Al Grimm
McCordsville, Indiana
Wanting something a little more special than what came out of the box for Tamiya’s 1/48 scale P-47D Thunderbolt Bubbletop, Al added Vector Resin oil coolers and intercoolers, Eduard seat belts, and ignition wires on the engine. Krylon Short Cuts served for the plane’s bare-metal skin, and he mixed Tamiya acrylic paint for the blue. The decals for Lt. Paul Church’s second aircraft, Boilermaker Pete II, came from SuperScale. He used a Prismacolor pencil for scuff marks on the prop boss and antiglare panel.