Posted: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 - 08:03 PM UTC
Rowan, Thanks for the review. I haven't given much thought to after war Jugs especially the Ns. I've got a small collection of 1/48 scale Jugs waiting to be built, and may just opt for these decals for an N when I build one. They do look rather nice.
The generally accepted reason why the P-47 wasn't used for the Korean conflict was that there just wasn't enough available aircraft. Always sounded somewhat strange, but that's the official line.
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Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 12:19 AM UTC
Thanks for the review, Rowan. I especially like the Hawaii bird. Will have a look on next expos around Germany and Switzerland for them, though I have already tons of decals for the P-47. But how does Damian always say "You can't have too many Jugs!" When it comes to the kit of the N-version, I would always prefer the Academy kit over the Revell kit.
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Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2015 - 09:06 PM UTC
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When it comes to the kit of the N-version, I would always prefer the Academy kit over the Revell kit.
Torsten
Hi Torsten
I agree in terms of general moulding "crispness", but I think Revell captured the line of ailerons better - if I remember rightly, Academy's kit needed a re-scribe (according to my refs, at least).
All the best
Rowan
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Thanks for the review Rowan, certainly one to consider for the Academy N that might be lurking in the stash, or were there 2 of them perhaps?
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