Official Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Painting Thread

[pflanzer]

New Ray 1/200 Republic P-47. The N plane has had a lot of detail added to enhance the original. The P plane is almost a complete repaint everything except the tail.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=72373&d=1359084565

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=72371&d=1359084543

[Bluedevil]

Cool!:)

[Flying Officer Kyte]

The aircraft with the purple nose and stars is very impressive even without the orange and yellow.
Very striking and well executed work as usual Tony.
Rob.

[flash]

They look 'the business' as we say over here - well done Tony ;)

[Archidamus]

Really impressive - well done Tony

[Lloydthegamer]

Great job on those beasts!

[gully_raker]

:thumbsup: Great pair of "Jugs" there Tony.
Very nice work.:clap::clap::clap:

[Lloydthegamer]

Here's some Jugs from the South West Pacific. These are True North minis and are solid lead so they are very heavy models, very appropriate for the T-bolt!

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This is one of Neil Kirby's birds. I believe he was the top scoring Jug pilot in the Pacific.

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Maj. Gerald R Johnson, CO of the 9th FS/49th FG

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[somaliavet]

Very nice Jugs! Super crisp paintjobs, too! :thumbsup:

[FrankJamison]

They look great! :thumbsup:

[Dan-Sam]

I like the white details on the wings and tail. And the victory markers are just superb. Good job Lloyd :thumbsup:

[OldGuy59]

New Ray 1/200 Republic P-47. The N plane has had a lot of detail added to enhance the original. The P plane is almost a complete repaint everything except the tail.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=72373&d=1359084565

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=72371&d=1359084543

Tony,
Marvelous paint jobs.

I couldn't find a decent line drawing of the Bubble Canopy D model, but I found an N. And I left the damage as a D model, as the Official Stats said that it was BBB/BA. You're flying a D, anyway.

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Mike :)

[Flying Officer Kyte]

I can see my education is sadly lacking. In no respect did I expect a pair of Thunderbolts to be coined as Jugs.
Even such a fine pair as these are not at all like jugs.
Rob.

[jmkinki]

Greetings!

A friend of me give me as a present a few minis of the same scale than my WoW/WoG planes. One of them was a P-47B Thunderbolt. Unfortunately, I don't know the mini manufacturer... if somebody knows it please inform to me about it.

I have found in Spanish forum a friend that paint minis at a good price. He has sent my Thunderbolt painted a week ago and I'm very impressed because he has made a great job!

I bought some accesories from aerodrome to complete them and, here you have the final results. I hope you like it!

I selected A7-B P-47D-30-RA S/N 44-33221 "Slick Chick" flown by Lt. Col. Frank Perego, 368th FG Commander. Here you have some photos together my P-51D "The Hawk-eye Owan".

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-XekuELDpaOE/VQ6kmQwEZhI/AAAAAAAADVc/i_7r2HRoPYc/s800/image.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-CT0kvUfGu18/VQ6knddM8HI/AAAAAAAADVk/j25eGy9KeYk/s800/image.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ORYR1R6Y0c8/VQ6koZgS07I/AAAAAAAADVs/CdBNo0gdmBM/s800/image.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2K1MKlHw85M/VQ6qT1pWUwI/AAAAAAAADV8/0WaQ3VIORO0/s800/image.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-R5-ORzKMCy0/VQ6qUyX_fLI/AAAAAAAADWE/zNcjd0Mc2gc/s800/image.jpg

I know, that this deco is for a P-47D instead a P-47B but I love it....

[miscmini]

Having worn out a couple of copies of Thunderbolt (by Robert S. Johnson w/Martin Caidin), I was excited to get a request to assemble and paint some Platz 1/144 scale models in 61st FS, 56th FG livery. I used Vallejo Model Color (VMC) Russian Uniform WWII (position 094) for the upper surfaces and Sky Gray (154) for the lower surfaces. HV-V, Little Chief, is decorated with decals provided in the kit. I made the decals for the nose art for Lucky II and Pengie II(HV-p and HV-M) along with the aircraft ID and serial numbers for HV-P, -M, & -O. Pilot figures are from Reviresco.

