72nders Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Hello all, This is Academy's 1/72 P-47D Razorback painted in the markings of Lt. Donovan Smith's aircraft "Ole Cock". There were a few corrections made to the kit, most notably changing wingsides for the pitot tube from right to left; but other than that the kit is pretty good and the detail is very sharp. The kit was painted with gunze and real colors acrilycs, chipping fluid was used to weather the model. The aftermarket products used are PE for the interior, True Details wheels and a Master pitot tube, I also used a spare Tamiya P-47D propeller. The decals used are Hussar, part of their book Fighting units in color 56th Fighter Group part 1. Hope you enjoy! 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Nicely done, looks great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred piket Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Great model! Very nice finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 That looks great, especially the cockpit glazing is perfect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Very nice painting. Exceptionally fine work in 72. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 This 56th FG is looking excellent. You did a great job. On 27/04/2022 at 21:01, Oompa Loompa modelers said: There were a few corrections made to the kit, most notably changing wingsides for the pitot tube from right to left Interestingly, Academy recertified this error after a couple of years. It is one of these rare instances where a model kit manufacturer actually corrected a mistake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Lovely looking Jug, a very fine build ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACALAIN Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 On 27/04/2022 at 21:01, Oompa Loompa modelers said: Hello all, This is Academy's 1/72 P-47D Razorback painted in the markings of Lt. Donovan Smith's aircraft "Ole Cock". There were a few corrections made to the kit, most notably changing wingsides for the pitot tube from right to left; but other than that the kit is pretty good and the detail is very sharp. The kit was painted with gunze and real colors acrilycs, chipping fluid was used to weather the model. The aftermarket products used are PE for the interior, True Details wheels and a Master pitot tube, I also used a spare Tamiya P-47D propeller. The decals used are Hussar, part of their book Fighting units in color 56th Fighter Group part 1. Hope you enjoy! Well done. Alain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russmeister 101 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 That is a great looking P-47. Finish is excellent and the paintwork is very well done! Love the chipping and weathering too... very realistic! Bravo that man! 👏🏆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 A really neat Jug ! Superb work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markh-75 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Very unfortunate I can't comment; I can't see the pictures at all. sorry; (not being 'funny' or anything, I really cannot view the pictures the panes are all blank). I'm sure its a cracking build though, the P-47 is one of my favourite aircraft!👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Escudé Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 HI, very nice Jug ! glazing is fantastic !! If I may, I think that inside rearward of canopy should be OD and not IG 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Super sharp and very tasty Top job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Beautiful P-47 and in my favorite scale! Your build looks so good it could be mistaken for a much bigger scale! 👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72nders Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 Thank you all for your kind words. On 8/22/2022 at 12:20 AM, 112 Squadron said: This 56th FG is looking excellent. You did a great job. Interestingly, Academy recertified this error after a couple of years. It is one of these rare instances where a model kit manufacturer actually corrected a mistake. 112 Squadron, I did not know Academy had corrected their error, we must have had an old boxing. Thanks for the info. On 8/23/2022 at 11:01 PM, François Escudé said: HI, very nice Jug ! glazing is fantastic !! If I may, I think that inside rearward of canopy should be OD and not IG 😉 François, merci pour votre gentillesse, whilst building the thunderbolt, I looked at many pictures of it, and to me it seemed that the back part of the cockpit was a lighter shade of green than the fuselage, this was especially noticeable to me in b&w pictures, but I also saw a few pictures where it seemed to be the same color, so in the end, I chose to paint it interior green based on the pictures showing a lighter shade of green, of course I may be wrong. This is exactly the reason why I choose to display my models on this site, it is to get constructive criticism and learn new things about the subjects of the models I am building. Thanks again, Oompa Loompa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Escudé Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Hi, bonjour ! thanks for your answer, you are probably right and your model so nice 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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