Count me in. I'm building a Lindberg P-47, that I'd
first mentioned in this thread. I orginally built it in 1975 or so, and this was my first kit.
I've got two vintage kits of the bird- one still in the original sealed box, the other opened up but complete. I'll actually building a re-issue of the kit, courtesy of Rob Gronovius (many, many thanks Rob!). So I've got 3 identical kits for this GB!
I'm not sure exactly what I'll end up doing for the final presentation, but I'm working on ideas so the final "product" will be the built re-issue version worked into a display of the one kit in the sealed box, with the instructions, decals and parts on the sprue from the opened kit.
Here is the still sealed kit. This is the 1974 version, and is the one I actually built as a kid.
This is the kit that is open, which is actually an older version, from 1967. All parts are there, as are the instructions and decals. They appear to be exactly like the '74 version I built, so I'll use them to show parts on the sprue.
Finally, here is the re-issue Rob so kindly provided for me.
The only difference I can see is that the reissue is cast in dark green, and the pilot has been left out- it's not on the instructions. Ironically, the stub on the sprue is still there- part #24! But you can see it was not cast, only the stub. Wonder if they used the original molds?
Believe it or not-
here's a photo of the real bird. Tail number is the same, though the # on the fuselage is different on the kit. How about that? That's the REAL Captain Thunderbolt. (Which makes more sense if you read my previously referenced post....) [;-)]
Jon Bius
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