Tamiya 1/48 Scale P-47D:
"My San Antonio Rose"
P-47D-16-RE
Serial Number 42-75955
Pilot: Capt. LeeRoy M. Chadwell
Flight Leader - Yellow Flight
310th Fighter Squadron
58th Fighter Group
Southwest Pacific Area(SWPA)
1944
No Glamour…
No Glory!
(58th Fighter Group Motto)
This model is a Tamiya 1/48 scale P-47D “Razorback”. The kit has been modified to depict the P-47D-16-RE, “My San Antonio Rose” flown by Capt. LeeRoy M. Chadwell of the 58th Fighter Group. The ordnance loadout consists of 2 – 500 lb. General Purpose for a mission out of Dobodura, New Guinea during 1944.
The following aftermarket products have been used in the construction of the kit, as well as numerous scratch-built modifications.
Aftermarket Products:
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Brassin P-47 Resin Wheels
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Eduard Photo-Etch Cockpit Instrument Panel
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Eduard “Steel” Photo-Etch Seat Belts
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Ultracast Resin Pilot’s Seat
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Vector Corrected Resin Cockpit Side Walls
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Master Barrels Ring and Bead Sight
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Thundercal Decals
Scratch-built Modifications:
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Stainless Steel Wing Gun Blast Tubes
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IFF Underwing Antenna
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Brake Lines
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Wires and Tubing in Wheel Wells
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Thinned Landing Gear Doors
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Small Landing Gear Doors
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Thinned Bomb Fins
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Brass Arming Wires on Bombs
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VHF Radio Antenna Wire
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Engine Ignition Wiring
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Prop Spinner Backing Plate
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Masked and Painted Aircraft ID Code (H56)
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Thinned Rear Edge of Canopy
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Canopy Closing Handle
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Thinned Fuselage Intercooler Doors
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Thinned Tail Wheel Doors