D-Day Commemerative project (pic)

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Hi,

here is a pic of my D-Day 60th Anniversary commerative project…The kit is the new Tamiya 1/72 P-47D T-Bolt.Alclad II Aluminum, Polished Aluminum, and Chrome were used. Black watercolors made up the light wash.The Invasion stripes and Theatre ID bands were all masked and airbrushed. The cowling checkerboard, personal marking, Squadron ID codes and Bu.No.s are all homemade inkjet decals.National insignia/stencils are from the kit. I don’t have any 1/72 pilots, so this one was “CGI’d” into the pic. All trickery was done with Paintshop Pro 8.0 The model is swooping over a wooden plaque base with a map of the 5 beacheads embossed upon it. This was a fun project that snowballed as it went, but I feel it turned out to be a respectful tribute to those who gave some, and in particular to those who gave all. Happy Memorial Day!

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Nice job man,

Checkers and invasion stripes make for a flashy bird ! Sounds like it was alot of work. (NMF and home made decals) Shoot a pic of the base - sounds neat !

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nice jug!!!

whose the guy looking out from jug?

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[#ditto]
lol, didn’t even notice the face [:)]
Very nice!

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My guess is that it is the pilot! [:D] [}:)] [:P] [;)]

Randie [C):-)]

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very nice, a fitting tribute.

joe

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Nice looking Jug keep em coming.

Thad

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Thanks for the kind words and encouragement! Here’s another one of the same aircraft…