P-47D X01

Aircraft art work 

Box art from a Hasegawa P-47D Kit. 

Painting and markings 

I will use the Academy Bubble Top Kit. 

Kit parts 

Kit instruction and decals. I will not be using these marking 

Kit instruction sheet 

Kit instruction sheet 

Kit instruction sheet 

I will use Sky Decals P-47 sheet for the markings XO1. This will be the first time that I have used Sky Decals. 

I all ways wash kit parts before starting work 

The Revell P-47D Kit. this is a late model of the P-47D 

Revell's late P-47D 

Revell's kit parts. I will only need a few parts to update the Academy kit. 

Revell cockpit floor. I will need this part. 

The revell cockpit sidewall very poor details, the Academy kit is much better.  

Revell P-47D sidewall details very poor. 

Revell lower wing section. I will refer to this to upgrade the Academy wing. 

Here are the Revell parts that I will use to update the Academy kit. 

Kit cockpit. In the end I just scratch built the cockpit floor and did not us the Revell kit cockpit floor. One of the main differences in late model P-47D was a flat cockpit floor. 

Added cockpit floor details. 

Kit sidewall details. 

I added some more sidewall details. With only a few cents of Evergreen Styrene.  

Added details 

Added details, ready for paint. 

Cockpit painted Interior Green 

Cockpit painted 

Cockpit sidewall details painted 

Cockpit tub installed. I gave the cockpit a dark grey wash. 

Cockpit installed 

Fuselage glued together 

Fuselage together, fit was very nice 

Remove kit wing guns 

I drilled new holes for brass tubing 

Kit wheel wells 

Added wheel well details  

I removed the kit ID lights and added new ones 

New ID lights 

I will use the Revell wing as a reference (top) to update the Academy wing  

Updated Academy wing. Note I added the compressibility flap to each wing. The flap does set a little proud on the wing, also I filled in the kit landing light and added a new landing light out board. 

Improved kit wings 

Kit wing 

Improved kit wing. I added the wing missing flap hings 

Fuselage and wings 

To update the Academy kit using the fuselage fillet from the Revell kit. The fillet is one thing that distinguish the late P-47D 

The fillet fit was not great, a little filling and sanding was needed. 

Fuselage fillet 

I did some rescribing of some panel lines. I think the Squadron's scribing tool is the best I have used. It's simple and cheap for around ten dollars US.