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Grant Dalzell

Member since
April 2014

1/48 Eduard P-39N Airacobra - RAAF

Posted by Grant Dalzell on Saturday, January 25, 2020 9:49 PM

Kit- 1/48 Eduard P-39N Airacobra x 2
Red Roo Model decals

23 Squadron RAAF late 1942 and 82 Squadron, August 1943.

Camo is done with Gunze Olive Drab and Extra Dark Sea Grey and Vallejo Model Air Sky Blue. Also used Mission models interior green, Tamiya, Vallejo metal colours, Flory dark dirt wash, Tamiya black and brown panel line washes in cockpit and wheel wells. Vallejo Polyurethane matte varnish to finish them off.

I think this makes around 5 Eduard P-39's I have built over the years, I have the same problem with all of them, the wing root to fuselage is a bad fit and I end up wit a big gap on one side, so a lot of time spent filling and sanding, which really slows down these builds. A shame, I really like the kit otherwise.

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FuzzDad

Member since
November 2019

Posted by FuzzDad on Saturday, January 25, 2020 10:48 PM

Solid work Grant...are there any 1/32 scale versions out there?

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tempestjohnny

Member since
November 2003
From: Naples, FL

Posted by tempestjohnny on Sunday, January 26, 2020 5:55 AM

Another set of beauties. I must say with the amount of kits you build I'd like to see your display cabinet/shelf

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richs26

Member since
September 2005
From: North Pole, Alaska

Posted by richs26 on Sunday, January 26, 2020 4:34 PM

For 1/32 P-39's:

https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION%5B%5D=All&q=1%2F32+p-39*

Some will have to be found on Ebay or elsewhere.

WIP: Monogram 1/72 B-26 (Snaptite) as 73rd BS B-26, 40-1408, torpedo bomber attempt on Ryujo

Monogram 1/72 B-26 (Snaptite) as 22nd BG B-26, 7-Mile Drome, New Guinea

Minicraft 1/72 B-24D as LB-30, AL-613, "Tough Boy", 28th Composite Group

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jeaton01

Member since
December 2002
From: Northern California

Posted by jeaton01 on Sunday, January 26, 2020 4:42 PM

Well done. Seems like all the P-39 kits get wobbly somewhere.

John

To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

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ChrisJH666

Member since
January 2004
From: Brisbane Australia

Posted by ChrisJH666 on Friday, April 15, 2022 5:18 AM

Nicely done. Hate to be a party pooper though, but I hope you carried out the necessary modifications to reproduce the correct variants. The RAAF never had any N models, only D's and F's.

In the queue: 1/48 Beech Staggerwing (RAAF), P38 (RAAF), Vultee Vengeance (RAAF), Spitfire Vb (Malta), Spitfire VIII x2 (RAAF), P39 x2 (RAAF), Martin Baltimore (Malta?), Martin Maryland (Malta), Typhoon NF1b, Hellcat x2 (FAA)

Chris