1/48 Tamiya P-47 D23 Thunderbolt

by Tolga Ulgur

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Here is my 1/48 Tamiya P-47 D23 RA  Thunderbolt finished with the markings of  82ndFS / 78 th FG / 8 th Air Force based in Duxford  England during 1944. This natural metal machine was flown by Lt.R.D.Sharp.  

I used the profiles from  “P-47 Thunderbolt” published by Hall Park editions- Warpaint series as reference.

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The base kit is well known Tamiya P-47 D Razorback. No need to aftermarket product to finish it as D23 .

Beginning with the block D 22 , the original narrow-chorded Curtiss propeller was replaced by propellers with larger blades, the Evansville plant switching to a new Curtiss propeller (for D 23 RA) with a diameter of 13 feet (3.96 m) and the Long Island plant using a Hamilton Standard propeller (for D 22 RE ) with a diameter of 13 feet 2 inches (4.01 m). 

The model is built mostly out of the box except for ;

  • Eduard PE seat belts

  • Tally Ho PE gunsight

  • Ultracast 48123 P-47 covered wheels-diamond tread

The painting was done with Alclad II Aluminium Lacquers as usual.  The base color is Alclad Natural Aluminium.  For different panels shading I used Alclad White and Dark Aluminium also.  D-day bands are painted by using Tamiya acrylics.  

The decals are from my spare box. 

Happy modelling 

Tolga 

Istanbul - Turkey

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Photos and text © by Tolga Ulgur