Completed Kitty Hawk 1:32 P-39 Q/N Airacobra

lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Saturday, February 27, 2016 7:07 PM

Very nice Toshi. I'e never heard of Kitty Hawk but must say I'm impressed.

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Toshi

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March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, February 27, 2016 7:26 PM

richs26

Toshi, I noticed your mention of Detail & Scale books. You can find them for free at Boxartden.com. Nice work on the P-39. One mention though, on the interior color after examining the remains of several P-39's at the Pioneer Park air museum in Fairbanks, the interior is a very dark green like Bronze green which I think was known as Bell green.

Thank you sir for the heads up.

Toshi

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Toshi

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March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, February 27, 2016 7:28 PM

Bish

Another nice looking build Toshi. I do like those HGW belts myself, use a set myself on a 109 build last year.

Looking foward to more.

Thanks Bish! This was my first experience with HGW belts, I think it's a really cool idea and I would definately recommend it to fellow modelers.

Toshi

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Toshi

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March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, February 27, 2016 7:33 PM

lawdog114
Very nice Toshi. I'e never heard of Kitty Hawk but must say I'm impressed.

Thank you lawdog114. I too have never heard of Kitty Hawk models until just recently on my Kingfisher thread. I highly recommend Kitty Hawk and especially their P-39 kit. Mrs. Toshi likes Kitty Hawk so much in that she even purchased for me a Bronco Kitty Hawk kit of which should arrive at the start of next week.

Toshi

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midnightprowler

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From: East Bethel, MN

Posted by midnightprowler on Sunday, February 28, 2016 6:28 AM

Stunning work! Any idea what the price is on this and Revell's kits?

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Toshi

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March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Sunday, February 28, 2016 10:58 AM

midnightprowler

Stunning work! Any idea what the price is on this and Revell's kits?

Thank you so much midnightprowler. The cost of the Kitty Hawk Airacobra was $69.99 including shipping and handling. The Revell of Germany Airacobra is roughly half the price of the Kitty Hawk kit. Mrs. Toshi purchased the P-39 via EBay.

Toshi

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midnightprowler

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February 2003
From: East Bethel, MN

Posted by midnightprowler on Sunday, February 28, 2016 2:34 PM

How does the Revell kit compare?

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Toshi

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March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Sunday, February 28, 2016 5:53 PM

midnightprowler

How does the Revell kit compare?

I can't give you a answer to this question as I have never built the Revell of Germany Airacobra. I can tell you that the Kitty Hawk P-39 is a extremely well detailed kit.

Toshi

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roger_wilco

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December 2009
From: West Chester,Ohio

Posted by roger_wilco on Monday, February 29, 2016 2:40 AM

Toshi,

This looks like a beauty of a kit! The P-39 could have been a real winner of an aircraft if certain changes had been made as planned.As it was it did prove to be an excellent ground attack aircraft with the USSR. Like another ill fated aircraft in US service (the Brewster Buffalo) it finally found success with a foreign power.

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Monday, February 29, 2016 4:31 AM

roger_wilco

Toshi,

This looks like a beauty of a kit! The P-39 could have been a real winner of an aircraft if certain changes had been made as planned.As it was it did prove to be an excellent ground attack aircraft with the USSR. Like another ill fated aircraft in US service (the Brewster Buffalo) it finally found success with a foreign power.

Thanks roger_wilco. Thank you for the background information in regards to this P-39 build.

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

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Toshi

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March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Monday, February 29, 2016 6:20 PM

This is the current status on the P-39. It has been primered, lightly sanded down, and has the underside painted. I'll be AB the main part of the Airacobra in olive drab. While the P-39 dries, I will take that opportunity to work on the landing gear. Thank you forum members for all your read and replies.

Toshi

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crown r n7

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August 2015
From: the redlands Fl

Posted by crown r n7 on Monday, February 29, 2016 6:30 PM

Looking good ready for OD and gray ?

Nick.

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Toshi

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March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 4:26 AM

crown r n7

Looking good ready for OD and gray ?

Yes, I am, I just started laying down the first coat of paints last night. It's being cured as we speak. Thank you for the visit!

Toshi

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Toshi

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March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 4:37 AM

Aggieman

The Revell 32-scale Airacobra is indeed a Revell of Germany release, but that mold originated with Special Hobby.

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Toshi

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March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 4:41 AM

Toshi

Aggieman

The Revell 32-scale Airacobra is indeed a Revell of Germany release, but that mold originated with Special Hobby.

Thank you for sharing that piece of information! This kit has shown me it's dedication to the modelers. Thanks in advance.

Toshi

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BrandonK

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June 2014

Posted by BrandonK on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 9:01 AM

Well Toshi, that is looking like a Cobra now. She looks great.

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Toshi

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March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 4:57 PM

BrandonK

Well Toshi, that is looking like a Cobra now. She looks great.

BK

Thanks BrandonK. I'll have it stand on it's landing gear this evening for some updated progress.

Toshi

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Hunter

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January 2016
From: A Galaxy Far, Far Away

Posted by Hunter on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 6:20 AM

Your build is looking great Toshi, and again great detail on the pit.

Hunter

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UKguyInUSA

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April 2015
From: New Hampshire, USA

Posted by UKguyInUSA on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 9:35 PM

That's a nice looking kit Toshi and you're making a super job of her so far. You'll soon be putting her clothes on by the looks of it!

Have fun with the rest of the build!

Cheers,

Martin Smile

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Toshi

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March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, March 5, 2016 2:00 PM

Hunter

Your build is looking great Toshi, and again great detail on the pit.

Thank you sir!

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Toshi

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March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, March 5, 2016 2:01 PM

UKguyInUSA

That's a nice looking kit Toshi and you're making a super job of her so far. You'll soon be putting her clothes on by the looks of it!

Have fun with the rest of the build!

Cheers,

Martin

I definately will.

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Toshi

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March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, March 5, 2016 2:07 PM

I've been sick for the last couple of days but I'm finally feeling better. Here's what's been done today.

Toshi

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Bish

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From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Posted by Bish on Saturday, March 5, 2016 2:08 PM

Looks to be comng together nicley Toshi. Be nice to see some OD on her.

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Bish

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From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Posted by Bish on Saturday, March 5, 2016 2:10 PM

LOL, looks like i spoke just a second to late. Looks good, i like the white tail.

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Toshi

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March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Saturday, March 5, 2016 6:09 PM

Bish

LOL, looks like i spoke just a second to late. Looks good, i like the white tail.

LOL! That's ok, I still have to add some white to the edge of the wings. Then to clean up the build. Thanks for following!

Toshi

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midnightprowler

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February 2003
From: East Bethel, MN

Posted by midnightprowler on Sunday, March 6, 2016 7:20 AM

Looking good. You are doing her as Snook's 2nd I assume?

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Sunday, March 6, 2016 8:52 AM

midnightprowler

Looking good. You are doing her as Snook's 2nd I assume?

Thank you sir, and yes, I'm doing the Snook's 2nd.

Toshi

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Toshi

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March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Sunday, March 6, 2016 8:55 AM

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Toshi

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March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Sunday, March 6, 2016 9:01 AM

As always, I had some difficulty with spraying the white but by priming that area with a light gull gray that helped out greatly. Right now I'm still adding touches here and there, then comes some decals, weathering, and the final sealing.

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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BrandonK

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Posted by BrandonK on Sunday, March 6, 2016 11:02 AM

You are doing fantastic, again, on another kit. This one is looking superb; great paint work.

BK

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