P-47 D Razorback

[fubar57]

Love the camo.

Geo

 

[Crimea_River]

Beauty!

 

[Wayne Little]

sweet!

 

[ajcmac]

Thanks for the comments .

Chipped paint and a layer of Future.

Regards

ajcmac

 

[chris brown]

Coming along nicely!

 

[Wurger]

Agreed.

 

[ajcmac]

Thanks for your comments.

Individual marks placed. Now the stencil.

Regards

ajcmac

 

[Airframes]

Very nice work!
One thing though - this particular aircraft was a P-47D-5, with the earlier cowl flaps, different from the kit parts.

 

[Crimea_River]

Very cool. 2 different sized insignia on the bottom though?

 

[Airframes]

The underside 'Stars n Bars' are correct Andy. An extra, outsize star and bar was added, at the BADs or at unit level, under the port wing, as a further aid to identification, to avoid confusion with the FW190, as the P-47 was the only allied radial-engined fighter in the ETO.
Eventually, by around mid to late 1944, the extra insignia was added at the factories, both sides then being of equal proportions, first the over-sized example, and then the 'standard' size. By early 1945, new P-47's reverted back to the standard, single insignia, although both could still be seen, especially on 9th Air Force aircraft.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks Terry. I knew they had the extra insignia but I didn't realize they were different sizes.

 

[ajcmac]

Thanks for following and for your answers.

I participate in several forums but this is, for me, the best to search for answers to our questions.

Decals and stencils placed.

Now a wash with MIG Dark Wash.

Regards

ajcmac

 

[Wurger]

 

[Lucky13]

Very nice work mate!

 

[Crimea_River]

I agree.

 

[Hartmann52]

Very nice work mate!

+1!

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!

 

[dneid]

Lovely work there! That Tamiya kit is a pure delight to build. But, it has a TON of stencils!

 

[Wayne Little]

Sweet!