TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Good afternoon My first entry in this Gb is the Tamiya Razorback in the markings of Penrod And Sam flown by 27 victories ace Robert Johson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_S._Johnsonin which He scored 2 of his victories .. I am going to replace the seat by a Pavla one and the instrument panel by a Yahuu productSome readings I have chosen this one because of the impressive tally of Robert Johnson and also because Penrod and Sam was the subject of the Airfix model I built when I started modelling some 40 years ago https://www.scalemates.com/kits/170868-airfix-1210-50-p-47d-thunderbolt. So yesterday I started painting the cockpit in interior green , wheel wells in Yellow Zing Chromate , landing gear in silver .. but no pics for the moment as it is not very impressive so far , maybe tomorrow .. Patrice 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 Could some one help me with the type of propeller I should use with this Razorback ? thank you in advance Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfqweofekwpeweiop4 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 (edited) I would suggest by that time it would have been the 'paddle' blade prop but I'll double check later... Thanks Mike Edited February 1, 2016 by Mikemx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatgonzo Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Curtiss Electric symmetric paddle blade it is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 Thank you Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfqweofekwpeweiop4 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Ok I've checked, the paddle blade prop started to appear in Dec 43 and was tested in Jan 44 on Donovan Smith's 'Ole Cock' which was a D-11 Razorback from the 61st FS, 56th FG. I've also read that they paddle blade prop became standard on the D-22 but I would have thought a top ace like Johnson would get the pick when it comes to improvements, so I would stick with the paddle blade prop for this one. thanks Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Welcome aboard Patrice, nice to have you along on this GB. A nice choice for the colour scheme. From what I have read the 56th FG (which this aircraft is from) all had been fitted or retro fitted with the 13" Curtiss Symmetrical blades by late Dec43/Jan44. As everyone else has pointed out as well this is the correct blade. Look forward to following this build. Good luck with it, hope it's a trouble free one, plus look forward to seeing her in the gallery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatgonzo Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) There are pics of Penrod and Sam. We are not talking of probabilities here. One look - mystery gone! Still analyses above are correct and of value. One thing to add maybe is that D-22 was first production variant with paddle blade prop indeed. But D-22 carried HS screw, leaving Farmingdale. Edited February 2, 2016 by greatgonzo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 Ok I've checked, the paddle blade prop started to appear in Dec 43 and was tested in Jan 44 on Donovan Smith's 'Ole Cock' which was a D-11 Razorback from the 61st FS, 56th FG. I've also read that they paddle blade prop became standard on the D-22 but I would have thought a top ace like Johnson would get the pick when it comes to improvements, so I would stick with the paddle blade prop for this one. thanks Mike Good moning Mike Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 Welcome aboard Patrice, nice to have you along on this GB. A nice choice for the colour scheme. From what I have read the 56th FG (which this aircraft is from) all had been fitted or retro fitted with the 13" Curtiss Symmetrical blades by late Dec43/Jan44. As everyone else has pointed out as well this is the correct blade. Look forward to following this build. Good luck with it, hope it's a trouble free one, plus look forward to seeing her in the gallery. Good morning Rich Thank you ..it is a pleasure to take part in this Gb I have already built some Tamiya Razorbacks so this one should be trouble free (I hope ..) . Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 There are pics of Penrod and Sam. We are not talking of probabilities here. One look - mystery gone! Still analyses above are correct and of value. One thing to add maybe is that D-22 was first production variant with paddle blade prop indeed. But D-22 carried HS screw, leaving Farmingdale. Good morning Greatgonzo I have seen one or two pics of Penrod and Sam but if you can tell me where I can find more it would be perfect Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatgonzo Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 If You cared to give me Your e-mail I would send You a couple of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) Good morning all Yesterday I painted the seat and prepared the ip (i really love these yahu ips ) I also painted the side consolesand glued these parts togetherPatrice Edited February 6, 2016 by TEMPESTMK5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 2 from 2 in the cockpit department, another excellent one, well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 7, 2016 Author Share Posted February 7, 2016 Good evening Today I closed the fuselage halves And glued the wings Patrice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 Good evening Today I placed the wings on the fuselage Patrice 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 This one is comming along nicely. Cheers, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 she is coming along nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkeEins Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Good morning Greatgonzo I have seen one or two pics of Penrod and Sam but if you can tell me where I can find more it would be perfect Patrice never seen that Airfix box-top before .. I don't think this pic is too well known. I stuck my model on top of it..via Lampie's Thunderbolt SIG - whatever happened to that?.. entre parentheses, which is the best P-47 reference, the Aerojournal or the Fana ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lampie Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Life got in the way. I was the only person doing build blogs etc etc. Impossible to get anyone to add content, and all people wanted to do was pick my brains instead of doing their own research. Huge change in life circumstances and career about 5 years ago meant no time for anything outside of work so I couldn't devote any time to it, although it's still active and I check it in an admin role every day. Wrote a couple of books instead though 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Good evening This Week end I worked on the engine I also started painting the underside ..Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 and with this one too.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 20, 2016 Author Share Posted February 20, 2016 Good evening Today I placed the engine and painted the upper surfaces Sorry for the poor quality of the pics Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 and so is she... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Good evening Today I painted the antiglare panel Patrice 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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