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Republic P-47M Thunderbolt
"The Brat" flown by Lt Randall "Pat" Murphy
63rd FS, 56th FG, 1945

Tamiya (61096)
1:48

Started: Feb 2006
Finished: Mar 2006


"The Brat" flown by Lt Randall 'Pat' Murphy, 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, APRIL 1945. This model is the latest boxing of the Tamiya P-47 family. Any of you that follow my model building habits know that I don't build WWII

However, I actually won this kit in a raffle and having heard so many good things about the quality etc decided to do a quick build. Three weeks later, here is the result. This kit certainly is the jewel in Tamiya's 1/48 range to-date. The decals are from Aeromaster 48-783. Upper surface paints are Tamiya Acrylic whilst the lower surfaces natural metal is Alclad II Stainless Steel.