Hey there All! I chose this for the 48 hour weekend GB and it was a crazy time for all and still is for many! It says Army really big on it thought those who missed the GB madness might like a peak.
The P-36A I promised is done. History follows from the Airforce Museum page.
Lt. Rasmussen mounting his P-36 in his pajamas on the morning of December 7, 1941. The airfield was under attack and his was one of a few aircraft that made it into the air before being destroyed. Once in the air Rasmussen charged his machine guns but to his surprise they wouldn't stop firing. He pulled the charging handle back into the locked position so that he wouldn't shoot off all his rounds before meeting the enemy. In his first attack he shot down one enemy Zero, then was attacked by 2 other Zeros. The hits severed his rudder and hydraulics and he lost control of the aircraft. As he lost altitude he regained control and headed into some clouds to avoid being attacked then made it back to the airfield. Landing without brakes he rolled off the end of the runway. The plane was a total write off except for the engine.
The ground personnel who had witnessed the whole scene came running up to his plane cheering. After the attack over 500 bullet holes were counted in the aircraft, and a 20mm shell and bullet were found lodged in the radio directly behind him which saved his life.
I chose the 1/48 Academy ex Hobby Craft kit.
A few work in progress pics! This was a blast!
I printed my own decals using the Testers Decal maker kit. This option isn't available with the kit decals and I would like to find the Old Pearl Harbor defender version by Hobby craft as it looks cool! Different scheme though as well.
Here is How she turned out in about 26 hours.
I really have enjoyed this build Joe! If you can't tell by all the models. 
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Your comments add a lot to the history for me an I always learn something new from them!
I'll be watching for the other builds! 
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