SH P-39Q 'Spare Parts'

[CANicoll]

So FINALLY finished up Spare Parts and it reminded me, with all of that black paint, that I really need to work on my seams, canopy joins, etc.  But all in all, this was an interesting build of a fun subject.

 

The 'beauty shot' on a ZM base:

 

So the answer to how to vary the gloss black finish?  instead of going for various shades of black, used gloss and matte to vary the finish.  The antenna is EZ Line, with Vallejo acrylic filler for the white insulators.

 

 

The wingtip lights look overscale to me now that they are on the plane.  There are sanded down a bit from the sprue to remove a lip on the bottom, but they probably need another mm taken off.  Tamiya Clear Red and Clear Green providing the colors.  Was planning on doing a drop of Future, but these are nice and glossy as they are.

 

 

Of course, the best feature of the P-39 are those open doors showing off all the cockpit detail, and also the resin exhausts.  I must admit, I like how the radio wiring turned out:

 

 

Since Spare Parts was put together in the field, I took the approach of a fairly new and clean aircraft, hence the pristine cockpit.

 

Thanks for everyone's comments and encouragement - This was a much better experience than the KH P-39, even if I did put my finger through the canopy!

 

Chris

Edited March 25, 2018 by CANicoll

[LSP_Kevin]

Excellent result, Chris!

 

Kev

[Martinnfb]

Really nice work Chris,clean and precise. Bravo!

Cheers

Martin

[TorbenD]

Love it! Looks great in black too Chris. Congrats on doing such a fine job on what is quite a tricky kit to put together so cleanly.

 

Torben

[CANicoll]

Thanks guys!  I did do a RFI thread as well.  Cheers! CN