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[nicholasyt]

Good Day Chaps! Great Work in here!

Here is my take on Maj. Bostwick's P-47M-RE

*edit* forgot to mention that this is a Scotia Grendel Miniature!

(Still a WIP, trying to source some nice cheap 1/200 decals in London)

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[nicholasyt]

P-47D-28 and P-47M-RE awaiting decals =)

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[Baxter]

Has anyone done any Brazilian paint jobs yet? I think their AF fought from Livorno Italy in WWII.

[nicholasyt]

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Decals and Matt Coat Applied! waiting for it to dry

[milcoll73]

finally finished a p-47 ive been working on for awhile now. an "aztek eagle" 201st fighter squadron (unknown pilot) p-47 that operated with the 58th fighter group in the philippines in mid 1945. 267398267399267400

[fox]

old 1/144 Minicraft Academy
Not a good model , lesser than the P51 which was in good condition du to his age.
https://i.servimg.com/u/f79/17/77/62/17/img_3910.jpg (https://servimg.com/view/17776217/4885)
https://i.servimg.com/u/f79/17/77/62/17/img_3912.jpg (https://servimg.com/view/17776217/4887)
https://i.servimg.com/u/f79/17/77/62/17/img_3911.jpg (https://servimg.com/view/17776217/4886)

[pflanzer]

342nd Fighter Squadron 348th Fighter Group Pacific Theater. Ceramcoat (craft paint) upper Timberline green, Oyster white tail. Lower Testors Neutral Gray.

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[milcoll73]

rep guns jammed. very attractive paint scheme!

[Teaticket]

Very nice Tony. I love everything Pacific. You rarely hear that there were Thunderbolts and Mustangs there.

[Naharaht]

Great painting, everyone! :thumbsup:

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Very smooth Tony.
Rob.

[malachi]

Sally Flat Foot III, the "worry bird," 1st Lt William 'Bill' Ward, 386th Fighter Sqn, 365th FG (the Hell Hawks), Fontanay-Sur-Mer, France, July 1944
an Ares Raymond repaint
profile: p249 Thunderbolts of the Hell Hawks, Barnes/Crump/Sutherland
decals: all homemade except 1 insignia from miscmini
"Me Worry? Hell, yeah!"
spinny Aerodrome prop
Armaments in Miniature bomb

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Vallejo model color Silver, Cuttlefish Colors Black Knight, Vallejo game effects Rotten White.
Flory Models 'grime' wash

[Stumptonian]

Nice work (as usual) Chris.
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[Teaticket]

Super Jug Chris. Minimal work for a whole new plane! Look forward to more Hell Hawks.

[CrashCraig]

Sharp looking Hawk Chris! :clap::thumbsup:

[malachi]

Thanks, gents. My first WGS fighter repaint. Pretty happy with how it turned out and learned a couple lessons on it. Hopefully 6 more from the 386th squadron coming ;)

[Guntruck]

Nice work Chris.

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Very attractive colour scheme Chris.
Are well, back to my Olive Drab cammo painting I expect, although i do have a couple of hundred mini houses to be getting on with.
Oh joy!
You have brought a splash of colour into my workroom.
Thanks.
Rob.

[malachi]

Nice work Chris.
Thanks, Steve!


Very attractive colour scheme Chris.
Are well, back to my Olive Drab cammo painting I expect, although i do have a couple of hundred mini houses to be getting on with.
Oh joy!
You have brought a splash of colour into my workroom.
Thanks.
Rob.
lol, your project is impressive, Rob.
There will be a fair mix of olive drab/metal/razorback/bubble Jugs. Some of my favorite schemes are the result of mixing parts when salvaging for repair.

@caveman: Dave, thanks for the Rep - your PMs are full so couldn't reply.

[mikeemagnus]

Nice job there Chris :)