Hello again. You guys have been very helpful in answering my queries in the past, and I'm hoping you can help me out again. As far as I can figure out, the P-47D throttle quadrant came in three different versions.
Before water injection:
Water injection on the throttle lever:
Automatic water...
Hello,
I would like to build a P-47D (bubbletop) in 1/48 scale. My grandfather flew one during the war (as an instructor only - he didn't see combat), and I plan on making custom labels to match the aircraft he was photographed in.
There are several kits on the market. I usually build WW1...
Username: JKim
First name: John
Category: Advanced
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Tamiya
Model Type: P-47D Razorback Thunderbolt
Aftermarket addons: Eduard PE Detail Set, Eduard Masks, Rising Decals, maybe a set of Eduard 500# bombs
P-47D-15-RE of 57th Fighter Group operating out of Corsica...
P-47D Thunderbolt (42-226628) flown by 'ace' pilot Col. Fred Christensen Jr. (21.5 'victories'), of the 62nd Fighter Squadron / 56th Fighter Group - by Ron Cole
ColesAircraft.com
Here is my latest. I did some post-shading for the first time with my new Iwata airbrush, shortened the landing gear, added bomb attachment points, etc. All mods were done to oob parts. No aftermarket. Let me know what you think!
Thanks for looking!
Andy