artoor_k Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 (edited) Hello, I've finally finished this one.... As in title - this is P-400 Airacobra "Airacutie" by Special Hobby , reboxed by Revell. Model isn't good, I'm sure that Kittyhawk one is much better but it was on sale so I bought it Basically it's OOB but there are seatbelts from Eduard and guns from brass pipes. Lady on wing is from Masterbox Pinup set. Whole model is painted with Mr.Hobby range and weathered with MIG,Tamiya and AMMO products. It has very shallow panel lines so wash didn't go well. I found a topic about Airacutie on this forum so I know that this particular P-400 had it's gear covers dismounted. After finishing I found that left cockpit door on real P-400 was permanently blocked. Another mistake is supposedly wrong cockpit color but I have no chance to correct it now. Anyway , hope you'll like it Edited June 5, 2019 by artoor_k Jan_G, TorbenD, MikeMaben and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lud13 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Looking good !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 That looks amazing! And having built the Kitty Hawk kit, I can assure you that it has its own issues, and may not be much of an advance over this one. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miloslav1956 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben L. Hernandez Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Great looking P-39, gearing up to start mine soon. I noticed that the main landing gear covers are missing or am I just seeing things? Either way still a great build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artoor_k Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 22 minutes ago, Reuben L. Hernandez said: Great looking P-39, gearing up to start mine soon. I noticed that the main landing gear covers are missing or am I just seeing things? Either way still a great build! Indeed,. Real Airacutie had Gear covers dismounted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben L. Hernandez Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 2 hours ago, artoor_k said: Indeed,. Real Airacutie had Gear covers dismounted. WOW, I did not know this bit of information, learn something new everyday, thanks. Reuben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Very nicely done, and great presentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wimmer Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 A cutie indeed! Good Job! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Lovely job of a tricky kit to build regarding fit in certain places, especially around the wing roots/radiator intakes. Great weathering! I wouldn’t worry too much about the interior colour either as I’ve seen plenty of variety in this area from Bell’s dark bronze green through to brighter hues, something much closer to what I see here, especially in the P-400 and P-39D series. Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coogrfan Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 (edited) As we say in here in Texas, that bird has been rode hard and put away wet. Well done. Edited June 10, 2019 by coogrfan nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUROK Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Good job on a nice looking model!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Beautifully done, Artoor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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