Tamiya P-47D "Oh Johnny"

[@chancerNW]

Very well done. I like the back ground story to the particular P47 beautifully presented as well, a good diorama base really brings things to life.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you!

[@pojuwolf]

Hi Brad, I loved this model and all your work. It is inspirational for me. Im 68 and have multiple neurological issues so painting while my favorite part off modelling is very difficult. I ate decals.😏 Anyway, great job and wonderful to hear about this amazing individual. My uncle, Dad's half brother, Ayers McGrew was in the Pacific but due to vastibular disfunction could not be a pilot. He was a capt in army air corp group 7 in intelligence responsible for setting the machine gun timing chains and scouting out snipers. Thanks again. (sorry if I got your name wrong, I don't hear too well).

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks for watching and sharing about your uncle!

[@worldhistoryminiatureshous9757]

Excellent build ! It looks fantastic with the crew . Great work was done for the whole scenery ! Bravo

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks!

[@weprusso]

Love the commentary... the history behind the model.. makes it more than just another model !! Well done! do more...

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you!

[@jcwoodman5285]

I thought of this kit as the Best overall aircraft kit in any scale... Then the P38 dropped.🤗 Great job on both!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks a lot! Both this and the P-38 were a blast to build. I really need to get more to build.

[@jcwoodman5285]

@@HammerheadModelMaking In my opinion the... wait for it, Airfix P40B is also amazing!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

@@jcwoodman5285 Its funny you should mention that, I just finished building that kit last week, gonna put up the video in a few weeks. Overall I was quite happy with the kit.

[@jcwoodman5285]

@@HammerheadModelMaking Yes, for the price point quite nice!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

@@jcwoodman5285 I agree!

[@gary6300]

Hi buddy your Thunderbolt is amazing a truly piece of artwork love the paint finish just awesome one of the best Thunderbolts I have seen.cheers Gary from the UK 🇬🇧

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks Gary! I'm glad you like it. This has been one of my favorite builds so far, and I definitely plan on doing more.

[@viper1597]

Stunning work and excellent presentation!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks!

[@chrispacer4231]

Feb 9th 2021.... just seeing this... very nice job... a lot of work... and worth every effort... I just bought the vintage 1/48 MONOGRAM P - 47 THUNDERBOLT from DEANS HOBBY SHOP IN OWOSSO MICHIGAN... not sure what markings I’m going to use...but I saved your video to help me in my attempt when I build mine Everything you did made your build really stand out... AGAIN...NICE JOB CHRIS from OHIO

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you! I think this build was my favorite of 2020, I wish you luck on your build!

[@wallacesnyder9740]

Such a beautiful build and a wonderful video in general... Thank you

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you, this was a fun kit to build and research.

[@hennylemmink5320]

It is a beautiful weathered beast and th heroic story adds extra dimension to the model

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you so much, this was a fun project to research and build.

[@chilarai1]

Outstanding subject! Very original and unique. I really like both the history behind this aircraft and obviously the camo. Thank you.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas]

What a great tribute to a gallant pilot. Your diorama is amazing!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks! This has probably been one of my favorite builds ever.

[@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas]

@@HammerheadModelMaking it’s easy to imagine so.

[@embryophytelove]

Stunning! I'm building this kit now and have also chosen this livery. And thanks for clearing up the questions I had about the bare metal wings!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Excellent, enjoy your build! Thanks for watching!

[@chrissakal532]

That's pretty cool inspiration to do that particular Jug. If you haven't seen the movie, "Fighter Squadron", I'd highly recommend it. It has a very young Robert Stack in it. It was filmed at what would become Wurtsmith AFB and features lots of technicolor P-47 action! The plot follows a P-47 squadron in Europe leading up to D-Day. It's one of my favorite war movies.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

awesome! I'll be sure to check it out!

[@richelias2973]

Just found your site and have to say you do some really nice builds. Also enjoy that you put a little of the history of the aircraft and pilot with the build. This really helps the younger modelers and even older modelers who might not know the story ab out a particular aircraft. Thanks

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you! I often enjoy the research and history of a subject as much as the model building itself. “Oh Johnny” and Lt Knight was probably one of my favorite subjects to research.

[@ja37d-34]

Great subject, great build. Well done!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

[@ukaszbadura5670]

Great build! I have also enjoyed the history lesson and biography of this amazing war hero. Also I was not aware of Brazilian aircraft being part of WW2 war effort.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks for watching, Brazillian P-47s we're quite colorful and cool looking!

[@laurentsemard8351]

A masterpiece and awesome tribute.... bravo

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@garthrupert7610]

Fantastic!!!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks for watching!

[@stacyobrien1729]

One of the coolest builds I've seen lately, I absolutely love it, beautiful work!!! I do need to ask, however, I didn't notice too much in the way of exhaust staining. I just wonder if a plane that weathered that it would be present? You should be proud of this one keep up the great work you just gained a new subscriber.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks for the subscription, I really appreciate it. As for the exhaust, I only added a little because from the reference pictures I saw of p-47s that were painted Olive Drab over Neutral Gray, I didn't see a lot of Black "sooty" staining, is was usually the grey type staining that you might see on the top side of a p-38. This is what I tried to replicate.

[@parissideridis8907]

excellent work dude

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks a lot!

[@marciomaiajr]

Really enjoyed your build. Tamiya's P-47 is still one of the best Thunderbolt available in the 1/48 scale. Some people might argue that the Hasegawa's P-47 is more accurate but, at least for me, Tamiya's is the better kit of the two.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

I haven't seen the Hasegawa kit, but I don't know how it would be able to compete with how well the Tamiya kit goes together. I absolutely loved building this kit.

[@Riverrockphotos]

I to shop at MRS Hobby so cool that you live here.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Awesome, glad to know others are in the area!

[@Riverrockphotos]

@@HammerheadModelMaking yeah I just got back into model building. So really I'm just learning. I had a big collection of model airplanes that I built from being a little kid all the way into my teenage years period and I had to store all of my stuff at my sisters house for a little while and her kids decided to have dog fights with my airplanes. After that I kind of just quit building them.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

@@Riverrockphotos welcome back into the hobby! I had a similar experience, did modeling Ada kid and teenager then took a bit of a break before getting back into it.

[@davidp7414]

beautiful, thanks. Can tell me what you used for the PSP (Marsdon) matting on the base?

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Its actually a printed display base from a company called Coastal Kits: spruebrothers.com/cks0122-48-1-48-coastal-kits-display-base-psp-marsden-matting/ here is a link.

[@jamesmcansh3441]

Great build as usual nice work on figures. What diameter of floral wire did you use. And do you habe sizes you go to ? ✌🇨🇦✌

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks! I typically use 26 gauge and 28 gauge floral wire for 99% of my projects.

[@dougmagee4826]

Quick question; you mentioned the plane was transferred from a Brazilian squadron; if this was late WW2, I had no idea there were South American squadrons using 1st line aircraft like the P47D; (yes, I've heard of Polish and maybe even French squadrons); what theater and timeframe was this ?

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Yeah, I had no idea either before researching this project, here is some additional info: www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196882/wwii-brazilian-air-force-aircrews/ They operated similar to how the polish did with the RAF but with the US Air Force.

[@frankschenkewitz3900]

Megacool

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks!