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Neil (djferrisbueller)
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HobbyBoss | No. 85804 | 1:48 | P-47D Thunderbolt Fighter

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144 4 November 2022, 11:28
James C
👀👍
4 November 2022, 16:34
John
Looking good. Love the Jug in all its forms. 👍
4 November 2022, 16:41
Neil
Hi James C and John 🙂 Welcome aboard mates 👍 John, thanks very much. It's nice to build a more recently manufactured kit, the fit is substantially better than what I'm used to tackling normally! 😆 This is my first ever HobbyBoss kit and I'm liking it so far.
9 November 2022, 21:50
John
I hear you. I'm working on the old Monogram razorback and it was a lot of work. It was actually going really well, then the decals were a disaster. That's what I get for using old decals that were in an attic for several years. Won't make that mistake again! I hear HobbyBoss is hit or miss, but looks like you have a winner there. 👍
9 November 2022, 22:27
Robert Podkoński
A bit late, but joining the party! 😉
13 November 2022, 11:03
Neil
Welcome Robert! 👍 And thanks also John, hope you've solved the decal issue 🙂
16 November 2022, 23:30
John
Free hand camo looks amazing!
24 April 2023, 17:00
Neil
Hello Roland and John 😊 thanks very much, you're both super kind and very welcome here. Thanks also to all who stopped by and recently liked 👍 I'm getting there, have finished the camouflage now and am onto painting the stripes. Cheers!
26 April 2023, 18:35
Skyhiker
Looks like your hand painted camo went down really well. Nice job.
11 May 2023, 11:11
Neil
Thanks Skyhiker, very kind 👍 and thanks for the recent likes too mates!
11 May 2023, 20:34
Guy Rump
A bit late, like what you've done so far, watching. 👍
11 May 2023, 20:45
Neil
Hi Guy, thanks very much. You're always welcome, join the gang! 🙂
12 May 2023, 09:15
Peter K.
Nice one!
12 May 2023, 09:31
Vincent
Great work with the camo masking the patern looks very good. Great work until now!!!
12 May 2023, 09:46
Neil
Hi Peter K and Vincent 🙂 Thanks for stopping by you're both very kind. Just to confirm @Vincent I never masked any of the camo - it's all freehand painted with a hairy stick. And thanks to those for the most recent likes too 👍
12 May 2023, 11:22
Vincent
I saw that later in the pictures very nice work still!!!
12 May 2023, 11:31
Bruce Huxtable
I'm very impressed with your painting skills, Neil. As you mention, good judgement adds refinement. Superb results 🙂
12 May 2023, 12:38
Neil
Thanks again Vincent ☺️ Bruce you're very kind to comment and say such things also, welcome! Thanks for the likes too mates 👍
12 May 2023, 19:44
Jennifer Franklin
I love the swirls. Following 👀
16 May 2023, 04:18
Neil
Welcome Jennifer, thanks very much! 👍
16 May 2023, 08:04
Mark Sherwood
I built the other P47-D Rabbit, thourghly enjoyed that build. It's looking good in it's D-Day stripes. 👍
22 May 2023, 13:20
Andy Ball
This one escaped me!, liking it!!
22 May 2023, 13:31
Dominik Weitzer
looks really good. nice paintjob!
22 May 2023, 13:40
Neil
Thanks chaps! Really appreciated 🙂
23 May 2023, 15:16
Mr James
Loving the paintjob..🙂
6 June 2023, 20:17
Guy Rump
Those D-Day lines are great Neil. 👍
6 June 2023, 22:18
Gary Victory
Very nice job Neil....and very topical given the date. Looking forward to seeing your finished work.
7 June 2023, 06:33
Neil
You're all super kind to stop by and comment on my efforts, very much appreciated. I was grumbling to myself about all the masking of stripes being a bit of a pain in my butt... However Gary, indeed, your point is very pertinent and poignant - thanks mate 🙂 👍
22 June 2023, 11:02
Rando
Nice job capturing the hastily painted invasion stripes, very cool
19 October 2023, 14:26
Rui S
Looking Great 👍
22 October 2023, 19:56
Neil
Hi Rando and Rui too, thanks both for stopping by and giving me encouraging input, much appreciated mates 👍
30 October 2023, 21:25
Andy Ball
If you've managed the D-Ds you're well on yer way!
31 October 2023, 12:55
Neil
Thanks Andy! Got the 'wheels on' last night too 👍
31 October 2023, 21:54
gorby
Amazing work Neil!
2 November 2023, 17:53
Neil
Thanks very much Gorby! 👍 very kind of you to say 🙂
3 November 2023, 12:29
CaptGPF
I just love the details you put into the cockpit, and the weathering job. The most impressive was the hand-painting of the camo for me - nice, smooth and thin so as not to flood the panel lines. That is much harder to achieve than masking and airbrushing IMHO - nicely done!
16 November 2023, 16:48
Neil
Hi CaptGPF 🙂 Thanks very much, yes, I do love a bit of freehand painting (on models and off). So very kind of you to say 🙂
6 December 2023, 11:57
Doubtingmango
That weathering is just fantastic
6 December 2023, 12:03
Neil
Thanks very much Doubtingmango 🙂👍
11 December 2023, 00:05
Robert Podkoński
I fully agree with Doubtingmango - looks very realistic.
21 December 2023, 15:06
Neil
Hi Robert, thanks very much for saying that mate 😊 I'm nearly home now, and thanks for the likes also to others 😊👍
22 December 2023, 23:20
Mr James
The wear & tear and the distressing is excellent. It looks like its done plenty of sorties 🙂 Love the aluminium coming through in the chips and the not perfect invasion stripes. Did you use an aluminium chipping pencil or have you painted all those chips Neil??
23 December 2023, 00:18
Neil
Hi Mr James 🙂 thanks very much. Yes, that was the look I was aiming for, war torn and a bit hasty in invasion markings too. it actually hurt to scrub up my nice clean painted black and white stripes! 😂 Though in retrospect I probably should have made them look even more slap dash!

