F-47 PA AIR NATIONAL GUARD 1947
F-47 Gate Guard at Pittsburgh ANG base
Art work
F-47 of the 47th Fighter Squadron PA-ANG
Kit Box Art
Kit parts
I like to wash the kit parts before starting work
Kit instructions and decal sheet dated to 1998
Kit instructions
Kit instructions
Kit instruction
Late P-47's had flat cockpit floor. I updated kit cockpit floor.
Added cockpit details
Kit side wall details
I added more details to cockpit side walls
Added details
UP dated kit cockpit
Painted cockpit
Painted cockpit
Model Master Interior Green
Painted side walls
Cockpit installed
Cockpit installed
I will remove kit wing guns
I will use Brass rods to replace kit wing guns
Kit ID light should be flush with wing, I replace them
New ID lights. It's unclear if USAF F-47s had the ID lights installed
Kit wheel wells
I added some details the wheel wells
Added details
Completed wing sections
Brass tubing as wing guns
Warbird Decals
Very old decal sheet, they worked great.
Decals used on this project
Komentarzy
7 3 September 2022, 13:50
John ThomasNew project up today. This is the late model F-47 which was a late P-47D-40. Many P-47 after the war were used as new USAF, Air National Guard units F-47's in the late 40's. For this project I used the Academy's P-47D bubble top kit and up graded it to a late P-47D-40. It was simple to do, I just took a few parts from the Revell P-47-M kit and instilled it on the Academy kit. I did add some details to the cockpit and wheel wells. The decals came from the spare box and a very nice decal sheet from Warbird Decals. More photos up soon.
3 September 2022, 14:04
John ThomasNew photos up. Project is complete. This was a fun little F-47 ANG. I may do more PA ANG aircraft in the future.
3 September 2022, 17:30
Víctor RosasWow, that's an incredible work, you really brought out the best of the Academy kit.
13 September 2022, 00:35
