Einar Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 I've always liked the looks of the massive “Jug”, i.e. the barrel-shaped Republic Thunderbolt P-47D, and prefer its bubbletop version to the razorback one. The painting of the USAF Thunderbolts was very colorful at the end of the war, and the well-known "Tarheel Hal" is an excellent example of that. There is still an airworthy one in the USA, painted in that colourful “camo”. Tarheel Hal was the personal mount of Lt. Davis in the 9th Air Force, on the European theatre. Tar heel is the nickname given to the residents of North Carolina, and it is also used for students at the University of North Carolina. I built my model from the Academy kit, but I got the decals from the USA through one of the international model forums. The decals are probably from an old Hasegawa P-47D model that I believe is no longer available. For the modeI also used photoetch parts from Eduard. The kit was of good quality and I didn’t encoungter any problems in the assembly. I painted the metal colour fuselage and wings with Alclad aluminium after having primed the areas with Tamiya black rattle-can spray. 29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 You built an excellent replica of this well-known Thunderbolt. I do like the colourful 9th AF markings, too. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 18 minutes ago, Toryu said: You built an excellent replica of this well-known Thunderbolt. I do like the colourful 9th AF markings, too. Well done! Thank you Toryo! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 A pink T-bolt? Or you may have to consult the manual of your camera. on how to set white balance… 😉 Beautiful model, as always! Though I had almost expected a one-off Finnair Thunderbolt. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 8 hours ago, Spitfire31 said: A pink T-bolt? Or you may have to consult the manual of your camera. on how to set white balance… 😉 Beautiful model, as always! Though I had almost expected a one-off Finnair Thunderbolt. Kind regards, Joachim Thanks Joachim and sorry about the lack of white balance. I'll fix the problem! Cheers Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Nice build and Jug! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Very nice looking Thunderbolt and well done on the NMF. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 I never tire of seeing all those late-war T-Bolt schemes in scale! You have done an excellent job! Very eye-catching! 👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 16 hours ago, exdraken said: Nice build and Jug! Thank you! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 13 hours ago, georgeusa said: Very nice looking Thunderbolt and well done on the NMF. Thanks for sharing. Thanks George Einar 7 hours ago, kapam said: I never tire of seeing all those late-war T-Bolt schemes in scale! You have done an excellent job! Very eye-catching! 👏👏 Thanks kapam! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 He wanted to be seen, didn't he! A really great build Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 51 minutes ago, RidgeRunner said: He wanted to be seen, didn't he! A really great build Martin Thanks Martin! ..and yes, the painting of the T-bolt was a real anti-camouflage😄 Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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