P47 Thunderbolt Razorback " Dream Baby "

[shoopdog]

I bought this kit at a garage sale for five bucks this summer. Decal were unusable so I purchased these Warbirds Decals from Hobbylinc. Actually they didn’t cost a penny using built up rewards. Paint is all Tamiya rattle can.

Plane is ready for it’s maiden flight with Paul A. Conger at the sticks. Thanks for looking and welcome your feedback.

this plane was a beast

Edited September 30, 2023 by shoopdog

[Jim B]

Great looking Thunderbolt.  I love the silhouettes comparing the P-47 to other fighters of the era.  Really shows you just how big The Jug was.

[Nacho Z]

Ooohhhhhh yeeeaaaahhhhh!  Very cool!  You just have to love these WW2 prop jobs.  I recently built an Academy version.  As a car guy, I really do get why the airplane guys are airplane guys…lol. Thanks for sharing!

[Lucius Molchany]

Very cool!

[ea0863]

That came out awesome!

[TonyK]

That is a great looking model! Very nice job!

[mustang1989]

On 9/25/2023 at 7:06 PM, shoopdog said:

I bought this kit at a garage sale for five bucks this summer. Decal were unusable so I purchased these Warbirds Decals from Hobbylinc. Actually they didn’t cost a penny using built up rewards. Paint is all Tamiya rattle can.

Plane is ready for it’s maiden flight with Paul A. Conger at the sticks. Thanks for looking and welcome your feedback.

this plane was a beast

That's a good lookin' Thunderbolt right there Keith. Are you saying that the kit was a beast to build or that the aircraft itself was a beast? 

If it was the latter these were indeed a formidable opponent with 8 .50 cal machine guns. Frickin' aircraft shredder. 

[TransAmMike]

Looks great Keith!!?

[shoopdog]

19 hours ago, mustang1989 said:

That's a good lookin' Thunderbolt right there Keith. Are you saying that the kit was a beast to build or that the aircraft itself was a beast? 

If it was the latter these were indeed a formidable opponent with 8 .50 cal machine guns. Frickin' aircraft shredder. 

I was speaking of the actual size of the plane compared to the other fighters of the day. The build itself was quite easy, but you are correct, with the 8 .50 caliber guns it was definitely the beast!

[Ace-Garageguy]

Great looking old Jug. If I had the money to buy a warbird, a P-47 bubbletop would be it...but I could suffer through having a razorback, somehow...

Anyway, nice work.  

[DonW]

On 9/26/2023 at 1:30 AM, Jim B said:

Great looking Thunderbolt.  I love the silhouettes comparing the P-47 to other fighters of the era.  Really shows you just how big The Jug was.

Indeed they were big. My dad (who flew Spitfires in WW2) always said the emergency drill in the P-47 was to undo the seat harness and run around the cockpit.

He and the other pilots in his squadron used to refer to the P-47 as 'seven tons of screaming sh*t'.

Nonetheless these 'planes and their pilots did an exceptional job and this model is a great tribute.✌️

 

 

[slusher]

Great build!

[shoopdog]

On 10/22/2023 at 10:41 PM, slusher said:

Great build!

Thank you sir!

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

Looks great.  My dad loves these. Looked into one of the 1:16 ones from 21st Century Toys for him back in college.  Didn't get it at $50.  Now they're $300+! I do have a die cast of the box art plane though.