1/32 - Bell P-39Q/N Airacobra by Kitty Hawk - released

[Homebee 11,432]

Kitty Hawk is to release a 1/32nd Bell P-39Q/N Airacobra kit - ref. KH32013

Source: http://www.kittyhawkmodel.com/#!kh32013/c24dx

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Edited July 27, 2015 by Homebee

[MikeC 224]

It's interesting to see that while billed as a Q, it has the integral wing guns, which I understand were not fitted to the Q, being replaced by the larger weapons in the underwing pods. So perhaps more than one version in the box?

[dazdot 1,106]

getting enough nose weight in there may be a problem?

[gingerbob 2,056]

Not if you leave all the "junk" out and close it up, the way it should look!

bob

[JBZ 250]

Good news - Iron dog. Wing in N & Q version

Edited September 25, 2014 by JBZ

[Homebee 11,432]

More CADs

Source: http://www.kittyhawkmodel.com/#!kh32013/c24dx

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Edited September 27, 2014 by Homebee

[Homebee 11,432]

More CADs

Release is now announced for August 2015

Source: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kitty-hawk/736521713066784?sk=photos_stream

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Edited March 12, 2015 by Homebee

[sandokan 4]

Gasp! It's hard waiting till summer 15!!!!

[Homebee 11,432]

Source: http://www.themodellingnews.com/2015/03/kittyhawks-new-cobra-ready-to-strike.html#more

The guys at Kittyhawk are striving to get the finishing touches done on their next big 1/32nd kit – the Bell P-39Q Airocobra. Used by many countries in WWII and even beyond this unusual subject has always attracted modellers who like their engine in the back, propeller and guns in the nose and their car door properly opened!

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Edited March 12, 2015 by Homebee

[MikeC 224]

I'll be interested to see this in the plastic when it does come out. Can we assume that the built-in wing guns and underwing gun pods are both shown for illustrative purposes? Unless my P-39 knowledge is less than I thought, it was the former (most variants) or the latter (-Q) but not both.

[dazdot 1,106]

This one may have to go to my conversion to 1/32

[Homebee 11,432]

Test shot pics: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=911693242216296&id=736521713066784

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[Homebee 11,432]

Box art. Release expected in July 2015.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/736521713066784/photos/a.736556396396649.1073741827.736521713066784/932079683510985/?type=1

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Edited September 2, 2015 by Homebee

[kagnew71 37]

your quick..................

[Julien 5,904]

your quick..................

He has his finger on the pulse....

[MikeC 224]

Markings for Shomo's a/c by the look of it - I may be tempted.

[Homebee 11,432]

First sprues pics.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=932886483430305&id=736521713066784

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Edited May 31, 2015 by Homebee

[Homebee 11,432]

More

Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=948809751837978&id=736521713066784

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Edited June 29, 2015 by Homebee

[Homebee 11,432]

Test build

Sources: http://www.kittyhawkmodel.com/#!kh32013/c24dx

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=953431794709107&id=736521713066784

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Edited July 7, 2015 by Homebee

[Homebee 11,432]

First in-box look: http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/kh/kit_kh_32013.shtml

In-box review: http://www.themodellingnews.com/2015/09/review-kitty-hawk-models-132nd-scale-p.html#more

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Edited September 2, 2015 by Homebee

[Homebee 11,432]

A review in your favourite forum:

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F234990408-bell-p-39qn-airacobra-132%2F

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