Finished Hasegawa 1/32 P47D Republic Thunderbolt

[Vaughan]

As promised here are the finished photo's of the P47D.

Three and a half months in the making. My only issues with the build have been being able to achieve a good NMF which in the end has worked out ok-ish . The kit builds into an impressive bird and I'm not quite sure where she's going to live I think I will need some more shelving! All comments welcome and thanks again to everyone who has helped along the way.

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[Guest]

That's superb. The bubble top P47 is one of my all time favourites. 5 stars.

I like the not so shiny nmf. Seems more credible to me.

[Gern]

And another ***** from me Vaughan.

Gern

[Dave W]

Superb build Vaughan.

[Guest]

beautiful. nice job getting the wheel well covers in the right position! :smile:

[papa 695]

One stunning Thunderbolt you have there Vaughan 5 shiney stars from me

[Vaughan]

Thanks Guys I appreciate your compliments, Jim I keep popping back to your finished build and admiring the superb job you did with the Alclad.

[Guest]

Thats really impressive matey.

a 5* build if ever i saw one.

[Guest]

absolutely superb....*****from me

[Guest]

Obviously 5 Star job Vaughan, beautiful crisp build and paint job, well done. Cheers Derek

[colin m]

Really nice. What did you use for the nmf ? I've got a large project in the pipe line, which will be too much for Alclad.

[Vaughan]

Colin in the end I used Vallejo aluminium with a final coat of Vallejo gloss varnish, which ended up more like a satin coat. This work out well as I was after a duller dirty finish.

[yak face]

Fabtastic build Vaughan , I love a nice thunderbolt and this one doesnt disappoint!! The NMF looks great and the yellow cowling is a perfect contrast , 5 star job matey , cheers tony

[Vaughan]

I just thought I would try the open canopy which I finished this morning, I'm not sure which one I prefer. Please note that the track guide is missing as it is still attached to the other canopy. Thanks again for all the kind comments.

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[Guest]

Vaughan this sure did turn out beautiful! Great job overcoming the NMF struggles, it came out convincing! 5 Star build for sure,very nicely done Sir!