Double Bubble P-47s

 

True Details interiors were used for both models 

Monogram P-47D finished as Col. Joseph Laughlin's "Five by Five" using Alclad and decals from BarracudaCals 

The dorsal fin extension was fashioned from sheet styrene. 

The compressibility flaps were also added from sheet styrene. I still need to scrounge up a landing light for the wing tip. 

Monogram P-47D finished as Col. Joseph Laughlin's "Five by Five" using Alclad and decals from BarracudaCals 

Monogram P-47D finished as Col. Joseph Laughlin's "Five by Five" using Alclad and decals from BarracudaCals 

Monogram P-47D finished as Col. Joseph Laughlin's "Five by Five" using Alclad and decals from BarracudaCals 

The decals called for a Curtiss asymmetrical prop. Having none in the stash, I used a spare Curtiss paddleblade prop from a Tamiya razorback kit and reshaped the blades to approximate the asymmetrical profile. 

Academy P-47D finished as Lt. Frank Oiler's "Eileen" using Tamiya paints and Lifelike decals 

Academy P-47D finished as Lt. Frank Oiler's "Eileen" using Tamiya paints and Lifelike decals 

Academy P-47D finished as Lt. Frank Oiler's "Eileen" using Tamiya paints and Lifelike decals 

Academy P-47D finished as Lt. Frank Oiler's "Eileen" using Tamiya paints and Lifelike decals 

Academy P-47D finished as Lt. Frank Oiler's "Eileen" using Tamiya paints and Lifelike decals 

Academy P-47D finished as Lt. Frank Oiler's "Eileen" using Tamiya paints and Lifelike decals 

Academy P-47D finished as Lt. Frank Oiler's "Eileen" using Tamiya paints and Lifelike decals 

My Thunderbolt collection so far. The razorbacks are the Monogram kit on right, done in the late 90s, and the Hasegawa on left, done in the early 00s.