If it's not black though, what kinda green is that Humbrol you said Nige? I was told to use MM interior green, but I see a lot of sources saying dull dark green. I know this whole color thing is getting annoying, to me at least, so if you guys think it would be accurate, I may just go ahead and paint it black and trust the instructions that the Guard Tbolts were black.

sorry to butt in here guys, but I have a question for you P-47 experts. I asked this on my build thread as well, but figured I should ask here in case you guys missed the build thread.

anyway, here's my question. I'm building the 47N, and I'm doing it in Hawaiian National Guard markings. I've been trying to figure out the appropriate color for the cockpit, and have stumbled on a few things. Interior Green is the most common (model master). But then I got reading and saw that all the National Guard variants were painted flat black in the cockpit. Is this what I should assume is correct for the Hawaiian Guard?

And Also, should the landing gear bays be yellow zinc chromate? I seem to run across that no matter where i look, so I assume that's right.

Thanks guys for the help, and I hope to add another wonderful thunderbolt to this websites already astonishing collection!

Thanks Nige..already done - thank you for the research help..! It was very enjoyable exercise trying to build a 'real' aircraft - although posing it alongside a pic of the 'real' thing is asking for trouble..! Having recently acquired Roger Freeman's 'Thunderbolt' in hard back for 75p in a charity shop I'm a little a better equipped for the my next T-bolt...I fancy a go at 'Too big, too heavy..' in 48th now !!!

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Hi Neil.
The designated colours for the 61/62/63FS were Red/Yellow/Blue.
In Feb/March 1944 the 56FG used these colours on the P-47s cowlings until they standardised with red.
The only photos I have to hand of 56FG P-47s with coloured rudders are taken at Boxted,where the 56FG moved to in mid April 1944. and these are Bubbletops.( No Bubbletops were flown from Halesworth by 56FG.
Robert Johnson scored is last victories on May 8th 1944 in LM-Q,which was the only T'bolt he flew while serving with 62FS, and was the taken off ops.
Heres another photo of Johnson with Penrod and Sam.
Probably taken on the same day as the previous photo, and showing 27 victory markings,(taking Rickenbakers record of 26),

LSP's decal sheet for 56FG aces includes LM-Q with a yellow rudder but no photos as yet.
I'll see what I can turn up when I get home in a week or so.
Nige

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Academy 72nd kit - Techmod ()Kagero)/Academy decals. This was intended to be my Aces High subject ..but one thing led to another ...the kit itself is well detailed ..but some of it unfortunately wrong..(hit the 'refresh' button if image doesn't load)

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Hi Neil.
The designated colours for the 61/62/63FS were Red/Yellow/Blue.
In Feb/March 1944 the 56FG used these colours on the P-47s cowlings until they standardised with red.
The only photos I have to hand of 56FG P-47s with coloured rudders are taken at Boxted,where the 56FG moved to in mid April 1944. and these are Bubbletops.( No Bubbletops were flown from Halesworth by 56FG.
Robert Johnson scored is last victories on May 8th 1944 in LM-Q,which was the only T'bolt he flew while serving with 62FS, and was the taken off ops.
Heres another photo of Johnson with Penrod and Sam.
Probably taken on the same day as the previous photo, and showing 27 victory markings,(taking Rickenbakers record of 26),

LSP's decal sheet for 56FG aces includes LM-Q with a yellow rudder but no photos as yet.
I'll see what I can turn up when I get home in a week or so.
Nige

Hi Allen,

I've built 3 Tamiya T-bolts both razorback and bubble top in 1/48 now (and still have another three in the stash) and I havn't come across this problem, so it's possible that it may just be user error

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which means I will have to build another 1:48 Jug asap to check this issue out

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you go steady now Nige in this scale you may run out of space.

Allen

which means I will have to build another 1:48 Jug asap to check this issue out

Couple of noddy P47 questions if I may.

My Hasegawa instructions call for grey on the inside of the cowling but i've seen either grey or green, where would the different colours have been used.


The instructions also seem to show the panel just behind the cowling and infront of the cockpit is split into two straight down the middle. If thats the case it saves on the sanding but i'm not so sure it is.