This latest
release from Mike
Grant Decals decal
sheet features 5 different P-47's. These decals are designed to fit the
Tamiya kit.
The first plane is a
F-47N-20-RE, 44-89238, All Weather Flying Center at Clinton County AFB, Ohio
in 1948. This aircraft is overall natural metal with an olive drab
anti-glare panel and insignia red nose, tail and wing tips. There is
also yellow border/stripes on these red areas. It is thought that this
was the Commanders personal mode of transportation.
The second plane is a
P-47N-23-RA, 42-27884, "Bonnie", 460th FS, 348th FG in the
Phillippines in early 1945. The pilot of this P-47 was Major Bill
Dunham, one of the 348ths top scorers, and his "Bonnie" is shown
here sporting his final tally of 15 kills. This aircraft is overall
natural metal with an olive drab upper fuselage anti-glare panel.
Theater stripes on the fuselage and wings are black and the rudder has red
horizontal stripes. The word "Bonnie" appears on both
sides of the engine cowling.
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The third plane is a
P-47D (subtype & serial unknown, probably a D-30-RA), 86th FBG, out of
Neubiberg AB, Germany in 1950. This aircraft was used to simulate
'Russian Yaks' during the filming of "Berlin Airlift". This
aircraft is overall natural metal with an olive drab upper fuselage anti-glare
panel and a red forward engine cowling and a red prop hub.
The fourth plane is a
P-47D-4-RE, 42-22668, "Fiery Ginger IV", 348th FG, New Guinea in
March 1944. This is the plane in which Col Neel Kearby was killed on his
fateful mission of 4 March 1944. This aircraft is overall olive drab
with gray undersides with a white tail and white wing leading edges. The words "Fiery Ginger IV" appears on
the
engine cowling.
The fifth plane is a
P-47D-4-RE, 42-22684, "Miss Mutt II / Pride of Lodi Ohio", 341st FS,
348th FG in New Guinea in late 1943 or early 1944. This aircraft was
flown by Lt. Col. Robert Rowland to gain the last of his kills before
converting the the P-51 in the Philippines later in the war. This aircraft is overall olive drab
with gray undersides with a white tail and white wing leading edges. The words "Miss
Mutt II" appears on the
engine cowling and the words "Pride of Lodi Ohio" appears on the
rear fuselage.
The decals are
flawlessly printed and some decals come in two layers to ensure no bleed
through of colors. The instructions are in full color and provide
specific details about each aircraft to help you get your model as accurate as
possible. I enjoyed seeing the colorful selection of aircraft with the
big variety of paint schemes. It's good to see markings for the P-47's
from the Pacific Theater of Operations. Another fine decal sheet from
Mike Grant Decals.
Steve
I would like to
thank Mike
Grant Decals for
providing me with this review sample.
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