1:48 P-47 Thunderbold

[Cherrylock]

The P-47 is a must have for all fighter building modelers, most will be build in alu or olive and more or less only build in USAAF markings, here are some different.
Some words to the kits, Tamiya is the best you can get, the Academy is a good kit, you get what is needed - not excellent details but not so expencive , the revell "N" has a good pilot and is not as good as the academy, but ok. The Arii/Otaki kit is a classic, extreme old with poor details.
time for the pics

P-47D Razorback, Arii



P-47D Razorback, Arii, RAF Operational Trainings Unit Egypt





P-47D Academy (all )
Eileen, has the brit. Colors not OD!





Brit. Commonwealth Asia





Cuba Air Force





Mexico Air Force





Academy P-47N





Revell P-47N









and the last P-47M Tamiya

[Cherrylock]

this is the Hobbyboss Easykit P-47D, Decals from Italeri kit, Pilot from sparebox

2° Ten.Av. Leon Roussoliere ;1° Grupo de Aviação de Caça (‘First Fighter Group’), Forca Aerea Brasileira, Tarquinia, Italy, Autumn 1944

[BlackSheep214]

Somehow, I missed this thread. Lots of great Thunderbolts. Nice!!

[gino b2]

nice jugs!
gino

[KSaarni]

Me too missed, but great powerful Jugs indeed!

So many great ones, difficult to choose a favorite! Though "Eileen" could be the one!

- Kari

[Stikpusher]

nice jugs!
gino

Yup, you beat me to it...

[Cherrylock]

more Jugs...

old Otaki P-47D with Italeri Decals for GC 2/5 "Lafayette";Free French Air Force; Folelli, Corsica, June 1944.

[Cherrylock]

and my first Monogram P-47D with Decals from Aeroscale for Dominican Republic, Air Force 1948

[LyleW]

Magnificent collection!