Kinetic | P-47D Thunderbolt "Razorback" 1/24 Unboxing |
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024
- Published 29 December 2021
BJ takes a good look at the big Kinetic 1/24 scale P-47D Thunderbolt kit.
This kit has been based on the bubbletop canopy P-47 released earlier with a vast amount of new parts to make the "Razorback" version.
All of the parts are cleanly moulded with no flash. The panel lines and rivets and nicely recessed and allow them to pop when treated with a panel wash.
There is also full engine detail and removeable wing panels to view the gun detail.
More information:
www.hearnshobbies.com/products/kinetic-1-24-p-47d-razor-bacx
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American aerospace company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945. Its primary armament was eight .50-caliber machine guns, and in the fighter-bomber ground-attack role it could carry five-inch rockets or a bomb load of 2,500 lb (1,100 kg). When fully loaded, the P-47 weighed up to eight tons, making it one of the heaviest fighters of the war.
On October 14, 1941, the USAAF (successor to the USAAC) ordered an additional 850 P-47s. Unable to keep up with the demand with their main plant in Farmingdale, New York, Republic built a new plant in Evansville, Indiana. Production of P-47Cs in the new plant were designated P-47D-RA, with the first aircraft rolling off the production line in September 1942. The initial production block was based on the P-47C-2-RE or C-5-RE, but with two additional cowl flaps (for a total of five) on each side (this was absent on early aircraft, making them indistinguishable from P-47Cs). Internal changes included extra cockpit armor and changes to the turbo-supercharger exhaust system.[8] Eventually, these changes would be incorporated into the Farmingdale-built aircraft, these designated P-47D-1-RE. 21 production blocks of the "razorback" P-47D, totaling 9,530 aircraft, would be built by both plants before production switched to the "bubbletop" D-variant.
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The pieces you showed in the 2nd bag are actually for the "Bubbletop" version. That's the upper section or dorsal fin. "Bubbletops" dorsals are either smooth or have a fin that lead to the tail {vertical stabilizer}. The fin was added for yaw, if I remember correctly, the Bubbletop had some flying control issues when the Razorback was removed. The molds look like they came straight from VINTAGE FIGHTERS. Vintage Fighter kits {P-47's} are a nightmare to assemble. Hopefully Kinetic has corrected all the issues, which are many. I know because I assembled the Bubbletop addition. Wings did not fit properly to fuse, flaps didn't fit to either wing or fuse, nothing fit inside the fuse properly, landing gear is way out of scale {to short, not proper rake}, ammo bay covers need work, more than just a slight sanding to fit. Complete NIGHTMARE. But I did get it done, even after throwing out the kit twice. Oh the funniest part, rivets either didn't exist, or they stopped way short of completion. SO GOOD LUCK!
Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge.
There was a Thunderbolt pilot who lived just a few towns over from me. He was even featured in the Thunderbolt episode of the History Channel show Dogfights. His name was George Sutcliffe, and a week after the Normandy invasion, his flight of four Thunderbolts was jumped by over 40 109s. Sutcliffe managed to escape into the clouds, but not before one of his other members of the flight was shot down. I've wanted to build a large scale P47 in his honor.
This would by a great kit to build to pay tribute.
Sweet and to me the perfect scale 1/24th ...But WoW the prices have skyrocketed compared to my day when I use to build models.
This is nice and big. Yes, prices have gone up but still quite affordable.
Yeah. This kit is almost $200 last I checked. I paid about $80 for Trumpeter's 1/32 scale Thunderbolt.
Even for a model,that kit would pack a lot of punch like the real aircraft
Haha! Yes, lots of punch!
It's gonna be big!
It is indeed!