xmh53wrench Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Well, I finally scored a bubble top P-47. An old Revell P-47D. As I understand Lt. Pedromo actually scored his "Ace in a Day" in a P-47N so I will be doing a few things to give the appearance of an N from the D. I am building this model as a gift for my youngest son, as he is graduating from Berkley with his teaching credentials. He loves history, and I am hoping to build a display case for this so he can have it in his classroom. I think he will appreciate the pilot's history, heritage, and accomplishments during the closing moments of World War II. I will probably clip the wing tips and add a dorsal fin for the upgrade, other than that and maybe some masking tape seat belts this will probably totally OOB. Nice change from all the Mustangs, as this is the first time I have ever built one of these. I am looking for the nose art and the fuselage numbers (146) in 1/32 if somebody has an extra set they want to sell for "Lil Meatie's Meat Chopper" Here is a snapshot of the box, and what the first nights work turned out. Thanks for looking in. Happy Modeling!!! Pfuf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) Ahhhh Ok You said "Meat Chopper" on the Decal Request, and I had no idea you were doing an "N" as you just said P-47 bubble top, so I didn't put two and two together.. I have your decals IM me your address and good luck with the conversion! That's going to be a hell of a lot of work to fix the wings. They aren't simply clipped they are longer and shaped differently at the wingtips, landing gear track is wider, ailerons are different shape, etc etc.... Maybe somebody has a set of Jerry Rutman's "N" wings in their stash you can pick up since there is a Trumpeter N out now and Jerrys parts were actually designed for the Revell kit or his complete conversion. Paul Edited February 26, 2014 by av8shunmodels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Nice project Lou! I look forward to following along. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reconspit Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 ...very nice..., still a good looking bird. Reminds me of hours and hours of childhood modeling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Any updates, Lou? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Wow, does this bring back some memories. This was one of the first big aircraft kits I did as an adult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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