1/72 Revell P-47D Thunderbolt

by Mike Williams

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This is my Revell 1/72 P-47D Thunderbolt bubbletop. The kit itself was a joy to build and has very impressive detail, especially in the cockpit interior. I finished my model with Alclad2 'Aluminum' for the overall airframe, invasion stripes were sprayed using Humbrol enamels.

The Decals come from Eagle Strike European Thunderbolts Pt.1(No.72001) . The markings on my model are those of Capt. Ben Mayo of the 8th air force based in the UK June 1944. This colour scheme is worn by the Duxford based UK airshow performer.

The trickiest part of this kit was getting the one piece cowling checkerboard decal on in one go!

Mike

Photos and text © by Mike Williams