1/72 P 47D Razorback Capt M GRANT 342 FS 348 Fighter Group Philippines 1944

[TEMPESTMK5]

Good morning 

I will join this Gb with the P 47 D Razorback I will represent the aircraft flown by captain M Grant a seven victory ace of the342 Fighter Squadron 348 Fighter Group Philippines in 1944 

 

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The box art 

 

 

The sprues 

 

 

The decals sheet 

 

 

See you soon for the start of the build 

Best regards 

Patrice 

Edited September 14 by TEMPESTMK5

[Col.]

Good morning and welcome to the GB Patrice  

[TEMPESTMK5]

Good evening

I started today by painting a few parts ... 

Best regards 

Patrice 

 

 

[2996 Victor]

Excellent choice, Patrice, those Pacific P-47s are great subjects and the pre-war style rudder stripes certainly add something a little different.

 

Cheers,

Mark

[TEMPESTMK5]

52 minutes ago, 2996 Victor said:

Excellent choice, Patrice, those Pacific P-47s are great subjects and the pre-war style rudder stripes certainly add something a little different.

 

Cheers,

Mark

Good evening Mark 

Thank you for you comment I agree with you these pre war style rudder stripes are very attractives ..

 

Best regards 

Patrice  

[jean]

Bonsoir Patrice,

 

great choice. This plane exudes sheer power.

I am amazed at the number of paint schemes on your decal sheet. Damn hard to choose a plane,

Are these DK Decals any good? I have never tried them.

Have fun.

 

JR.

[TEMPESTMK5]

11 hours ago, jean said:

Bonsoir Patrice,

 

great choice. This plane exudes sheer power.

I am amazed at the number of paint schemes on your decal sheet. Damn hard to choose a plane,

Are these DK Decals any good? I have never tried them.

Have fun.

 

JR.

Bonjour JR 

 Yes it was rather difficult to choose ...

It will be the first time that I use these decals I hope they behave well .. 

Thank you very much 

Best regards 

Patrice 

[TEMPESTMK5]

Good evening 

On Sunday, I started this build  by placing the Yahuu Models instrument panel on its support

 

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I also painted the floor and the side consoles of the tub

 

 

 

Patrice 

[Matt B]

Definitely following since I'm building his earlier bird.  Good start!

[TEMPESTMK5]

12 hours ago, Matt B said:

Definitely following since I'm building his earlier bird.  Good start!

Good morning Matt B 

Thank you very much for your comment ..

Best regards 

Patrice 

[Col.]

Good morning Patrice

That's fine and neat work you've done on the cockpit components. The clothes peg in the background gives a good size reference to how small these components are.

[TEMPESTMK5]

3 hours ago, Col. said:

Good morning Patrice

That's fine and neat work you've done on the cockpit components. The clothes peg in the background gives a good size reference to how small these components are.

Good afternoon Col 

Thank you very much for your comment ..

Best regards 

Patrice 

[TEMPESTMK5]

Good evening 

Today I glued some Eduard PE belts on the seat 

 

 

 

Best regards 

Patrice 

[Col.]

Good evening Patrice, 

Even as a modeller who regularly builds 1/72nd scale kits I'm still impressed by how fine your cockpit work is.

[TEMPESTMK5]

8 hours ago, Col. said:

Good evening Patrice, 

Even as a modeller who regularly builds 1/72nd scale kits I'm still impressed by how fine your cockpit work is.

Good morning Col 

 Thank you very much for your comment ...

Best regards 

Patrice 

[TEMPESTMK5]

Good evening 

Today I glued the seat , the instrument panel , the stick and the side walls on the floor 

   

 

 

 

Best regards 

Patrice 

[Col.]

Good evening Patrice,

The cockpit module looks good. Is there any other parts to add into the fuselage or can it now wrap around the cockpit?

[TEMPESTMK5]

10 hours ago, Col. said:

Good evening Patrice,

The cockpit module looks good. Is there any other parts to add into the fuselage or can it now wrap around the cockpit?

Good morning Col 

Thank you very much for your comment ..

Only the gunsight needs to be added but I will place it later .

I plan to place the cockpit and close the 2 fuselages halves today ..

 

Best regards 

Patrice 

[Wings unlevel]

Lovely work in the cockpit, Patrice.

 

On 15/09/2025 at 17:44, TEMPESTMK5 said:

It will be the first time that I use these decals I hope they behave well .. 

I’ve just finish using DK Decals on my Hurricane and they were excellent.

[TEMPESTMK5]

1 hour ago, Wings unlevel said:

Lovely work in the cockpit, Patrice.

 

I’ve just finish using DK Decals on my Hurricane and they were excellent.

Good afternoon Gerard 

Thank you very much for your comment ..

Best regards 

Patrice 

[TEMPESTMK5]

Good evening 

 Today I glued the tub on the right half fuselage and then I glued together the 2 fuselage halves 

 

I also glued the wings 

 

 

Patrice 

 

[jean]

Bonsoir Patrice,

 

superb work on the cockpit. Even the photos look top class, which is rare considering everything is magnified.

Well done.

 

JR

[TEMPESTMK5]

55 minutes ago, jean said:

Bonsoir Patrice,

 

superb work on the cockpit. Even the photos look top class, which is rare considering everything is magnified.

Well done.

 

JR

Bonsoir Jean 

Thank you very much for your comment 😉

Patrice 

[TEMPESTMK5]

Good evening 

 Today I glued the wings and tail plane to the fuselage 

 

 

I also prepared the engine 

 

 

Best regards 

Patrice 

 

[Snafu35]

Hello Patrice,

 

Building a Tamiya model is child's play for you!    😉
Does this Scotch adhesive tape leave marks?
This tape certainly makes it easier to tighten the wing-fuselage joint.

 

Regards,

Eric-Snafu35