Cris Garcia Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) Hi my friends, During last south hemisphere summer I built this nice kit by Eduard. Good fit in general, not the recent Eduard standard, but after all a decent P-39. Only issue were the cockpit's doors. I tried to keep the left one closed as the records of war time use to describe, but the transparent separates piece didn't fit OK the fuselage, so I kept them open. I always like to add pilot figures to my kits, and for this Airacobra I used a USAAF Tamiya pilot (I name him 'Lio Messi', as his face resemblance the argentine idol, lol). Used Lio Messi also on my last 'Flying Tiger" P-40B. The cammo on this particular unit, the 46th FS, part of the 15th Pursuit Group, was used in the spring of 1943 when the fighter were deployed to Kanton Atoll in the Phoenix archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. Due to the conditions on the island, almost completely lacking vegetation, new Airacobras were repainted in the combination of the sand color on the upper and side surfaces while the lower surfaces were sprayed in light blue. Cheers to all, happy modelling! Cris. Edited September 30, 2022 by Cris Garcia 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oortiz10 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Hey, that looks familiar! Great work! I like the red markings against the sand color. Nice job! -O 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Absolute cracker! I do have a soft spot for the P-39 and this 'desert style' camo with red stars and bars really suits it perfectly. Love the weathering.... very subtle and just perfect. Great work 👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Garcia Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 On 9/28/2022 at 12:39 PM, oortiz10 said: Hey, that looks familiar! Great work! I like the red markings against the sand color. Nice job! -O Thank you very much dear "O"! Cris On 9/28/2022 at 1:17 PM, binbrook87 said: Absolute cracker! I do have a soft spot for the P-39 and this 'desert style' camo with red stars and bars really suits it perfectly. Love the weathering.... very subtle and just perfect. Great work 👍👍 It's an honor coming from such distinguished fellow modeller like you. Gracias! Cris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 What a striking colour scheme for the P-39! A beautifully made and painted model Cris. Pete (My profile picture is the VC10 on which I was part of the crew when in Santiago for FIDAE 2002. I loved Santiago) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuraiwarrior Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Hi Cris, That is a nice looking P-39 you have there. Unusual colour scheme than usual, but it certainly grabs your attention. Cracking build. Thanks for sharing Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Well done, and interesting subject 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acinonyx Jubatus Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Thats a fabulous model, nicely weathered and great photos Many thanks for sharing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Very nice build 'n finish.... Zero looks good too !! DaveH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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