PlaStix Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) Republic P-47D Thunderbolt - WZ-P - No.226551 As flown by Lt.Col. Benjamin Mayo, 84th FS, 78th FG, Duxford Air Base, 1944 Kit: 1/48 Tamiya "Bubbletop" Paints: Citadel, Humbrol and Revel - all applied by brush. Built mostly OOB apart from a few bits of scratch-built plastic and wire in the cockpit and wheel wells. Work In Progress: Here Ready For Inspection: Here This build represents a number of firsts for me. It's the first non-Spitfire aircraft build since getting back into making kits again a few years back (I'm not counting the Captain Scarlet Angel's Interceptor here!). I'm pretty sure I only made one American aircraft when I was a child which, I think, was a Hellcat. This is also the first time I have attempted a brush painted NMF on such a large area. With regards the NMF paint - I got a lot of advice from fellow Britmodellers, thank you, and did some practicing on some scrap bits before deciding to use Citadel's Runefang Steel - I've not really used much Citadel paint in the past either. I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed building this kit - it is a well detailed kit and the fit is excellent. Some photos: Edited November 8, 2016 by PlaStix 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 P-47D Hun Hunter XIV Lt. Col G. Wymond, 57th fighter group, Alto,Corsica 1944 Tamiya 1/72 kit. Paints- Citadel Mithril silver, Tamiya Olive drab, yellow, Revell Red. Rising Decals - Thunderbolts over Corsica 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 P-47D-28-RA (Eduard 1:48) WIP is HERE if you are interested Cheers Nigel 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Thunderbolt Mk.II, KL849, FJ-G of 271 Sqn, SEAC in 1945,.....built using the Revell 1/72nd scale kit. Here is the WIP thread;http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234999338-172nd-revell-thunderbolt-mkii-was-also-to-be-73-otu-but-nowseackl849-fj-g-of-271-sqn-in-1945finished/ And here is the model; Hope you like it,....all the best, Tony 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 (edited) P-47D as flown by Francis "Gabby" Gabreski, kit by Academy (special Gabreski combo boxing with an f-86), decals by Cartograf, painted with Xtracrylix RAF colours http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234997943-finished-pbs-thunderbolt/page-2"]http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234997943-finished-pbs-thunderbolt/page-2[/url] EDIT: getting the "you are not allowed to use this image extension message" Edited April 5, 2016 by PhantomBigStu 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Good morning all My 4th and last build for this Gb P 47 M flown by Colonel Dave Schilling 56 Fighter Group January 1945 . Tamiya P 47D converted thanks to Quickboost wing conversion , Revell Engine and Special Hobby decals The WIP thread is here http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234999509-col-dave-schilling-p-47-m-thunderbolt-1945/ Patrice 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfqweofekwpeweiop4 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Here's my first of the pair I'm attempting for this GB - Tamiya's 1/72 P-47D Thunderbolt. The subject is a P-47D-27 'The Trojan Warhorse' of the 79th FG, 12th AF in Italy. There's Eduard Zoom etch in the cockpit and the fin fillet is from Quickboost and decals from EagleCals. Please see the build thread for more info. thanks Mike 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lampie Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Liberty Belle of the 61st FS, 56th FG 1:72nd Tamiya kit, decals from the AJ Press 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nimrod54 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Tamiya 1/72 Republic P-47D 'Bubble Top' 9th USAAF, 510 FS, 405FG 'Phyl Darlin' 2Z-J flown by Lt. Robert E Wagner St Dizier, September 1944 Extras Used : HGW Positive Rivets Set 72106, Kits-World War-Birds sheet KW172107, Albion Alloys micro tubing Paints: Vallejo Metal Colours Satin Aluminium, Citadel, Humbrol Enamels. Link to build P-47D Phyl Darlin 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfqweofekwpeweiop4 Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Special Hobby P-47M (Academy base kit with Special Hobby new parts and decals) Thunderbolt, Col Dave Schilling, CO 56th FG, January 1945. thanks Mike 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old thumper Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 (edited) Matchbox P-47D Thunderbolt, 410th Fighter Squadron, 373rd Fighter Group, somewhere in Normandy 1944. One of the two decal options available with the original Matchbox kit, based on an actual wartime photo shown on my build thread. With the exception of an Airfix pilot figure this kit was built straight out of the box using the original decals. Other than the natural metal finish areas the model was brush painted. ] Edited April 9, 2016 by old thumper 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 This is the sole P-47 racer that I know of. Basekit is Tamiya P-47M in 1:48 with Ultracast wheels (two different thread patterns), Eduard Zoom set, DIY decals and DIY 315 gal drop tanks with Tinyland fuel caps. WIP is here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234999011-yp-47m-reynolds-bombshell-air-racer-148/ And the original: René 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hosbabon Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 P-47D of 397th Fighter Squadron "The Jabo Angels" 368th Fighter Group, Ninth Air Force Tamiya 1/48 with decals by Superscale OOB other than the seat harness WIP thread http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234997103-p-47d-bubbletop-397th-fs-the-jabo-angels/ 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowHand Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 (edited) Hi all, here is my Jug BIGASSBIRD II P-47D-30-RA 406th FG 513th FS (rocket squadron) Pil. HOWARD PARK 1944 Kit Academy 1/48 Edited April 11, 2016 by SlowHand 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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