Classic model P-47D Thunderbolt

By Francis Lee



Model: (1/48 scale)
Arii US P-47D Thunderbolt

This is a box of old model which the tooling of the mould dated back to mid 70's. OTAKI was the company which tooling up this model. However the company sold the WWII classic fighter series to Arii just before it closed down in 1986 . Arii repacked the models and launched the whole series a year later, I bought this model in around 1988.

I built this P-47D two years ago.the parts look very clean and clear but very simple structure with less details. It was the first fighter I build since I retired. I like it is simple so I spent most of the time to paint the plane. I enjoy it and I keep making models 6 days a week nowadays!

1/72 Scale P-47D Tamiya

by Dusan Lekic

The Aviation Art of Steve Heyen

by Kasper Fischer



I spend a lot of time surfing the net in search of paint schemes, kool ideas for models or tutorials and I often stumble over other material. Today I was looking for Spitfire pictures, inspired by BasicModelling's newest video and I came across Steve Heyen.

I knew nothing about him but I really like most his paintings. He makes oil paintings and pencil drawings and sell them on his site. If I had a store, I would deferentially buy one of his pieces but I feel they may be a bit too much for the living room. He has tons of pictures on his page and I will only show a couple of examples here.

Link to Steve Heyen.