major “Bill” Dunham, 460th FS, 348th FG.
Here's the mate to my last P-47 article...I built this plane about 10 years ago.
I built this one at the same time as "Fiery Ginger" as flown by Colonel Kearby. These two planes were my first attempt at working out the kinks [...]
1/48 Monogram / Revell P-47D Thunderbolt “Fiery Ginger” Col. Neal Kearby 348th Fighter Group
Here's a kit that I built almost straight from the box about 10 years ago or so...
The only change I made was with the leading edge of the wings, and how the .050 caliber weapons were oriented along the edge. On a Thunderbolt, if you [...]
P-47D Thunderbolt
An impulse build after the 1:48 Airfix Spitfire from a month or so ago. Five weeks from cracking the box to what you see here – and yes I know I haven’t painted the sway braces on the pylons and centreline yet.
As usual with [...]
Trumpeter 1/32 P-47N
Originally designed as a high altitude interceptor, in which range would not be a major consideration, the P-47's role changed completely when it was the only American fighter with much chance against the Luftwaffe, and was thus pressed [...]
Tamiya P-47D Thunderbolt
The P-47D “Hun Hunter XIV” is well-known, having appeared in the documentary “Thunderbolt” made by William Wyler and John Sturges during World War II.
Not much has been written about the 57th Fighter Group, the first USAAF unit to [...]
Did I Tell You I Like Jugs?
It took a week longer than I expected but, here's the second of my 1/144 P-47D razorbacks from Platz. I think this one turned out a little better than the previous one. I had to do some reshaping on the tips of the Curtis Electric prop [...]
I Like Jugs
Not too long ago I posted an article about my 1/144 P-47D bubble tops from Platz. I had a chance to pick up the razorback version at a recent model contest. Today I present one of the two kits in the box. So, I now have another addition to [...]
P47n Thunderbolt Revell 1/48
Hi guys,well here is my latest offering it is Revell's P47n, "2 big and too heavy / Short snorter".The P47n is the one with the larger wings to accommodate internal fuel tanks.
The kit went together nicely with no real hitches, [...]
P-47D Whoooo 1/32 Eduard / Hasegawa
P-47D-26-RA, Lt. James R. Hopkins, 509th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF, Ophoven, Belgium, March 1945
HGW - belt
Master - barrels
Paint - MR Paint, Tamiya
