Some P47N skin possibilities.

[lyric1]

If any one is thinking of doing Sexy Suzy here is a rear shot of another 73RD squadron aircraft they can reference the black markings on the horizontal parts of the tail.

[lyric1]

If any one was thinking of doing this aircraft from the 21ST F/S.



I found a book that shows how the colouring & markings should be & not based off this profile I posted before. The first book I took this information from has quite a few mistakes in it about the P47-N's.

Wrong vvvvvv

 

Right except for the width of the black stripe. vvvvvv

[Krusty]

If any one is thinking of doing Sexy Suzy here is a rear shot of another 73RD squadron aircraft they can reference the black markings on the horizontal parts of the tail.

They actually follow the same pattern (just different color) as other P-47s, so you can tell how they should appear even from the previous pic which had a bad angle on them. Note the same on the yellow and blue tails. They had the same patterns, just changed the colors

[lyric1]

The book I was waiting on arrived not a lot to add in regards to the 1ST F/S I am afraid.







Also I noticed that the 73RD F/S added it's BAR flies logo to the left side of it's planes I have yet to find a picture of their aircraft with out this logo.

If any one is doing Sexy Suzy you might want to add it.

[Krusty]

The book I was waiting on arrived not a lot to add in regards to the 1ST F/S I am afraid.

No worries on that. Thanks for taking the time to post what you had.

I'm definitely going to work on a black-ruddered 1st FS skin, and if nobody does one before I get around to it, I'll see about getting the "blue tail with diamond on the rudder, but with black cowl ring and black wingtips" version done, as well!

[lyric1]

413TH F/G 21ST F/S.
Found this one in the book I got as well it has some nose art unlike the other I posted from the same squadron. It is called Little Girl Yip.

[Krusty]

When 1st FS was going through the changes from black rudder to blue rudder, what color was the prop hub?

[Plazus]

When 1st FS was going through the changes from black rudder to blue rudder, what color was the prop hub?

It may have been black. But I was just looking at the schematics that Lyric1 posted. The picture shows a blue tail, rather than just rudder though.

[Krusty]

Yes, "black rudder to blue tail" is what I meant.

I don't think it's black. Looks like it's a lighter color, but I can't tell if it is light grey (unpainted), yellow, blue, or what.

[lyric1]

Yes, "black rudder to blue tail" is what I meant.

I don't think it's black. Looks like it's a lighter color, but I can't tell if it is light grey (unpainted), yellow, blue, or what.

I think it is just bare metal at a best guess?

[Krusty]

Technically, the "bare" is really a light grey, but I'll go with that. 

[Krusty]

I've already done the black bits on the 47N I've just submitted, but there are so few 47N skins that I'd like to get this one in as well.

Got any reference pics (or at least profiles with codes/numbers) of the blue tail, black cowl+wingtips, yellow diamon ("Pink hearts, yellow moons, green clovers!" -- no, wait, that's Lucky Charms) as seen here:

(second down)


... and as inaccurately drawn here (blue/black on the tail is a bit wrong)

[lyric1]

All I have on these rare squadrons is on this forum. Sadly very little to go on. Your best choice is the very first picture on this page & that is aircraft AY. It is transition it has the blue tail no yellow diamond as yet or the thin black stripe. Based off the black & white profile listing AA TO AZ as the choices to be had I would say use a little creative license as you did with your other aircraft from this unit & take AY to it's logical finish.

[Krusty]

Once again, thanks for all the helpful input, Lyric.

I'll do a bit of searching on the internet for some references, and if I don't find anything I'll do just that. To be honest, one of my existing blue-tailed P-47Ns is on far far thinner ice, reference-wise, and HTC let it in (turns out after the fact there are tons of references, I just didn't have access to them at the time!)

[wbtyler]

Lyric1,

Would you please tell me the title and authors of the books containing photos and drawings of 413th FG P-47s?

I'm doing research on that group.

Thank you