1/48 Hasegawa P-47D - "Saucy Susie"

I love P-47's, what a huge beast (to really see how big they are, I sat it next to a Bf-109, they look like different scales) having recently built the Tamiya P-47, now the Hasegawa, I would say the Tamiya kit was better, but there's not a lot in it.

Metal work is AK Xtreme, I just used Tamiya Semi Gloss Black as the base, as after all this was an aircraft in action, not a showbird, although it is still very shiny.

I painted the tail colours, invasion stripes and the res nose work, as there was no way Hasegawa decals would have set as nice as paint work looks. I just cut out the "Saucy Susie" decal to fit in. 
I used Mr Mark Softer to set the decals, it seems to work well on Hasegawa decals, (I tried Agama Hypersol....that's a big no-no on bare metal paints, eats right through it)

And I used AK Gauzy for gloss, as I have found when using Mr Hobby Super Clear III on AK Xtreme Metal, it eats through the metal colour a bit and I see hints of the black primer (I imagine it's the thinners, not the clear, but super clear III need heavily thinned)

The P-47 looks great in metal finish, or camo, I can't decide which I like better.