ACADEMY 1:72 P-47D "RAZORBACK"
'INBOX Review'

 

Reviewer: John Christenson  (rec.models.scale)

Recent purchase of Academy P47 D Razorback kit.  Overall seems very to scale.  Detail is on par with many 1/48 scale kits.  Accuracy for 1/72nd scale is excellent.

Kit contains decals for a 15th AF and 9th AF P47.  Decals seem excellent. Have really enjoyed quality in other Academy kits in 1/72.  I usually prefer Qtr inch because of the detail.  Many 1/72 kits leave a lot to be desired.  At $9.00 this kit is affordable.  I usually don't build Hasegawa because of them being over priced. 

Instructions are very straight forward, but with kits this simple I use instructions more for decal placement, than anything else.    Kit has 3 trees, no flash or trimming evidently needed.  For the die hard enthusiast, kit comes with both style props used on P 47s, Hamilton Standard and Curtis Electric.  Interior well done for 1/72, as are wheel wells, engine, and wheels.  Detail excellent.

Kit comes with good selection of weapons stores.  Canopy on box art seemed too large for a/c but canopy in kit is more to scale and nice and clear, not being overly thick on canopy frame detail.

If you are a person like me who likes to get a sheet of AeroMaster decals and then assembly line 4 to 6 of the same a/c at one time, this kit is great.  I look forward to a bubble top  P 47D.  With the use of this bird during WW2 in all fronts, and several airforces, the theme potential is immense.  For someone who favours the P 47 over the Mustang (aren't we in the minority?) and does not have a lot of shelf space to have all the kits he desires, this will give 48th scale quality, in a 72nd scale package.

 

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