P47N Thunderbolt Fighter

This is a beautiful kit. The shame is that much of the internal detail will never be seen once the model is assembled. This kit comes complete with the entire Turbo-Supercharger assembly which fits into the fuselage of this model. Though it does add structural integrity to the model as a whole, don't waste your time painting these materials as when you close up the fuselage, they will never see the light of day. The surface detail on the panels is beautiful. For those Rivet Counters reading this, I'd sat this model will even satisfy you folks. This model comes with all of the different propeller options, (I think this particular Sprue is used in all of their P-47 Kits), so you can select early type propellers to replicate a possible battle damaged/replaced and replaced prop. This model also comes with Photo Etched Brass parts to add detail. For myself I went to my local hobby shop and purchased brass wire to bend and replace the existing cast brake-lines and other hoses to add detail and reality to the landing gear. The cast on lines were merely raised portions of plastic that looked bad, I shaved them off, drilled placement holes into the landing gear main struts and replaced with brass lines and used CA to affix them into location. The same with any hoses/lines found inside the wheel wells. The engine is a highly detailed part of this model, and there were some parts I also replaced with brass wire, (IE: Ignition Wires, Exhaust Manifolds, Injector Rings and Push Rod Tubes). The cast ones were entirely too delicate and often broke as a result from being clipped from the sprues. Using the plastic parts as a template, I simply manufactured new brass parts to replace the plastic parts, then affixed them with CA into their proper locations. Trumpeter should consider making these parts Photo Etched Brass, the detail would be better, and the increased cost would be minimal. This model will be an impressive addition to anyone's collection!