Conversion for 1/72 Republic XP-47J, Ventral Tunnel, Engine Cowling, Spinner
$ 8.45
Description
Conversion for 1/72 Republic XP-47J, Ventral Tunnel, Engine Cowling, Spinner. Also includes the long ventral fuselage bulge which mates up to the large front intake. Note that this tunnel is not as long or deep as that on the XP-72. You will also need to make two ventral exhaust ducts. For sale ? 1/72 scale 3-pc resin and vacuform set to assist in building up a Republic XP-47J prototype from the Academy Razorback P-47D kit. Can probably be adapted to work with other brand kits, too. Includes a resin engine cowling for the P&W R-2800-cylinder engine. Engine itself not included and you would never be able to see it anyway due to the large spinner and the fact that there was a cooling fan in the intake. The cooling fan, which appears to have over 100 blades, is not included. Trim the cowling to the firewall and file the fuselage (should dip inwards to make room for the cooling air to exit) to match up to it. Also includes the long ventral fuselage bulge which mates up to the large front intake. This piece is vacuformed to make it easy to attach to the belly of the aircraft. Trim it along the same contour of the joint seen in the real aircraft as shown in the photograph and carefully open up the exhaust ports. Note that this tunnel is not as long or deep as that on the XP-72. Lastly, includes a spinner for the four-bladed prop. Prop not included. The un-cuffed prop in the kit is not quite the right shape, so a suitable substitute will need to be sourced. You will need to make the engine cooling flaps from sheet stock. Note that when the upper flaps were completely closed they were slightly sunken, not flush. You will also need to make two ventral exhaust ducts. The small one (oil cooler?) goes just behind the firewall and is only required if you want to pose it open. The larger one resides in the notch behind the exhaust pipe and can be posed open or flush, but will be required either way. Sheet brass or soda cans work well for these parts. The XP-47J canopy added a small, fixed clear portion above the slanted sliding canopy. That is not included. You will also need to fill in the intercooler exhaust ducts on the sides of the fuselage, remove the two inboard guns, fill their shell ejection ports, move the shell ejection ports of the 2nd-to-most-inboard guns aft, and shorten their barrels. Note that although the stated length of the XP-47J in William Green?s Fighters book is roughly two feet shorter than a P-47B, photographic comparisons do not bear this out. I?m convinced that it was nearly identical in length to the P-47B (before the 8? QEC stretch for the C/D models), which makes a lot more sense. The side view drawing in that book appears to be very accurate, but use 35?-5? for the length. A scale side view drawing is included to help locate the cowling to the fuselage. From a smoke-free home. Part(s) will be mailed in a small box. If purchasing multiple items, please combine them in your cart to get combined shipping. Sold as-is, no warranty or returns.
