K5IKL Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Latest completion is the Trumpeter 1/32 P-47N Thunderbolt "2 Big and To Heavy/Short Snorter" of 333rd FS/318th FG, April 1945, Le Shima, Ryukyu Islands. Used Zotz Decals, AMS Resin wheels, Master Model gun barrels and Eduard seat belts. Otherwise OOB. Jerry Whitey, MikeC, The Dude and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Very nice, Jerry! K5IKL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Lovely model! K5IKL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepard Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 amazing results cheers shep K5IKL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Bettencourt Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Man I love that scheme. Thanks for sharing. Rod K5IKL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 I love the colorful P-47's. Yours is beautiful. K5IKL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Excellent job! Cheers, Tom K5IKL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 the decals look stunning - I always wondered what this scheme would like in the flesh i am still trying to work out how to model these NMF birds and get the right level of realism in the finish, but just to my mind however the finish looks a little too clean if something was really beaten up it's almost easier - you just go to town, but when the aircraft were new NMF and probably very well looked after, I am still looking for the best way to replicate what we see thanks again for sharing I have a few of these Trumpy kits and this certainly makes me want to build mine! K5IKL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Nicely done. K5IKL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Nicely done Jerry. I love the way the -47N looks. Just awesome to see. I have two of these kits and the new Wheels by Harold in the stash. Thanks for showing us the way. Troy K5IKL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K5IKL Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 7 hours ago, Troy Molitor said: Nicely done Jerry. I love the way the -47N looks. Just awesome to see. I have two of these kits and the new Wheels by Harold in the stash. Thanks for showing us the way. Troy Thanks Troy. The one thing I didn't do was glue the prop in place as I am waiting for Harold to release his corrected prop for the "N". Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodyK9 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Always thought that 50 cal machine gun barrels were black on WWII airplanes not silver or gray. At least all the ones we used in Vietnam were black. Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K5IKL Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, CodyK9 said: Always thought that 50 cal machine gun barrels were black on WWII airplanes not silver or gray. At least all the ones we used in Vietnam were black. Am I missing something? You are correct. The 50 cal barrels were black. However on the P-47 (at least) the barrel could be covered with a wing gun blast tube which was polished aluminum. Pic below from the P-47 walk around. Edited July 18, 2019 by K5IKL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodyK9 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Mystery solved. Thanx. I think it's the very first time I saw them on a model or a plane for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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