P-47D Miss Mary Lou
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15 4 February 2022, 14:15
John ThomasHey guy's my first project of the new year. I will be building Academy's P-47D "Razor Back".
The P-47D will be Miss Mary Lou of the 19th FS, 318th FG on Saipan 1944. The Academy kit dates back to 1998. The kit is a nice basic kit, I will add some details to the cockpit and wheels wells.
4 February 2022, 14:29
John ThomasNew photos up today. Starting work on the small bits. More photos up soon.
11 February 2022, 14:16
John ThomasNew photos up today. At last I finally got the first two base coats sprayed on. More photos up soon.
7 March 2022, 14:01
JvThanks for sharing all the steps in your build
Its a great help for beginners like me
Much appreciated
9 March 2022, 14:27
John ThomasJv, Thanks. I like doing the step by step builds. I am so glad they are helping. More photos up soon.
9 March 2022, 16:40
John ThomasNew photos up today. Airframe painting is complete, now doing some detail painting before starting any weathering.
12 March 2022, 12:28
John ThomasNew photos up today. Most painting is complete. First coat of clear gloss coat has be sprayed getting ready for decals.
20 March 2022, 13:08
JvYes not to much to go now then its going to be interesting to see what you build next
20 March 2022, 13:23
John ThomasJv, I have the next project idea ready. It's going to be a P-47D Bubble Top a late P-47D-40 in NMF from the 79th FG in Italy 1945. I will us the Academy kit P-47D Bubble Top for the project. Much of what I have done in this project will apply to the late model P-47D. I will have to do some kit bashing and steal a few parts from a Revell P-47D kit. I will be starting the Bubble Top soon, stay tuned.
20 March 2022, 13:44
John ThomasJv, I don't do much kit bashing but when you can steal parts from other kits go for it. I like the Academy P-47D Bubble Top better than the Revell P-47 kit, but the Revell P-47 kit has a few parts I need to upgrade the Academy to a late P-47D-40. BTW Revell makes a late model P-47D and a P-47M, but I like the academy kits better. I will also be doing a P-47M in the near future converting the Academy P-47D Bubble Top to a P-47M using parts from the Revell kit.
20 March 2022, 14:21
JvI haven't got many planes
But I have a tamiya p47-d razorback
Sounds like a bit the same
20 March 2022, 14:42
John ThomasJv, the Tamiya P-47 is a better kit than the Academy kit, it has better details. The details I added to the Academy kit it's included in the Tamiya kit, but I can buy two Academy kits for one Tamiya kit, and I like adding details.
20 March 2022, 17:33
JvOk I got that one in in a lot of 15 kits and 5 kits of figures
And and upgrade kit
All tamiya except for 3 kits of figures and the upgrade kit
So to me its an inexpensive kit
I'm seprised to hear what you say about academy
I thought it was better and more expensive the tamiya
I have seen dragon academy and tacom most kits come whed pe today
I also got some tamiya kits whed pe
But that is only in new kits and expensive kits
21 March 2022, 00:07
John ThomasJv, a lot of the Academy kits I build are from the 1990's a good basic kit. Kits to learn on and hone our skills. Tamiya kits have always been better in details and fit, but a little more money. I like to build several of the same kind of aircraft, like one of each P-47 aircraft. That why I can buy two or three Academy kits for one Tamiya kit. I just add the little details I need for each kit. Now Academy's newer kits are much better and getting close to Tamiya.
21 March 2022, 00:24
JvYes I seen some nice academy kits and I think prices are pretty much same as tamiya
21 March 2022, 00:36
