Review of Republic P-47 Thunderbolt “Bubbletop”
Scale Plans no. 8
MMP/Stratus Publications
ISBN: 978-83-63678-46-3
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $11.99
ISBN: 978-83-63678-46-3
By Ray Mehlberger
MSRP: $11.99
MMP (Mushroom Models Publications) is based in the U.K. All their books are printed in Sandomierz Poland by their associate Stratus in English. Stratus also prints books in Polish too.
This set of line-drawings is done by Dariusz Komas, who seems to be the guy that illustrates all the Scale Plans series. It is in the form of portfolio with large sheets in it that are folded in the center to form pages that are 8 ½” x 12” page format. This folding in this set creates 28 pages in that size.
The cover art shows the cover art of the book by MMP of the same title as this plan set. This book will have to be acquired to get 1/72nd scale drawings that are not included in this set.
This is all against a dark green background that has a yellow green line-drawing of maybe a P-51 (I am not too sure that is what the aircraft is though, as the cowling has some features on it not seen on Mustangs. Oh well!
Page 1 and 2 have a 1/48th scale line-drawing side profiles of a P-47D-23-RE, P-47D-25-RE, P-47D-26-RA and a P-47D-30-RA spread across them.
Page 3 and 4 have a 1/48th scale line-drawings of the top and bottom of a P-47D-25-RE and the wing of a P-47D-30/D-40 with compressible flaps spread across them.
Page 5 and 6 have a 1/48th scale line-drawing of the front and rear of a P-47D-25-RE and a side proflile of a P-47D30-RA/RE and a P-47D-10 with ADF antenna. Also, a Hamilton Standard propeller 24E-60-65 as a 3 view spread across them.
Page 7 and 8 have a 1/48th scale line-drawing as a profile of a P-47M-1-RE and a top and front view of a P-47N-20. Also illustrated is a 2 view of a 12’ 2” diameter Curtiss propeller spread across them.
Page 9 and 10 have 2 more 1/48th Scale line-drawings of the P-47N-20 as bottom and another front view. Plus a 2 view of a C542S (12’ 2” ) propeller and a C642S B-40 propeller spread across them.
Page 11 and 12 have 1/32nd scale line-drawings as profiles of a P-47D-25-RE and a P-47D-26-RA spread across them.
Page 13 and 14 have 1/32nd scale line-drawings as profiles of a P-47-30-RA spread across them
Page 15 and 16 have 1/32nd scale line-drawings as profiles of a P-47D-30-RA/RE and a P-47M-1-RE spread across them.
Page 17 and 18 have 1/32nd scale line-drawings of the top view of a P-47D-25-RE and it’s lower wing spread across them.
Page 19 and 20 have 1/32nd scale line-drawings of the bottom view of the P-47D-25-RE and it’s upper wing spread across them.
Page 21 and 22 have 1/32nd scale line-drawings of the front and rear view of the P-47D-25-RE spread across them.
Page 23 and 24 have 1/32nd scale line-drawings of top of the P-47N-20 and it’s upper wing spread across them.
Page 25 and 26 have 1/32nd scale line-drawings of the bottom view of the P-47N-20 and it’s lower wing spread across them.
Page 27 and 28 have 1/32nd scale line-drawings of 2 front views of the P-47N-20 spread across them.
These drawings can easily be removed from the portfolio and spread across a modelers work bench. Highly recommended.
I want to thank Roger Wallsgrove Editor-in-Chief of MMP and the folks at Casemate for this sample.
Information about all MMP publications can be found on their web site at:
http://www.mmpbooks.biz
The N. American distributor is Casemate
This set of line-drawings is done by Dariusz Komas, who seems to be the guy that illustrates all the Scale Plans series. It is in the form of portfolio with large sheets in it that are folded in the center to form pages that are 8 ½” x 12” page format. This folding in this set creates 28 pages in that size.
The cover art shows the cover art of the book by MMP of the same title as this plan set. This book will have to be acquired to get 1/72nd scale drawings that are not included in this set.
This is all against a dark green background that has a yellow green line-drawing of maybe a P-51 (I am not too sure that is what the aircraft is though, as the cowling has some features on it not seen on Mustangs. Oh well!
Page 1 and 2 have a 1/48th scale line-drawing side profiles of a P-47D-23-RE, P-47D-25-RE, P-47D-26-RA and a P-47D-30-RA spread across them.
Page 3 and 4 have a 1/48th scale line-drawings of the top and bottom of a P-47D-25-RE and the wing of a P-47D-30/D-40 with compressible flaps spread across them.
Page 5 and 6 have a 1/48th scale line-drawing of the front and rear of a P-47D-25-RE and a side proflile of a P-47D30-RA/RE and a P-47D-10 with ADF antenna. Also, a Hamilton Standard propeller 24E-60-65 as a 3 view spread across them.
Page 7 and 8 have a 1/48th scale line-drawing as a profile of a P-47M-1-RE and a top and front view of a P-47N-20. Also illustrated is a 2 view of a 12’ 2” diameter Curtiss propeller spread across them.
Page 9 and 10 have 2 more 1/48th Scale line-drawings of the P-47N-20 as bottom and another front view. Plus a 2 view of a C542S (12’ 2” ) propeller and a C642S B-40 propeller spread across them.
Page 11 and 12 have 1/32nd scale line-drawings as profiles of a P-47D-25-RE and a P-47D-26-RA spread across them.
Page 13 and 14 have 1/32nd scale line-drawings as profiles of a P-47-30-RA spread across them
Page 15 and 16 have 1/32nd scale line-drawings as profiles of a P-47D-30-RA/RE and a P-47M-1-RE spread across them.
Page 17 and 18 have 1/32nd scale line-drawings of the top view of a P-47D-25-RE and it’s lower wing spread across them.
Page 19 and 20 have 1/32nd scale line-drawings of the bottom view of the P-47D-25-RE and it’s upper wing spread across them.
Page 21 and 22 have 1/32nd scale line-drawings of the front and rear view of the P-47D-25-RE spread across them.
Page 23 and 24 have 1/32nd scale line-drawings of top of the P-47N-20 and it’s upper wing spread across them.
Page 25 and 26 have 1/32nd scale line-drawings of the bottom view of the P-47N-20 and it’s lower wing spread across them.
Page 27 and 28 have 1/32nd scale line-drawings of 2 front views of the P-47N-20 spread across them.
These drawings can easily be removed from the portfolio and spread across a modelers work bench. Highly recommended.
I want to thank Roger Wallsgrove Editor-in-Chief of MMP and the folks at Casemate for this sample.
Information about all MMP publications can be found on their web site at:
http://www.mmpbooks.biz
The N. American distributor is Casemate
The Australian distributor is Platypus Publications