Republic P-47D-30-RE Thunderbolt, Revell 1/72

[Jicehem]

Hello everybody

Here is my last build, an (officially) F-47D-30-RE Thunderbolt of the French Armée de l'air, in 1956 in Algeria and belonging to Escadron de chasse (Fighter squadron) EC 1/20 "Aurès-Némentcha".
The kit is Revell's model suffering from two major defects : the engine is fixed too low in connexion of the fuselage center line and a too deep fuselage with the result that the extra fuel tank under the belly is almost level with the ground ! I attempted to correct by positionning the engine 2 mm higher, by sanding the belley bu about the same value (after having filled the bottom of putty to avoid getting a hole), by lengthening the landing gear legs by 1 1/2 mm. The markings come from an extra decal sheet (Berna Deacals). Hand brush painting with humbrol Metalcote "Polished aluminium" buffed with aluminium powder.

In spite of this work, the fuel tank stays too much near the ground.



















Jicehem
 

[No.1]

Great one!!! I think I have did color profile of this machine

[draken35]

[modellius]

nice one