This latest release from Lifelike Decals decal sheet features two different P-47D's.  This is Part 2 of  a series dealing with the P-47D Thunderbolt Best selection.  These markings have been previously offered in other scales by different scale by Lifelike Decals and it is good to see 1/32 modellers getting a chance to add these 2 great looking P-47's to their display case.

• The first plane is a P-47D-30-RA bubbletop, serial #44-33250 flown by Lt. Earl Kielgass of 396 FS, 368 FG from Chievres/Belgium in November 1944.  This aircraft has noseart of an Arozona desert scene with the text "Arizona Loraine".  This plane is overall silver with a yellow nose and as well as the top of the rear fuselage and the top of the tail.  The yellow paint on the nose extend back to a yellow lighting bolt on the side of the fuselage.  Black code letters/numbers on the rear fuselage are "C2 L".

• The second plane is a P-47D-30 flown by Capt. Lowell Brueland with the 355th FS/354FG, Rosieres-en-Haye, France in December 1944.  The paint scheme is a bare metal finish with quite the selection of artwork.  The engine cowling is light blue with white diamond check pattern and a cartoon bomb and the text "Wee Speck".  The white diamonds are included as a decal to make installation simple.  This plane has 14 1/2 kills markings from the European theatre.  The anti glare panel in front on the windscreen is olive drab.  Code letters on the side of the fuselage are GQ U.     

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You can purchase these decals either directly from Lifelike Decals at fax number is +81-3-5680-6733, and e-mail is lifelike@eos.ocn.ne.jp. or from HobbyLink Japan.    

Other shops that stock Life like Decals are *Hannants/UK, *Mister Kit/Italy, *Revi (publisher)/Czech Republic, *SkyGrid/Canada, *Roll Models/USA, *Great Models Webstore/USA, *FlightDecs/Canada, *Victory Models/USA
*M & Models/USA, *Zed Hobbies/Australia, *AB &S Enterprise/Australia, *Desert Miniature/USA 

Many pilots became Aces at the controls of the P-47 and it is a plane that was adorned many times with noseart.  It is good to see these 2 planes offered in 1/32 scale.

Steve

I would like to thank Lifelike Decals for providing me with this review sample.