Being a big P-47 fan, I've always wanted to see some of the experimental variants in operational markings. I finally got around to doing it, although as profiles, not as models. So here are some ideas of the prototype XP-47H and XP-72 in service markings:

http://www.inpayne.com/whatif/whatif1.html

All art done in CorelDraw, as always.

Interesting. I especially like your rendition of the P-72 in racing colors. Without knowing that the production P-47 was nicknamed the "Jug" or "Juggernaut, " and judging by the predominantly lavender-magenta paint scheme, I would have assumed that the "Thunderjugs" were an all-female team!

And why not? :D

Anyhoo, there wouldn't be a soul at Reno who didn't know what a Jug was. ;)

I'll tackle some XP-7J profiles next. Can't wait to see what it'd look like with a bubble canopy.

wow thats cool. love the colors!

Great work JP.

Thank you, Obi Wan. :)

Did some more:
http://www.inpayne.com/whatif/whatif.html

Excellent work!

Is that plane available as a model or have you thought about kitbashing one?

I have a small crappy resin kit of the XP-72, and a small mediocre plastic kit of the XP-47H.

AMTech had plans to do all three in quality 1/48 scale kits before thre company went belly-up. :(