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tempestjohnny wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2026 4:58 am Jugs look so different with jus the blue roundel instead of the stars and bars

A bit less flamboyant in the early markings. Especially compared to some of the late war schemes with all sorts of ID markings.

Looking really good Carlos!

speedgraflex wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2026 3:20 pm Hey Carlos,

A couple of your Albion tubes look a little funky. Maybe it’s just the angle. To prevent the brass tubing from crimping I’ll insert a drill bit in the interior. You should be able to reform a crimped tube using the same drill bit method.

Must be the angle, as the cutting went fine with zero problems on this session… unlike on others, where I have had bends and crimps.

Nice Job resurrecting your razorback Carlos. I really like those early markings with the white cowl stripe and the super wavy paint demarcation line on the fuselage. The Jug markings sweet spot for me is the period from when standardized the national insignia to just the blue and white star through D-Day.

Thanks Chris. This one is coming together well enough. And finally closing on the finish line! I’m with you on the early paint scheme and markings… when the Western Allies were trying to win air superiority over Western Europe and paying a steep price to do so.

My latest update on this P-47 project…

I’ve added more weathering such as exhaust and gunpowder stains, dirt stains onto the tires and areas on the airframe that would get such stains kicked up by the tires… I also glued the navigation, ID, and landing light in place, removed the canopy masking… and added a bit of bare metal wear in appropriate areas…









Just about done now… got a busy next few days ahead with family stuff, so it will hopefully be wrapped up by the end of the weekend.

That looks great!

Not sure which aircraft had more sencils, a P-47 or a F-4 Phantom

cbaltrin wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2026 6:02 am Not sure which aircraft had more sencils, a P-47 or a F-4 Phantom

My money is on the F-4 Phantom during the white codes and stencils era…