Doc72 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Hello everybody, I present to you my French P-39Q that was built as part of the recent P-39/P-63 GB. The model represents a French Airacobra based in Southern France early in 1945. Kit: Academy (re-issued by MPM) Decals: Berna Modifications: - 4-blade prop modified from a Quickboost P-51K propeller - guns (or blast tubes) replaced with real metal tubes (Abion Alloys) - frontwheel was scratch-built (the Academy kit includes only the earlier P-39 wheel) The Academy kit might have some shape-issues, but builds nicely and has beautiful surface details. The Berna decals are a bit on the thick side. This shows especially with the serial on the tail. I tried to create a weel-worn OD paintscheme (see the WIP for details). Instead of using a matt cote following the Future gloss, I sprayed the model with a very thin coat of faded OD (and NG on the lower surface). This also helped to blend in the decals. The silver drop tank adds some colour to the model. On the original photo the colour of the tank is hard to verify. But this type of 75 gal. drop tank was a standard USAAF item and I suppose that by 1945 they were all silver (or NMF?). The WIP might be found here: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235042717-172-p-39q-armee-de-lair/ 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 1/72!! Are you sure you don't mean 1/48 or 1/32! I'm very impressed! Cheers Hans J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Beautiful build and finish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Seriously impressive. Some fantastic painting skills on display here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Nice Airacobra, agree the academy kit has a few issues but its worth the effort 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Nice work, Doc! The OD looks beautiful, specially on the wings. Nice worn look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 Thanks everybody for your kind comments! Here are two additional details shots (remarkable that even crappy smart phones nowadays can do quiet nice close-ups): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Astounding build. 1/72 - no way! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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