P-47 Thunderbolt GB

… but is there a set of marking in 1/48 for ‘TARHEEL HAL”?


Hiya Wing-nut, i have a set of 1/48th "TARHEEL HAL" decs. Drop me a PM, or post with your addy and i'll get them off to you.

Geoff

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I started work on the Revell P-47M. I'm using it as "practice" for the GB I suppose. For $8, it is an excellent kit. I'm thinking about getting the Heller 1/72 P-47N for the GB, just to do something different. Anyone built that kit?

Here's a pic of the scheme I'm going to finish my current bubbletop with:

QUOTE: Originally posted by jug-junkie … but is there a set of marking in 1/48 for ‘TARHEEL HAL”? Hiya Wing-nut, i have a set of 1/48th "TARHEEL HAL" decs. Drop me a PM, or post with your addy and i'll get them off to you. Geoff

You've got mail!!

And like the email said...

Hey! I did'nt know youn guys were going a Jug GB! I know I've just built one, but can I join in? If the start is Jan 2006, I'll be ready in plenty of time! I'd love to be part of a GB around here.

Darren.

TANGO1: I saw your Hun Hunter and I thought it looked really, really sharp. I hope to dive into NMF's soon, and that bird is quite an inspiration. I'll let you in only if you share your secrets on how you produce such awesome looking builds.

I've already built the Tamiya razorback and bubbletop,(great kits BTW), However, I picked up a 1/48 Hase. kit at our club auction for $8.00. I've already ordered a resin pit and wheel bay. Also have lots of spare jug decals, bow season will be over.....Jan. 1.....cool....I'm in.

Jerry

Jabbe, count me in! I'm gonna go through my decal collection to see what I can find

This is going to be fun!

Darren.

I was just seeking around this site for specific Jug information but upon seeing this
47 GB got interested.

I'm currently working on modeling all of the known 368th FG 395th FS aircraft between 1943 and 1944 in 1/48th scale

Currently I'm working on one of my Grandfathers aircraft "Wild Bette" in which he flew 120 missions and went through some dramatic changes throughout it's airworthy career. Here the bird is at strip A-3 June 1944 in Cardonville France.

I'm working on all three known versions of this aircraft.

I'd be interested in building another 395th ship for this build, That being of a close family friend and fellow jug driver Cliff Gamble, His "Eloise 2" pictured below. this bird has always intrigued me and this should give me an excuse to buy yet another Tamyia P-47 Razorback :)


Rkik

Welcome to the build Rkik! All the 368th and 395th? That's quite a project! How many aircraft will that be when you finish?

QUOTE: Originally posted by Jabbe Welcome to the build Rkik! All the 368th and 395th? That's quite a project! How many aircraft will that be when you finish?

Thank you and yes it is a bit ambitious and maybe foolhardy to take on such a project. I have though been a bit determined as I keep seeing many of the surviving drivers of these Jugs dying and there memorys and aircraft forgotten. It is my goal to somehow keep the memory of them alive.

However, in order to not break myself I'm focusing only on those aircraft I can find specific details on from May 1944 to Sept 1944, as well as a few representive craft from 1943 when the 395 FS was based in the US.

As of now there are about 20 ships with enough information to model, of those about Five I have detail enough to actually build three to four different versions of the same aircraft.

My focus is on the original flights of the 395th FS in Europe as not only was one my Grandfather, I have also had the privilage of hearing about and meeting some of the others during this time period.

For more information should anyone be interested in the 395th FS or 368 Fighter Group check out this site:
http://www.368thfightergroup.com/

Decals for one 395th Panzer Duster ship, Bill Wayland's "Sleepy Jean" is available by Aeromaster should anyone also be interested.

I'm quite impressed with your project Rkik. I'd love to see progress pics as you model along!

My old Heller P-47N came in from E-bay. I took a look at the kit, and I am quite impressed. The detail is quite sharp, although all the rivets and panel lines are raised, rather than recessed. Normally I prime the model and sand it down, but I don't want to do that in this case. When you guys have raised pannel lines, what do you do to get a nice finish without sanding all the detail away?

I have the camo on my "practice" Tbolt. I used silly putty for a soft edge. I'm still learning how to use my AB, but I think I'm getting better. After another model or two I want to try a NMF. Here are a few pics:

QUOTE: Originally posted by Gilmund Here´s the Hasegawa kit. I´ve learned that the mold is from the early 80:s. In some aspects, especially the outside it looks like a decent kit. The panel lines are nicelly recessed and the details looks OK. It has received fine revievs that I´ve read. But the cocpit is a joke, and so are the wheel bays (no side walls). I intent to replace them with two Aires resin sets. They are fairly inexpensive (about 80kr = U.S. $10 each) The sets are recomendet for the Academy, but from what I´ve heard it´s not to be to much trouble fitting them. So - with an overall ok kit and with those resin sets, I think it got the potential to turn out ok.

Johan,

Aires makes a wheel bay set for the Hase. kit...#4077
True details makes a very nice CP also..............#48483

I'm going to build the same kit as you. I've also ordered the gun bay. Haven't decided on markings yet. Can't wait.

Jerry

Ok Joshua... I'm in too. May not be able to start the project right on the start date but it will be next up in the rotation for sure. A Hasegawa 1/48 bubble top. It will be my 1st ever jug and first ever NMF (darn… my knees are shakin’ already)
It's a long way to that point but I iwll be asking for LOTS of advise

Hiya guys,

Just received the full Aires detail set for my Hasa 1/48th Jug. I Cannot believe the amount of resin! I am going to need each minute and hour in this build. So everything is now ready and in place for the big day.....

