Republic P-47 D-22 „Thunderbolt“ „Pengie III“ – the – US heavy fighter - chalk printing

The Republic P-47 “Thunderbolt” was one of the heaviest and most heavily armored Allied fighters of World War II. Powered by a “Pratt & Whitney” R-2800 engine, it reached speeds of over 420 mph (680 km/h) and was highly resistant to combat damage. The P-47D-22 version introduced a teardrop-shaped cockpit canopy, which improved visibility from the pilot's seat. The “Pengie III” was flown by Captain Bolesław "Mike" Gładych, a Polish fighter ace in the United States Air Force. In June 1944 his plane participated in the Normandy landings. The “Thunderbolt” was renowned not only for its air combat capabilities, but was also well-suited for air strikes on ground forces - strike missions. Due to its powerful armament and high carrying capacity, it became one of the most important Allied aircraft on the Western Front. The name "Pengie" was Gladych's personal tribute to his girlfriend, and later his wife Penelope - each subsequent aircraft had a different numerical designation, so "Pengie I", "Pengie II", "Pengie III" and "Pengie IV".

Quite a large and quite complex, well-designed and richly detailed model for medium-experienced and experienced modelers. It perfectly reproduces the cockpit equipment, the engine, the armament compartments in the wings and the underwing armament (only additional fuel tanks), the landing gear and its niches and all the external detailing. The model's cladding details are painted with metallic silver paint,  using chalk printing, which greatly increases the realism of the model's cladding details. The graphic instructions are quite large and clear, easy to read, the text is also quite large and quite perfectly complements the graphic ones. The color reserves are small, in the middle of the two sheets with details.