tigger Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Latest model from my workbench it is the 1/32 scale KittyHawk Models P-39 Airocobra built almost from the box with the addition of the HGW seat belts. Kit decals used. Hope you like here as she is hopefully going to be a build article in a future issue of Tamiya Model Magazine. mattlow, Mr scale32, Tnarg and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Wow, heavy weathering there ! This one is crying for a repainting ! The decals really look painted on, very good job ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Looks great, John! I really must get back to mine... Kev CATCplSlade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr scale32 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Really nice P-39. Great Work! I have the Special Hobbys P-39 and i want to build a Lend-lease Russian P-39. You inspired me alot. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Great work and great finish John. Well done. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 wow, that plane has a story to tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smitty44 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Sweeeet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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quang Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 This is HEAVY weathering allright but very nicely done and completely convincing when compared with photographs of Ivan Baranovsky's P-39 salvaged in 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 It's a pity that you chose to portray Filatov's personal plane. At the time Filatov was CO of 1st Squadron, 30 GIAP and a Hero of the Soviet Union. It's unlikely that his plane was left in such a condition. Or else his ground crew would be digging potatoes in some gulag in Siberia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Great-looking finish, John. Love everything about that. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 Hi guys all of your comments noted. I did this model with a lot of artistic licence as I wanted to do a very heavily weathered machine and this is what I have done. Sorry that you may think it is over done but it is my interpretation and it turns out as I wanted it too. As to the actual aircraft it represents I used the kit decals as ther were no others available so whilst it may be a Russian aces aircraft I did it as a generic bird but used the kit decals. I am certainly happy with the end result as there are many many layers of work to achieve the effects seen here. I know that some might not like it but it is not their model and as I said I am happy with the result. John ;-) KAGNEW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 HI John Well done and an a awesome build as always. Not being a weathering guy, the P-39 surely seems to have had better days. :thumbsup: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Wow!....It sure looks well used..but the Russians did leave them parked in the dirt. Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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