I like seeing actual warbirds, too, Dan. That is one aspect I miss with since the demise of SWRA - not having scale judging anymore.

It kills me not to be able to sport any of my trusty P-39s right now (I am "Iron Dog", after all!) - these were always done in WWII markings.

For what it is worth, I am currently working on 3 P-47s, approximately 1/10th scale. Each will have an authentic WWII color scheme and nose art. (Although I may take some liberties with adding invasion stripes to one or two that I do not possess documentation proving each necessarily displayed these additional markings at some point in their service career, to better increase visibility and contrast in overcast conditions.) I have all three of the wings built, two wood fuses framed up, a third composite fuse layed-up and pulled from the mold, all the tail feathers fabricated - ready to mount, and have finished making my own decal sheets. However, the last cowl I made was not usable. I have pulled too many cowls over the last ten years for myself, my father-in-law, Dave S., and a couple other racers, that the mold surface has worn-out and has deteriorated to a point that it is no longer viable. So, am delayed by needing to lay-up a new production mold from my plug first, before I can begin laying-up new cowls. I also still need to pull additional canopies.

With the unexpected delay in cowl production, I will likely have to rely on my winning Fw190-D9, and my o-l-d banged-up P-47 as a back-up, for the first race in April. Then, should be able to introduce the new P-47s at following races as I have sufficient time to finish them up, and log sufficient practice time with them.