Reini78 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 #12/2022 So, this is my dad´s final contribution to the French at war theme. Tamiya P-47M kit, drop tank from a Tamiya P-47 Razorback kit, BLU-27 napalm canisters from a Hasegawa weapon set, antenna wire with elastic thread, Eduard seatbelts. All the Algerian War F-47 were equipped with two rocket rails between landing gear and bomb rack, used some from the spares box. Painted with AK Xtreme Metal Aluminium. Initially we wanted to do an Algerian War scheme with the Berna Decals P-47 post WW2 sheet. The scheme included is the early one with small cowl letters and the unit coat of arms on the fuselage side. Then I found out, that the fuselage codes from the Berna Decals Skyraider sheet match exactly the size for the later Thunderbolt scheme with big cowl letters and number, the tailnumber was puzzled together. Build thread here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235108727-guerre-dalgérie148-republic-f-47d-thunderbolt-armée-de-l’air/ Model shows an aircraft of EC 2/20 "Ouarsenis" which flew the F-47 in combat from 1957 to 1960, then the Thunderbolts were replaced with Skyraiders. DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0005 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0004 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0006 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0008 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0009 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0011 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0014 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0015 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0016 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0017 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0018 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0019 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0020 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0021 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0022 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0023 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0024 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0025 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0026 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 43 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilChris Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 One word: magnificent! Thx for sharing. Christophe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Very nicely done model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Sehr schön! Gruss Giampiero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Excellent build(s) The Skyraider looks great too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRMRL Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 That's a really nice finish, all the details are crisp and I like the nearly clean look you've produced. Looks good next to the skyraider for comparison as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Great builds Lovely photography too Very nice indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Durbon Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 What a model😱! And realy nice pictures too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 I saw them flying over my home when I was a kid in Algeria. Bravo Fatti! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Both the Thunderbolt and the Skyraider are impressive. 👏 To be honest, I was not aware that the French flew combat sorties with P-47s in Algeria as late as 1960. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Robin Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 A very nice cleanly finished example. Looks good. Regards Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 6/6/2022 at 10:51 AM, PhilChris said: One word: magnificent! Thx for sharing. Christophe On 6/6/2022 at 4:45 PM, SAT69 said: Very nicely done model. On 6/6/2022 at 5:22 PM, GiampieroSilvestri said: Sehr schön! Gruss Giampiero On 6/7/2022 at 3:42 AM, BerndM said: Excellent build(s) The Skyraider looks great too. On 6/7/2022 at 7:25 AM, MRMRL said: That's a really nice finish, all the details are crisp and I like the nearly clean look you've produced. Looks good next to the skyraider for comparison as well. On 6/7/2022 at 11:53 AM, Winenut said: Great builds Lovely photography too Very nice indeed! On 6/7/2022 at 4:10 PM, Taylor Durbon said: What a model😱! And realy nice pictures too. On 6/7/2022 at 4:48 PM, Zigomar said: I saw them flying over my home when I was a kid in Algeria. Bravo Fatti! On 6/7/2022 at 5:02 PM, 112 Squadron said: Both the Thunderbolt and the Skyraider are impressive. 👏 To be honest, I was not aware that the French flew combat sorties with P-47s in Algeria as late as 1960. On 6/7/2022 at 7:21 PM, Pete Robin said: A very nice cleanly finished example. Looks good. Regards Pete Thanks for your comments, appreciated! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherhawk27263 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 That is a beautiful job. The Jug is one of my favorite planes, and this build really did it justice. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wlad Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Great builds. Interesting how the Skyraider makes the Thunderbolt look small. Cheers, Wlad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 On 6/9/2022 at 12:21 AM, Pantherhawk27263 said: That is a beautiful job. The Jug is one of my favorite planes, and this build really did it justice. Well done. On 6/9/2022 at 5:47 AM, Wlad said: Great builds. Interesting how the Skyraider makes the Thunderbolt look small. Cheers, Wlad Thanks a lot gents! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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