Thunnus Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 (edited) The Trumpeter P-47D Razorback kit has been delivered and I'm now waiting for the AM items to arrive. Not familiar with the kit so I'll probably do a pictorial of the box contents to kick it off. Edited November 17, 2022 by Thunnus Changed Title Brett M, AlexMisa, Out2gtcha and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Awesome brother. so cool Pete Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Nice, always fancied doing one of these. Will follow with interest. Regards. Andy Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Awesome subject! I've always wanted to do another one of these after totally destroying my Revell one years ago. Can't wait to see the masterpiece that will come off your bench Craig Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Iscold Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Oh no!!! Thunnus again!!! Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Oh, boy! Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Oh my. As always, I'll be looking forward to this one. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Looking forward to your build John! Really hope for another wonderful build from you. Matt Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 MY preferred type of Thunderbolt. Looking forward to see what you do with this. Any news of the KI-61?? Cheers, Michael Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citadelgrad Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Following another epic and informative thread…. Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 I needed a break from my usual Luftwaffe/Axis subjects and wanted to try an Olive Drab Allied fighter. First choice was the Tamiya P-51D Mustang but my internet search brought up lots of great OD Mustang builds ala Passion Wagon, Frenesi, Old Crow, etc. My interest was peaked by Gazza's question, Doesn't Anybody Like the Razorback? , especially that photo of the restored Snafu. Nobody answered my question about 1/32 scale decals for that particular aircraft and I couldn't find any either. But there were some options for Lt. Frank Oiler's Eileen (WZ-S, Serial Number 42-75249), which served in the same 78th Fighter Group as Snafu and shared that distinctive black and white checkered cowl. I decided to pick up the Trumpeter P-47D Razorback kit and give it a shot. Before I get into the kit, I want to admit that I don't know much about the P-47D so my build will not be super accurate. There are some great reference builds at LSP including JayW's superduper-detailed 1/18 Bubbletop and Citadelgrad's recently completed 1/32 Hasegawa Thunderbolt that I can refer to. If anyone wants to chime in with suggestions and/or references to make my build better, please go ahead and chime away, with the understanding that I may or may not be able to accommodate the suggestions depending on my skill/will level. During my preliminary internet search on Eileen, I was able to find some photos of this machine. There are a number of things that I can pick up in these photos that I can apply to my build like the wheel covers, diamond tread on the tires, smooth blast tubes on the wing guns, type of rear view mirror, prop type, etc. There's also a considerable amount of available photos of the 78th FG and I found this one very interesting as it is in color... ZC Yellow for the landing gear covers and wheel wells? A dark color (Olive Drab?) for the landing gear legs. What appears to be another star/bars under the starboard wing? I am assuming Olive Drab uppers and Neutral Grey for the underparts and not RAF colors... is this correct? Greg W, Greif8, R Palimaka and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Dpgsbody55 said: Any news of the KI-61?? Cheers, Michael The Ki-61 is in a holding pattern for now. For whatever reason, riveting of the exterior is a process that I'm not mentally prepared to dive into right now! But I do want to get back to her eventually. LSP_Kevin and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Babbitts Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Where to begin? The Trumpy Razorback is a great kit. A LOT of detail i.e., internal parts that will not be seen once everything is buttoned up, just fun to build though. The fit..... eh. The way you were able to tackle some of the other builds you have shown here, there should be little problem. The color of 78th FG Thunderbolts. Here is where the fun begins. O.D. Green upper with neutral grey lower is the conventional reasoning. However, I did read an article many years ago in a Fine Scale Modeler magazine, "Special Edition", where a P-47D Razorback "Miss Behave" of the 78 FG was built using British colors for the exterior. R.A.F. Green upper and "Sky" for the lower portion. All I can say is, have fun, fit twice, glue once, swear, remove part and re-glue. Lastly, best if you listen to someone else, who knows what they are doing . Gazzas and Thunnus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc65 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 nice subject, and creepy kit! I've personally learned to distrust Trumpeters, but I'm sure we'll see terrific execution in your hands! If I may, have you looked at the kitsworld.co.uk website? they have several interesting decals for P47 razorback... Thunnus and Paulpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 This is handy, after I have finished my current builds I have 2 P-47's to build a razor and a bubble top, so I will be highly interested in what you find on your build. Cheers Dennis Thunnus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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