Cheers
Geoff

Hey guys, I need some help with the instruction for the aeromaster set 72-008 Pacific P-47D, I lost it, if somebody can send a copy via e-mail I will apreciate it. In advance Thanks.

BTTT

This GB is still open to anyone wishing to join. We won't be starting till the first of the year.

Here are a few personal progress pics on my practice plane. This is a Revell 1/72 model. I saw another at the LHS, and almost picked it up, because I really like this kit. Soon I'll future it, and that'll be a first for me.



I had some issues with the black of the D-day stripes. I wanted a nice sharp line, but that didn't happen. I think next time I'll AB the black, and not paint it on. I can always point to WWII pics of D-day stripes and say "see! those aren't perfect either!"

Joshua

Ooohhh can I join this one too??? Please????

I'll have to pick one up at the LHS, but I'm going with the Tamiya 1/72 Jug.

BTW Tom, I work were the 201st did the majority of their training, Majors Field, Greenville, Tx.

Looks great Joshua. How is the fit on that revell kit? I am doing a 'practice' run too, but am no where near as far as you. Mine is a tamiya 1/72 and may / may not be complete in time to actually start the 'real' build.
Leon

Welcome to the build roadkill_275!

Thanks Leon! I was very apprehensive when I bought the kit b/c I was (and still am) working on a horrible Revell 1/72 B-26. This P-47 kit is very, very nice though. I've been throughly impressed. I like the fact that the cowl has open doors, unlike most models. So far it's gone together very nicely. This kit is so nice that I almost bought the rebox yesterday (same kit, different decals). I have a Heller 1/72 P-47N in my stash, so I think I'll hold off for right now. The Revell kit rivals Academy's 1/72 Razorback, both are pretty sharp looking.

TANGO1: If I remember correctly, you built a Hun Hunter model? Who did you get the decals from, and do you know if they happen to have Hun Hunter decals for 1/72 scale?

Greetings:
Got the kit, Hasegawa D model
Got the decals; "Tarheel Hal"
Can't find the paint numbers! I know, somewhere out there, somebody has found the correct orange and yellow for this plane! It is not a true "dayglo" orange, but a shading and the yellow is closer to a Flanker yellow that insignia yellow. Anybody?
BTW, is it to late to join??
Thanks!!!

II Leone

We should probably share info as best we can as I am planning the same marking. The start date is off a bit so I iwll not be starting and research yet but as I ome acroos any pics, facts etc I will send 'em your way.

Welcome to the build IILeone! It's not too late at all, we're not starting until the first of the year, most of us are up to our heads in GB's already.

I am interested in throwing my lot in here. If I can just remember that I threw it in!! I have the Tamiya 1/72 bubble top that needs to be built. I have been working with a group of boys on a plane project. Two of them are P-47s. The link is: http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=50274

Now if I can get moving on the F1 GB.

Hey Wing_Nut:
Deal on the research. Still trying to track down the colors, I have a pretty good idea on the marking placements. BTW, there is an awesome set of decals you can get. Lifelike Decals, and they are available from Flightdecs. http://flightdecs.ca The price is $12.50US and they are great people.
This will be great motivation for me to get this one going. Long time I have wanted to do this plane.

Il Leone

Jug-junkie had a set of Super Scale decals he wasn’t going to use and sent them to me from South Africa... Thanks again Geoff!!!! So I am good there.

The pics below are what I have seen so far… a few of these coming from another FSM member at a recent Houston airshow… thanks Eddie Miller!!!

I went to the Intrepid in NYC not too long ago and bought a poster with 20 or so WWII planes on it and the P-47 is Tarheel Hal. I thought it was a cool scheme and Geoff hooked me up with the decals. Thanks Geoff… oh I said that already but what the heck

Have not looked into the orange thing as you have described. From what I have seen so far it reminds me of an orange I used on car model when I was maybe 13 or 14 years old from a rattle can. Trust me that was a loooooong time ago.

Hey Wing_nut
Looked at the photos carefully there. I'm not positive they got it right. The research I have thus far shows no invasion stripes. Also, the tailwheel doors are the same yellow as the cowling. Not positive but the main gear doors are possibly white, still checking into that. Prop is the paddle blade version. That's what I know for now. I think the color thing will keep us busy for awhile. Glad I have alot of work to do before I worry about paint!

Hello everybody!! May I join this GB with with a Tamiya1/72 bubbletop? Not sure of what scheme but I'll decide that later.

Il Leone
See we are helping each other already I beleie you to be correct. The sheet with teh deacls doe snot show invasion stripes, has the ornage comeing stright down right in front of the horizntal stabs. It also has the front of the cowl and the prop hub as organe. So looks like we are finding some differences.

Welcome to the build mustang10!

jlwilliams: I like the project you're working on, sounds like fun. Are you just going to keep us posted, or are you going to join in the build as well.

From my front, I bought another Revell 1/72 bubbletop. I also recently finished future-ing my first "practice" t-bolt. It was my first time ever using future, and I had partial success. I'm looking foward to seeing how well the decals go on. I'm debating if I want to build the Heller P-47N when the build starts, or just mount the wings onto the Revell T-bolt. Opinions?

The build dosn't start for another 2 months guys, so we've got plenty of time to find paint schemes and decals.

Joshua

Jabbe:
I am planning on building the Tamiya 1/72 bubbletop. I have not decided on the scheme yet. I generally build out of the box, but I am looking at the Reno races for ideas.