Homebee Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) Dora Wings is to release Republic P-47B/C & D (early) Thunderbolt kits in 1/48th and later in 1/72nd. Source: https://www.facebook.com/dorawingsofficial/posts/3084255388471684 3D renders - 1/48th Republic P-47B Thunderbolt V.P. Edited January 7 by Homebee 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dora Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 1/48. Later -1/72. B, C and early D series. 13 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boman Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Cool, no more conversion sets required then. Will be watching this one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Club Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 I hope to see the 1/72 versions in particular the P-47B "Double Twister" wit contra props ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Give me a P-47C in the gentleman’s scale ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 A "baby" long range tank as carried by the -Cs, early-Ds (?) would be welcome especially in 1/72 but surely welcome in both scales but then it supposes these will have the early shallow keel? Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Good afternoon Very interesting news but when will it be available ? Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, TEMPESTMK5 said: Very interesting news but when will it be available ? Patrice V.P. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thompson Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Good choice of subject - I hope Dora sells tons of them! There hasn't been an early P-47 in 1/72 since the old Lindberg one, and judging from the number of times I've seen people asking about converting late P-47D kits to P-47B/Cs, it should be popular. Dang - it even looks good to me... John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 This one in 1/48 scale definitely appeals to me! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 15 hours ago, dora said: 1/48. Later -1/72. B, C and early D series. This is great news. I was just looking in to converting the Tamiya kit to a B, but now I don't need to Looking very good so far, though one thing I've noticed is you've got a Hamilton Standard prop governor on the engine so it's the incorrect type for the Curtiss Electric propeller. Below is some pictures of the type used for the CE prop. It's simpler to model as you don't need the PE wheel . Also you seem to have an extension on the waste gate exhausts which I've only ever seen on warbirds. Another small point is the tail wheel arm seems to be too short and while the tail wheel can caster, you show the arm coming down on the right side of the wheel, whereas it's should be on the left side when the wheel is pointing forwards. Here's a P-47B showing the tail wheel. Here's a P-47C from a very similar angle to the CAD showing the tail wheel. Is there any plans to do a P-47B with fabric control surfaces and earlier style fin and rudder? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 11 hours ago, dora said: 1/48. Later -1/72. B, C and early D series. I just want to mention a few points about the canopy that don't look quite right to me, though with lines on a small image it's hard to tell sometimes, but I though I would just point them out so maybe they can be looked at just in case there is anything wrong there. Item 1 in my image below show how the top of the rear glazing appears approximately parallel with the taper on the spine an comes up slightly above the level of the rear glazing on the sliding part of the canopy. In the CAD render it's noticeable lower. Item 2 shows forward frame of the rear glazing is narrower than it appears in the CAD. Item 3 shows the aft corner radius of the glazing on the canopy, the CAD render seems to show a slightly bigger radius, like it should extend back just a small amount further. Also the bottom render seems to show the back edge of the rear glazing leaning forward more than it should, but it might just be the angle of the image. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) This is good news, I have been working on a conversion of the Tamiya 1/72 kit to an early D. The main differences are the cowl flaps and the flat keel. No wing pylons, either. The 348th Fighter Group on New Guinea flew D-2, 3, 4, 5 in 1943 and early 1944. Also, it would be great if they gave us the Australian (Ford) "Brisbane" tank which was used by 5th Air Force Thunderbolts. Photo below shows a D-2-RE https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/usa/aircrafts-2-3/p-47d/p-47d-42-8077-348th-fg-340th-fs-new-guinea-1943/ Edited August 7, 2021 by Ham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 9 minutes ago, Ham said: This is good news, I have been working on a conversion of the Tamiya 1/72 kit to an early D. The main differences are the cowl flaps and the flat keel. No wing pylons, either. The 348th Fighter Group on New Guinea flew D-2, 3, 4, 5 in 1943 and early 1944. Don't miss the lack of oil cooler outlet deflectors, although many aircraft were retrofitted with them, unless photos of the airframe I'm doing show them, I'll remove them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) Oooooh shameless plug… Hoping my Republic Aviation group build gets through now. And that these are available for the build. Edited July 31, 2021 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Looks very nice. Look forward to building one just after my Arma Hobby P-51B is finished! Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 I can't seem to find a picture of a P-47B with the extra rear window and the later style, metal skinned rudder as modelled here, so I'm wondering if there was ever such a thing. Some later B's got retrofitted with the metal skinned control surfaces but did these early ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 This looks marvelous. I've backdated Tamiya and Academy P-47s to represent the C model, but a more accurate OOTB option would be much appreciated. Still waiting for Dora's 1/72 P-43 to drop.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 I am very excited about this kit. I am in the middle of a P-43 build that is going slowly. The kit is marvelous but I would have a few suggestions. I would ask that the engine be as basic as possible. The thin rods broke very easily. Secondly I would appreciate a better connection point for the instrument panel—mine broke off during construction and it took two hours to reinstall. Thank you. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) New renders for 1/48th Republic P-47C Thunderbolt - ref. ? Source: https://www.facebook.com/dorawingsofficial/posts/3158699024360653 V.P. Edited November 4, 2021 by Homebee 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Oooh Excellent I have decals issued for Zemke’s “My comrade”. Thats going to be done. Ive had the decals since 85-86. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I don't recall ever seeing a P-47C kit so this ought to appeal to Thunderbolt enthusiasts a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I thought we already had a thread for this here - If we are going to have a separate thread for the C, maybe rename that other one or it could get confusing. Anyway the renders look great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy da fish Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Long overdue model, I welcome it and will have purchase one or two. Now when’s is the 48th Gannet coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 I've never been a fan of the mighty Jug but I foresee a lot of very happy people out there. It looks excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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