P-47 "Jug" Group Build

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P-47 Tunderbolt Group Build

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If you are interested in building a P-47 than join us. Share your experience, information and have fun. Starting and ending dates can change - put your comments and start building those jugs. Pleace your id, brand and scale and also include the estimated time of your start

Rules: any size, markings P-47

starting date: October 01, 2007 (earlier start OK [:D])

ending date: end of 2008 (?)

Additional Requirement: Share your experience and post a lot of pictures here !!!

HAVE FUN !!!

Greg ( gzt) : Tamiya 1/48 - P-47D Gabreski’s Razorback - DONE

Hasegawa 1/48 Bubbletop - DONE

Tamiya 1/48 P-47M - DONE

John (jeaton01) : Tamiya 1/48 - P47D Bubble Top

opt. Academy P-47N - finished

Joshua ( Jabbe ) : MPM 1/72 XP-47H - finished

( GA.modelmaker ) :1/48 bubble top

Dave ( razordws ) : 1/72 Hasegawa Mk. II RAF version in Pacific theater markings

David ( Circuitrider ) : ARII 48th scale Razorback

( Nexxus6 ) :Academy Plastics P-47N

Scott ( espins1) : Hasegawa 1/32 P-47D

( bondoman ) : Vintage 1/24 P-47

( TheLastPriest ) : 1/72 academy p-47D

Fred ( Gigatron ) : 1/48 hasegawa D Razorback, 395thFS/368thFG w/ verlinden detail set - finished

( daiguma ) : Monogram’s 1/48 Razorback

Marc ( wing_nut ) : Tamiya 1/48 Bubbletop - finished

( grhornet ) : Hasegawa 1/48 Bubbletop (?)

( semibold ) : academy 1/48 P-47D

( thuds1 ) : 1/72 1x Hasegawa and 2x Tamiya [tup]

( sanman383 ) : 1/48 ARII Razorback

Kent ( purplexs650d ) : 1/48 Hasegawa P-47D conversion to Doublebolt !!!

and 1/72 Hasegawa “Bubbletop” P-47

( Keyworth ) : ?

Freddie ( fjs3 ) : 1/32 Trampeter

( dupes ) : 1/48, either a Hasegawa D razorback, or Academy D bubbletop

( hkshooter ) : 1/48 Hasegawa “Bubbletop”

Mike ( ruddratt ) : 1/72 Tamiya Razorback

Richard ( upcwhiting ) : 1/48 Monogram Bubbletop + …

Mike (MikeV) : 1/48 Tamiya Razorback “Little Chief” - finished

and one extra “guest” Jug from Mike

( artabt ) : 1/32 Hasegawa Gabby’s last Jug HV-A

( polak ) : Tamiya’s 1:48 P-47 Lanowski

( raptordriver ) : Testors P-47D 1/48 - finished

Mike ( MikeW ) : Testors 1/48 P-47 Razorback - 351st FS - YJ - J

( painklr ) : Testors 1/72 and Revell 1/72 both in NMF

( ggatt_2 ) : Tamiya 1/72 Razorback

( raider83 ) : Tamiya 1/48 Bubbletop

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Greg, I’ll probably start around the end of September, my official entry will be the Tamiya bubbletop, but I’ve also got the Academy N that I would like to get built.

Any idea about a badge yet? I can help with that.

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OK, Starting Date: October 01, 2007

I put your kit on the list as 1/48 scale kits.

I did not think of a badge yet. Sure, if you something in mind please show your idea.

Greg

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I’m in with a 1/72 XP-47H. If I remember correctly, it was built by MPM? I don’t have the box anymore.

Joshua

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well you can count me in on this. but before i began mine ihave serveal other gb that i msut finish up frist. i will be building aca 1/48 bubble top big ass bird. and this will be my frist nmf try with some ams for the build.

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Greg, put me down for a 1/72 Hasegawa Mk. II RAF version in Pacific theater markings. Start time will be when I get to it [:o)]! Okay, I seriously don’t know but I’m guessing late this year or beginning of next.

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GA.modelmaker, Dave: welcome !!! you are in [:)]

Hopefully there will be more JUGs soom [:)]

For a start, I just got a “Zemke’s wolfpack” - a lot of pictures I did not see yet and a lot of stories of 56FG. Its a very interesting reading.

Currently I work on a P-47M flown by Lanowski. It is a Tamiya 1/48, very nice kit. I will post some additional pictures but currently only cockpit and part of the engine is done.

Greg

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Joshua:

MPM did do a kit of the XP-47H, I built it a few years ago. One thing they missed was that the air scoop up behind the cockpit should be on both sides, not just one the way the kit is.

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Here’s possible badge for the GB, feel free to make suggestions, offer a different picture, or just say you hate it. It’s easy enough to change. It’s available at this size or up 1280 by 900 or so.

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John,

I love it !

Nice layout. Lets do it as an official badge of P-47 GB 2007

Greg

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If there is anyone insterested in 56FG, I just got a book “56th Fighter Group” from Ospray Publishing. A lot of paint schemes shown.

Greg

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Hey Guys,

I think I’ll kick in with an ARII 48th scale Razorback.

It’s a weak kit, I know, but I think I’ll try to spruce it up a bit. I’ll start 1 OCT.

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Welcome David !

You are officialy IN [:D]

Greg

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Well, got to start somewhere. Never done a group build before. So put me in and I’ll be doing the Academy Plastics P-47N. I’ll start on OCT 01.

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Welcome to the group !

[#welcome]

Greg

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I’m going to be picking up the new Hasegawa 1/32 P-47D, so I might as well join the fun! [:D]

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Welcome aboard, Scott. Are you sure you wouldn’t rather spend twice the money and do the Trumpeter P-47? What are they thinking!

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[(-D] And from everything I’ve read about the Hasegawa P-47, it’s going to be hard to beat! [8D]

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What has anybody heard about the Vintage models 1/24 'bolt.

I’d do it. I own an R-2800 piston so that might be a suitable base. Served as an ashtray all through the sixties…probably pretty illegal. The wrist pin is a formidable object all by itself.

My buddy Airman Jim who likes a/c but doesn’t model has bought a couple of P-40’s in that scale/from them which looked ok.

Story- typical Bondoman blather- my Father-in-law was crew chief for a pilot named Atwater whom he teamed with, and just worshipped about, thru nightfighters. P-70, Beaufighter then P-61s. Atwater finally got a P-47 and asked F-I-L to come with. “Only if it gets a back seat!”, sez Don! I’d be happy to tell more abt all of those a/c and him because I have 100’s of hrs. of his personal history.

Sad to say Captain Atwater was killed in a landing accident. I would do his a/c. I believe that he was in a Squadron in middle Italy in 1944.

OK fess up it’s Friday afternoon and I’m into adult bev. #3. There was a story abt p-47s in the Air and Space recently that had photos of these on the taxiways in winter 44 in Northern Europe. The Crew chief would lie on the right wing with a (gloved) hand over/around the weapons on the leading edge and signal to the pilot with his other hand which way to steer. Don sez there was a 6x6 at the beginning of the runway to pick them up. We cannot thank these people enough.

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Welcome to the Group !

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It is a very interesting story and a real inspiration to build a model.

As far as the tv show on P-47 - was it a “The most dadly aircraft - P-47” ??

Greg