1/48 Tamiya P-47D-30

by Darrell Thompson

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This is Tamiya's P-47D built as Lt. Robert E. Ward's P-47D-30-RA 'Ole Trapper IV' of the 367th FS, 358th FG.

I improved the cockpit by adding a few more details including the oxygen hose which Tamiya missed.  The frame in front of the instrument panel was added to more correctly fill up the area below the windscreen.

The instrument dials are from the kit decal sheet individually punched out and applied. The seat belts are pre-painted Eduard items, lightly over painted.

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The engine had ignition wires added as well the propeller governor.  Notice that I left off the Pratt & Whitney logo, these were the VW badges of their day and quite often went 'missing', belt buckle anyone?

After gluing the ends on the M-10 rocket launchers on, the forward ends were drilled out to give them some depth. The gun blast tubes were also drilled out and had drilled out plastic rod inserted to simulate the ends of the machine guns, though this is quite hard to see on the finished aircraft.  Wire was used to simulate the brake lines on the undercarriage legs and the main wheels are from Ultracast.

 

The aircraft is painted in Alclad shade A with some panels picked out in C, over a coat of Humbrol gloss grey enamel.  The other paints used were also from Humbrol. After an oil wash of dark grey and the application of the Eagle Strike decals, Model Air satin was sprayed over the orange tail, the red cowling and the decals.  The anti-glare panel then received a light coat of Model Air matt to complete another P-47 in my collection.

Darrell

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Photos and text © by Darrell Thompson