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`PAT-RIOT II`, P-39Q-1 Airacobra, Kanton Atoll, Phoenix Archipelago, August `43


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HI Everyone, 

Finished this one about the same time as the VLR Mustang so thought I`d share some photo`s

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My latest go at Eduard`s 1/48 Airacobra kit

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Built from the latest Weekend Edition boxing

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Finished as `PAT-RIOT II` of the 46th FS, 15th FG, 7th AF

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Built from the kit contents but with a few small additions and tweaks

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Namely: brake pipes, splitter plate in the dorsal intake, some wiring for the radio in the rear cockpit and aerial wires 

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Also drilled out all the gun barrels and exhaust pipes

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Decals were from the kit

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Hope you enjoy the pic`s, thanks for looking

Cheers Russ

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Great work Russ! Well done! 

 

How was the kit? I am in the process of deciding what will my next build be between this kit and Italeri's Malta Hurricane which I have both waiting in the stash.

 

How much nose weight did you have to use?

 

Best,

Nikola

 

 

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2 hours ago, Nikola Topalov said:

Great work Russ! Well done! 

 

How was the kit? I am in the process of deciding what will my next build be between this kit and Italeri's Malta Hurricane which I have both waiting in the stash.

 

How much nose weight did you have to use?

 

Best,

Nikola

 

 

Thanks Nicola, The kit`s OK- not perfect though. things to watch out for are: trailing edges a bit thick need sanding, leading edges of main planes and fin a bit blunt- sanding again. Out of the box the spinner doesn`t sit centrally on the nose- just chop the shaft off and glue straight on or drill and add your own. The doors are fiddley to fit after you`ve fitted the canopy- either fit at same time as canopy ( best ), chamfer edges until they fit snugly if the canopies already fitted or fit in open position ( it looks like an elephant if you do this 🙂 ). If you have one open and one closed- the pilot usually got in through the starboard door so he didn`t get knee-capped by the throttle quadrant on the port side of the cockpit, that`s why most P-39 art work is on the starboard side. 

I used a nose weight off a `culled` P-39 so couldn`t tell you how much to use- sorry.

Hope this helps

Cheers Russ

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9 hours ago, russ c said:

Thanks Nicola, The kit`s OK- not perfect though. things to watch out for are: trailing edges a bit thick need sanding, leading edges of main planes and fin a bit blunt- sanding again. Out of the box the spinner doesn`t sit centrally on the nose- just chop the shaft off and glue straight on or drill and add your own. The doors are fiddley to fit after you`ve fitted the canopy- either fit at same time as canopy ( best ), chamfer edges until they fit snugly if the canopies already fitted or fit in open position ( it looks like an elephant if you do this 🙂 ). If you have one open and one closed- the pilot usually got in through the starboard door so he didn`t get knee-capped by the throttle quadrant on the port side of the cockpit, that`s why most P-39 art work is on the starboard side. 

I used a nose weight off a `culled` P-39 so couldn`t tell you how much to use- sorry.

Hope this helps

Cheers Russ

Thanks for the "heads up" Russ! Appreciated!

 

Best,

Nikola

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On 10/7/2021 at 10:33 AM, russ c said:

Hope you enjoy the pic`s, thanks for looking

Cheers Russ

P-39 is not my favorite plane but some of the builds I have seen of late  she is starting to grow on me....Well Done Sir!!

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