The chips and general wear and tear are each individually hand painted. I've not got any chipping medium or tried that hairspray technique - though I plan to at some point. I imagined when adding the marks that you'd see both a green primer and the steel airframe too. Maybe not historically accurate I accept of course 👍🙂
23 December 2023, 11:00
Jennifer Franklin
Very close to being done, and I am looking forward to the final product.
23 January, 13:09
Neil
Thanks Jennifer! 👍
27 January, 16:54
Vincent Uijtendaal
Beautiful paint job! are there pics of this sceme somewhere?
17 February, 11:55
Neil
Hi Vincent, thanks very much 😁 you're very kind.

The scheme is based on one of the kit options; Ltd Col Rrancis Gabreski, June 1944. However instead of airbrushing the camouflage exactly as shown. I just decided to brush paint the green in my own interpretation... I hold my hands up as I have a habit of doing things with a large dollop of artistic licence. I am not very good at realism in my endeavours; though I did decide to paint 'messed up' invasion stripes. Rather than use the clean decals! 🤣
17 February, 22:50
Gary Victory
Really nice job Neil. The 56th had some really interesting paint jobs. Great work.
19 February, 07:22
Neil
Hiya Gary 🙂 agreed, I hope to have done some little justice here. And thanks very much for saying that 😊 I've finished this one too now. So nicer pictures coming soon mate 👍
20 February, 00:45
Mid Franconian
One of the coolest schemes for a P-47! And your P-47 is spot-on!
12 April, 08:27
Neuling
I agree with Mid Franconian. Chipping and weathering are absolutely convincing.
12 April, 08:45
Neil
Hello Mid Franconian and Neuling. Thanks! 🙂 You're very kind and it's much appreciated that you have both commented on my efforts.
12 April, 09:06
Robin (WhiteGlint)
Hot damn, wonderful result! 👀
12 April, 09:18
gorby
I missed this the first time around. Fantastic work on the camo and weathering.
12 April, 09:34
Guy Rump
Great result Neil! 👍
12 April, 11:50
Vincent
This was a great build. Very nice result!!! The paint job still amazes me.
12 April, 13:44
Neil
Thanks very much! You make me feel very proud ☺️ It's true that I do enjoy parking the airbrush for some freehand camouflage, hairy stick action! 😁 So really humbled that you talented mates appreciate and would comment 👍
12 April, 14:03
John
Turned out fantastic Neil. I can't believe that's brushwork!
12 April, 14:55
Harvey H.W.
TOP!I love those chippings on invadion stripes.
12 April, 15:37
J35J
Great work Neil! Congrats👍🏻
12 April, 16:59
James C
Thats a stunning looking Thunderbolt Neil 👍
12 April, 18:06
Mark Sherwood
Nice brush work Mr Neil (Boom! Boom!) seriously stunning finish all round mate.
12 April, 18:41
Neil
Thanks John, Harvey, J35J, James C and Mark (only you Mark could get a Basil Brush reference in to a Thunderbolt build!!... Although my wife would say I'm daft as one for sure mate! 😂🤣). It's always appreciated when your peers say such nice stuff! I promise I did freehand paint the camouflage John, I even took pictures to prove it mate! 😁 And thanks to all of you for the likes also 👍
12 April, 19:12
Nathan Dempsey
Fabulous work. 👍🏼👍🏼
12 April, 21:20
Rando
Awesome looking Jug!
12 April, 21:43
Neil
Thanks very much Nathan and Rando, I did enjoy this build a lot. It's a very nice kit in my opinion. Goes together well and made a welcome change from my usual wrestling with an oldie! Something I know you guys understand also 😉 🙂 Thanks everyone for the likes too 👍
13 April, 10:02
Plastic Ripper
Nice very nice!!!!
14 May, 11:55
Neil
Thanks very much Plastic Ripper! 👍
14 May, 22:16
Chan Li
Love that, perfect.
16 August, 01:43
Neil
Hi Chan Li 👋 thanks very much for saying that 😁
24 August, 10:15

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The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945. It was a successful high-altitude fighter and it also served as the foremost American fighter-bomber in the ground-attack role.

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