P-39 Airacobra Group Build

Might be worth picking up the lastest issue of Model Airplane Int'l. There are a couple of articles about P-39s and the Has. P-400.

  Oh goody... an excuse to go to the LHS

Just a heads up. cybermodeler.com has a article that compares three kits side by side. It is in the special freatures dept.

Thad

KINGTHAD wrote:

Just a heads up. cybermodeler.com has a article that compares three kits side by side. It is in the special freatures dept.   Thad

Thanks for posting that!

wing_nut- put me down for the Hasegawa one. It may be the -400, but I also noticed on the Hasegawa site a -39Q/N, so maybe that one will be available soon.

I have not seen a release date on this one either.

Thad

wing_nut wrote:

Welcome aboard ollie.

wing_nut wrote:

jeaton01 wrote: So, a question related to the XFL-1 Airbonita   - Is scratchbuilding the only route to this one or is there a conversion kit in any scale?   Not sure of the availability but check this out... http://www.luft46.com/Planet/136.html

Squadron didn't list it but International Hobby Supply (Sentai's retail store) did.  So I'm still even more model poor..

but thanks for the lead, I've been on the lookout for the XFL-1 for many years.  I have a couple of the  Planet resin kits and they are very nice in the box.

Add me to this one too.

I know I know but I have a LOT of time to get it and build it

Bud

Dubau wrote:

All me to this one too. I know I know but I have a LOT of time to get it and build it Bud

 Great Bud... you're in.  (You did mean "Add" right... the d is at the other end of that row )

What ya gonna build?

Got the Quickboost resin egine yesterday

lone wrote:

i just ordered 2 of the Accurate Mini's,,,i'll be doing both race version,,,,,i'll do an "Old Crow" later outside of this GB

I updated the roster to show you choice lone.  I also added a rule to allow mutiple entries, to allow anyone that picks up the Eduard Dual Combo and builds 'em both.  So if you do your Old Crow too throw it in the mix.

wing_nut wrote:

Dubau wrote: All me to this one too. I know I know but I have a LOT of time to get it and build it Bud  Great Bud... you're in.  (You did mean "Add" right... the d is at the other end of that row )

Yea Yea Yea, I fixed the DD's  heheh

Bud

I am going to go with the 1/48 Eduard P-39 Airacobra

Bud

I'd like to start (and finish) a P-39Q (Eduard 1:48 Profipack).

If it counts, I'd also like to mend an Airfix 1:72, and perhaps I'll have a go at an Academy 1:72, too. The Eduard is such a sweet kit, though. I don't think I'll have any trouble finishin that one!

Cheers,

Bruce

Brews wrote:

I'd like to start (and finish) a P-39Q (Eduard 1:48 Profipack). If it counts, I'd also like to mend an Airfix 1:72, and perhaps I'll have a go at an Academy 1:72, too. The Eduard is such a sweet kit, though. I don't think I'll have any trouble finishin that one! Cheers, Bruce

Great to have you on board.  Mutiple enmtries are fine but have to be stared and finished in withinthe dates.  And an Big LOL at your avatar... been there, done that, read the book, ate the hamburger and wore the t-shirt

Was hoping for at least 10 entrants and brews made 12.  Most excellent  LOL.

ANYONE ESLE??????

Marc, now why did you have to pick a start date a MONTH away?!?!?

Can I at least open the box, touch the plastic and smell the glue? Well, scratch the last one.

mucker wrote:

Marc, now why did you have to pick a start date a MONTH away?!?!? Can I at least open the box, touch the plastic and smell the glue? Well, scratch the last one.

I agree... I think I heard the nose cannon on the P 39 calling me the other night. No really......I did........although it could have been my three year old......humm..............

Welcome Jeff.  It's a good group... we should have a good time indeed!

mucker wrote:

Marc, now why did you have to pick a start date a MONTH away?!?!? Can I at least open the box, touch the plastic and smell the glue? Well, scratch the last one.

Be strong.  I know you can do it.  Opening of boxes and the playing with the sprues is OK..NO CUTTING OR GLUING  Dems Da rules

davew6003 wrote:

I agree... I think I heard the nose cannon on the P 39 calling me the other night. No really......I did........although it could have been my three year old......humm..............

Now you don't really expect us to believe the parts speak to you do you??? Everyone knows they jump down to the carpet and just keep pulling on your pants leg ‘til you notice them.(stop that...no... not 'til January... I said NO.  You are so lucky I am not that good at scrtch building or I would feed you to the carpet monster!!!)

jeff wrote:

Sounds like a fun group build brewing.

Brewing and modelling - two of my favourite activities!

Looking at my Academy 1:72 Airacobra, though, I have the choice of 2 x P-39Ns and a P-39Q. All Russian aces.

I don't know which one to make, and that's without thinking about AM decals, which I'm not going to do. OOB will do for this puppy.

O.k. after pulling a kit out from the bottom of the stack, and then picking up all the kits I knocked on the floor I came up with Eduards p-39 profipack. Being that I live in my own time zone I can start mine now right?

Thad

KINGTHAD wrote:

Being that I live in my own time zone I can start mine now right? Thad

As long as you put it that way, sure you can start now... NOT

Ok about these "Rules"

Hypotheticly speaking:

Lets say I had a sprune of parts that I picked up out of some random unidentified box lying around. If I was to begin cutting and sanding on said parts from the previously mentioned sprune. And at a later date discovered that the previously mentioned parts came from one Eduard P 39 Q profipack 1/48 scale model kit. Would this be a violation of the "rules" as stated on page one of this thread?

Hey Dave... if you want to sneak around the start date you better do what mucker suggests.  That's only because from the way you describe what might happen, for you to not realize what kit you were working on you would have to be working with your eyes closed.  The dangers of that are obvious.  I refer you to the thread by the guy that recent sliced open his thumb... and that was with his eyes open. 

We don't want anything bad to happen to you before the official start

Hurry up January. I've been visually building it in my mind for a week now. Each night a different dream with a different paint scheme. Funny how Air-a-Cutie seems to be in each one, though...

Look out Mucker, you dream may be grounds for dismissal. We gonna have to check the rule book chapter 6 section 1a line 5. 

Thad

Im resisting temptation by not ordering the kit untill after the start date.

Hey I am fairly new to the forums but I do have the new Hasegawa p-400 in my stack I would like to join if it's not too late.  also I am thinking of doing a russian build with aeromaster decals but it's for a p-39L looks to me that the major differences are the exhaust stacks and the 37mm in the nose, any other major differences. 

thanks and looking forward to this

Barry

Barry...hope this helps.