Trumpeter 1/32 P-47D Razorback

By Denis Joseph

Here is my latest build, a 1/32 Trumpeter P-47. I chose to represent the P-47 D-22-RE “Lonesome Polecat IV” of Cpt. AHLES, in June 1944 at Raydon Air Base. I found two reference photos that helped me, as well as a color profile. Unfortunately, there were five errors in the profile, one of which is really huge.

This model is nice to build, there are no big mistakes, it includes rivet lines and I didn't notice any pitfalls during construction.

I decided to improve it with aftermarket:

This P-47 has been painted with the Mr. Color Super Metallic 2 paint range, which offers very interesting NMF variations.

All markings were made with masks (Silhouette Cameo). Also masked were the yellow and black checkerboard on the cowl engine.

The "nose art" on the engine cowl was made using a laser printer (many thanks to madame!) and a blank transparent decal sheet.

For more on the construction of this model, check out my build thread in the Work in Progress forum.

Thanks to Thunnus, alain11 and Tolga Ulgur for their builds, which helped me a lot. And a big “merci” to Juggernut for the help he gave me on the P&W R-2800!

I hope you enjoyed this build!

© Denis Joseph 2025

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This article was published on Friday, May 23 2025; Last modified on Saturday, May 24 2025