Well, here she is in all of her OD glory - in spite of my attempts to destroy her.
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This is Tamiya’s 1:48 P-47D Razorback, an outstanding kit as everyone
already knows. Used Acrylicos Vallejo Model Air paint and Pollyscale
gloss and flat finishes. Decals are Superscale 48-879.
Still working on weathering techniques and really did not apply any
on this build. Well I did try, remember the Windex incident
.
Still have a few odds-n-ends to wrap up, antenna wire, the gun site that I somehow missed, etc.
Paint scheme and marking represent Major Quince Brown’s “Okie”,
P-47-6RE s/n 42-74753, WZ-J, from sometime in the 1943 – 44 timeframe.
Some background info, taken in part from the 78th Fighter Group web page:
Major Quince L. Brown was one of top scoring aces of the 78th
Fighter Group. He was credited with 14.333 victories per 8th Air Force
standards in less than two years in the ETO. He also distinguished
himself as the first 8th Fighter Command P-47 pilot to participate in a
ground strafing attack. During his second combat tour, he was shot down
by enemy anti-aircraft fire, captured and murdered by a German
civilian. Major Brown's personal awards included the Silver Star,
five(5) DFCs and six(6) AMs. On October 15, 1994 he was inducted into
the Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame.
-dave