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1/48 Monogram / Revell P-47D Thunderbolt “Fiery Ginger” Col. Neal Kearby 348th Fighter Group

by Louis Gardner on July 13, 2017
in Aviation — 22 Comments

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[...]

P-47D Thunderbolt

by IAN JACKSON on June 30, 2017
in Aviation — 21 Comments

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 Hasegawa’s BIG kit[...]

Trumpeter 1/32 P-47N

by Tom Cleaver on June 10, 2017
in Aviation — 16 Comments

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 into se[...]

Tamiya P-47D Thunderbolt

by Tom Cleaver on May 27, 2017
in Aviation — 17 Comments

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 enter combat [...]

Did I Tell You I Like Jugs?

by Scott Nelson on April 15, 2017
in Aviation — 12 Comments

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 but afte[...]

I Like Jugs

by Scott Nelson on April 2, 2017
in Aviation — 14 Comments

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 a lar[...]

P47n Thunderbolt Revell 1/48

by neil foster on March 25, 2017
in Aviation — 31 Comments

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, the only complain[...]

P-47D Whoooo 1/32 Eduard / Hasegawa

by Artur Domanski on March 10, 2017
in Aviation — 16 Comments

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

Tamiya 1/72 scale P-47D

by Terry Schuler on March 6, 2017
in Aviation — 21 Comments

Pilot: Lt. Robert E. Wagner 9th AF 510th FS - 405th FG. St. Dizier France 1944. I actually do build other aircraft, but P-47s are just so much fun, especially when the kits are this nice ! For this build, I used Alclad Dura aluminum, high[...]

Tamiya 1/72 scale P-47D

by Terry Schuler on February 28, 2017
in Aviation — 20 Comments

This project begin while researching an uncle in our family who flew with the 56th FG. I had discovered a personal photograph of Lt. David Mauldin (56th FG, 61st FS) inscribed to our uncle. Lt. Mauldin's P-47 carried the name "Upstairs with Maul[...]