Ammo, Frenchy, Sancho, Widewing.............

[eddiek]

Building a plastic scale model of a Razorback Jug, hoping one of you guys can steer me in the right direction to find some color photos of Robert Johnson's "Lucky".
Gonna make my own decals and want it to be "just right"........
Thanks in advance, fellas.  

[-ammo-]

Color photo's of "lucky" is a very optimistic desire:)  I dont think those exist. However, you can be assured of a few things, the colors for lucky will be USAAF dark OD and nuetral to light gray for that time period.

http://www.clubhyper.com/forums/forum.htm
 
Do a simple search to see how other modelers did their P-47. Alot of these guys do awesome amounts of research into their kits before assembly and painting


A good bet would be the following

Tamiya XF-4 for the wheel wells, wheel well doors, etc.

Tamiya OD (XF-62) and Gray (XF-54) for the scheme.

For the cockpit, gunze H302 (FS34092)(see attached photo of somone elses work, quite good too)

[-ammo-]

here is a post by a guy named Dave Sherrill at Hyperscale on this subject-

"The color instructions on the new Tamiya P-47 call for AS-6 Olive Drab as the upper surface color. In the February 1996 FSM "Modeling the Second World War", there is an article by Bob Archer about USAAF aircraft camouflage colors. Archer writes that Tamiya XF-62 is an,"extremely close match" to Dark Olive Drab No.41. Archer is the author of "The Official Monogram US Army Air Service & Air Corps Aircraft Color Guide" and his authority in this matter would seem unquestionable. He states in the FSM article that, "few if any" USAAF aircraft were finished in an olive drab color other than Dark Olive Drab No. 41, prior to the orders to cease camouflage production painting."

[eddiek]

Thanks, Ammo!

Had to look for this thread, I posted it in the General Discussion inadvertently.  
Sorry, HiTech, Pyro, my bad................

[SFRT - Frenchy]

[SFRT - Frenchy]

[eddiek]

I LOVE ya man!  Thanks!!!!  

[StSanta]

Ugly. Why build such a thing when there are 190s?

[eddiek]

I put the P-47N on hold, but I bought a Tamiya P-47D "Razorback" in 1/48 scale today.
Need your input on cockpit stuff, coloring, etc............

[-ammo-]

nice kit!

[-ammo-]

heres the R2800

[-ammo-]

Eddie..

Go here (http://www.clubhyper.com/forums/forum.htm) and search this forum for P-47 topics.   The new Tamya P-47 is the hottest kit going right now and is discussed widely.  I also suggest going to he scale workshop to download the "how  to" videos and go to hyperscale (just type in hyperscale in a search engine) and read there articles. There is plenty of info out there.

[Sancho]

numbah one!! woohoo

[Sancho]

interesting photo frenchy... notice the light color surround (most likely red) on the US insignia on wing and fuselage, which contrasts the color plate which has the dark blue surround.

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BTW, how much did you pay for that kit and where did you get it?