Antonio Argudo Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) Hello Gents, going to build this razorback for a german friend who owns some remains of this bird, This was a P47D-20 Razorback 4276428 (6M+H) from the 48th FBG 9TH Air Force flown by 2nd Lt. Glen V. Fleischer, on 23.03.1945 while attacking some strategic targets in the City of Bonn, they flew in the area and attacked German ground forces some 30km east of the Remagen Bridge When he dropped his fuel tank, gas was running out of the main tank and the plane went on fire, the pilot managed to bail out and became a POW, luckily he was free by Allies forces days later, my friend managed to contact the pilot in the 90's and after the pilot passed away at 93 years old his son in law sent him some photos, medals and even a piece of the chute he used to bailed out, now to complete the display I will build a 1/32 Trumpeter Razorback for him with the right markings, only a front view picture is known of this aircraft, I modified this profile to what would the markings have looked like. some fragments of the cowling checkers with OD paint Edited May 25, 2021 by Antonio Argudo Kagemusha, Chuzam Naj, Landrotten Highlander and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 starting with the cockpit, always with the help of wonderful Airscale instruments decals Jeff T, Thomas Lund, Landrotten Highlander and 17 others 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Great start! Did that seat come from the kit, or is it an aftermarket piece? Matt Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, scvrobeson said: Great start! Did that seat come from the kit, or is it an aftermarket piece? Matt thank you Matt, I used an aftermarket seat I had, think it was the Avionix cockpit for the bubbletop, I made from magic sculpt the headrest and control column base leather, cheers Edited May 24, 2021 by Antonio Argudo scvrobeson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Brilliant start Antonio. The story line is also most impressive. Thanks again for showing us your talent. Troy Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 10 minutes ago, Troy Molitor said: Brilliant start Antonio. The story line is also most impressive. Thanks again for showing us your talent. Troy Thank you Troy, my honor, yes, interesting story and tribute to a hero, cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 I love watching your work, and you are off to a great start! Cheers, Tom Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Looking good and what a background story, pretty amazing. Cheers Dennis Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDuv Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Amazing work on the cockpit my friend. Just waiting for someone to strap in and hit the starter. Cheers Mathieu Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Great project! I love the idea of displaying it with the recovered bits of the actual aircraft. This should be amazing when complete! Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 8 hours ago, Uncarina said: I love watching your work, and you are off to a great start! Cheers, Tom Thanks Tom, very appreciate it, will try my best, cheers 4 hours ago, dennismcc said: Looking good and what a background story, pretty amazing. Cheers Dennis Thank you Dennis, really enjoy recreating a bird with history, it adds something else! cheers 3 hours ago, MDuv said: Amazing work on the cockpit my friend. Just waiting for someone to strap in and hit the starter. Cheers Mathieu Thanks Mathieu, I'm pretty sure that someone will be quite comfortable in that spacious Thunderbolt cockpit had compared to 109's cheers 1 hour ago, Alex said: Great project! I love the idea of displaying it with the recovered bits of the actual aircraft. This should be amazing when complete! Thanks Alex, yes It will be the best place to be for this model, a tribute to this warrior and his ride! cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 (edited) Fuselage halves and wings are glued now, some Yellow Zinc Chromate has been applied in the wheel wells and inside the transparent cowling, this kit is big cheers Edited May 25, 2021 by Antonio Argudo Out2gtcha, Nighthawk Calling 1, dennismcc and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Hi Antonio, What Instrument panel did you use with those awesome Airscale instruments? That panel turned out really nice! The kit IP panel? Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Great story to go along with a great start! Looking forward to more progress. Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 44 minutes ago, Troy Molitor said: Hi Antonio, What Instrument panel did you use with those awesome Airscale instruments? That panel turned out really nice! The kit IP panel? Yes Troy, the kit's IP , only added a few modifications like the center top placards panel and the lights right panel, the Airscale dials were just placed on top the IP itself, cheers 18 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: Great story to go along with a great start! Looking forward to more progress. Thanks Brian, hope to make justice to this kit and historic bird/pilot, cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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