Finally finished off with my Revell 1/72 scale P-47M Thunderbolt, "The Jug". Painted in the 2-tone ocean blue camouflage and markings of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, as flown by Capt. John C Fahringer who shot down a Me262 during WW2.
Earlier on, Maj. George E Bostwick also shot down an Me262 and damaged another one flying the same aircraft.
The kit had very little fit issues. Only a slight bit of filler was needed on the upper and lower fuselage sections. There was however, a lot of flash that had to be cleaned off.
Though the P-47Ms never carried rockets, I still attached the 10 rockets to the final model, as they were definitely a great add-on and enhanced the lethality in the looks of the final finished model.
Here are some beauty shots of the model. All hand-painted with mix-n-match of different locally available Fevicryl acrylic paints and weathered with ink wash.
And here is a video link to the effort
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QseR92TuKn4