1/48 XP 47 H

[Ohm-men]

I build this conversion a long time ago. It was based on an old german made conversion set to be used with the acient Hawk P-47.
I used the monogram P-47 D as a donor and worked the crude vacu conversion kit arround it.
But as far as I know, there is no full kit of the P-47 H that I know of.

The XP-47 H was a test bed for the giant Chrysler V-12 inline engine. 2 prototypes were build. This model represents one of them.
Decals came from an old superscale decal sheet (stencil data and national insignia) tail no came from a generic numbers sheet.
A lot of detail was scratch build and a Falcon canopy was used as well. The XP 47 H carried no guns, so guns and gun sight were deleted.

Tests with the Chrysler V12 were unsetisfaction, so the XP 47 H never reached production.

 

[Wurger]

 

[rochie]

That is great !

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work!

 

[Lucky13]

Was that the Chrysler V12 Hemi?

Very nicely done!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Wow that's a beaut! Tried building one myself in 1/72 scale but it ended up on the "shelf of doom".

 

[Crimea_River]

Very nice. The cracked decal could possibly have been avoided by spraying a non-acrylic clear coat onto the sheet first.

 

[at6]

Nice looking model there.

 

[hal bregg]

A real rarity. Gratulations!
In my opinion, the engine (Chrysler XIV-2200-1)was not V-12, but V-16(double line 8 blocks). Check here: The original Chrysler Hemi engines: creation of the "double rocker" dynamos.

 

[chris brown]

That's not one you see everyday. Great job!

 

[Ohm-men]

Thanks for the very nice comments!!!
It as a lot of fun building it. I got this old "Air-Model"? conversion set from a friend. Apperently this set is quiet rare, but also quiet crude and lacking a lot of detail. I engraved all pannel lines on the Monogram kit to match the Air Model fuselage. Even though the convarsion was a complete fuselage, I only kept the nose and belly and used the Monogram fuselage as the detail was far better.
I had to rebuild the intercooler doors, as the ones on the XP-47H were quiet different. The huge airscoop was made from miliput sanded to shape. Using the crude part of the conversion set as a guide. The prop came from a newer Revell P47 from which I removed the cuff's.

I think you are right about the chrysler engine being a V 16 (a double V-8 )
Next to a normal Jug, the XP 47 H is huge. The nose is twice a long. And the uncuffed prop blades make it all look more gigantic imho.

I hadn't realized the fuselage decal cracked over time. I guess I have to repaer it.
Not a biggie a think.

 

[djos]

Amazing build.
I would like to have this model in my collection.
Best regards

 

[Capt. Vick]

I may be wrong, but i think there is something missing on the right side...

 

[fubar57]

Love it . This is the best right side I could find Jim. I look some more to see if I can find one from the right rear.

Geo

EDIT: found an in flight photo in "P-47 Thunder - From Seversky to Victory" showing an air scoop on the right side in the same location as the one on the left.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Before and after they realized they needed the scoop:

 

[Capt. Vick]

Ah...but I see he modeled the second prototype...let me see...

 

[razor1uk]

Lovely model you've done there ...is it me, or does the sleek curves of the cowling towards the spinner remind you of the Ki-61 Hien?, as they do to/for me.

 

[T Bolt]

Beautiful model. I built the 1/72 MPM kit a while ago but I would love to do it in 1/48. Too bad there's not one available.

 

[Donivanp]

Yes very nice, I have the MPM 72 scale somewhere.

 

[Ohm-men]

Nice Pic of *****97, I've never seen that side vieuw before.
At the time I build this model, there was very little info or pics availble. (I think it was around 2004)
I found a few pics of both *****97 and *****98 and I simply chose the latter to model because I found better pics of it.
I wasn't even aware there were scoops at both sides of the XP-47 H. I didn't even know there were differences between the two XP-47 H prototypes.
All I know is they tried a few different prop blades and the choose the uncuffed type because it preformed better at the time.

I honnestly forgot about the XP 47 H, until I opened up the model cabinet to take another model out, that I noticed the XP 47 H sitting on the shelf next to it....Hence the reason I posted it here