1/32 Revell/Special Hobby P 39 D Airacobra

[monica]

this ones looking good Vaughan,

 

[phikoleoputra]

Amazing detail, superb work Vaughan.

 

[Vaughan]

Hi All, thanks for all your comments. There has been a bit a pregnant pause I'm afraid to say on this one but I'm glad to say there has been some progress. Cockpit is all but finished, I used the decals provided for the instrument panel and I think it has come out quite well. I've just got to add some seat belts, I'm a bit strapped for cash so they maybe homemade. The office is now attached to the left hand side of the fuselage a bit of a fiddle to line it all up correctly. Still yet to close the fuselage and it looks like it will be tight fit. Wing halves are attached and radiator inlets are also fitted. The fit is poor requiring plenty of filler. Wings to fuselage looks to be a challenge at the roots will cross that bridge when I come to it. Wheel well covers have sprayed interior green and have been weathered too. Hopefully the next update will be soon.


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[Vaughan]

Sorry Robert I didn't answer you question. The masks are my own I tend to use the cut very thin strips to follow the frame work and then fill in the unmasked areas method.

 

[flyjoe180]

Nice work Vaughan. That wing fit is nasty.

 

[PhilJ]

Looking like a sweet kit, I like your masking technique the Eduard mask that came with my spitfire was just thin strips but it didn't fit all that well so had to custom a little. I think I'll try your technique on the next plane to start with.


Can't wait to see the finished product.


Regards


Phil

 

[takeslousyphotos]

Superb Stuff Vaughan. Good to see something a bit different. I'm enjoying watching your work.

 

[dougie]

Nice and clean so far

 

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Vaughan


Seems I spoke too soon regards the fit of the kit. I know you'll sort the issues though and it's these sorts of kits that properly test modelling skill. I know you're more than up to the task and I'm convinced the home made harness will look the business.


Cheers


P

 

[Vaughan]

Well I've jumped from the Dauntless to the Airacobra I think this helps with the mojo. Fuselage is all buttoned up and wings fitted. Plenty of filler was required around the wing roots as well as the under wing to fuselage seam. Home made seat belts have been made out of textured foil from a lemonade can,which I think gives a good effect. This ones going to be a real tail sitter so I invested in a product called Liquid Gravity not cheap at over £8 but theres 250g of this free flowing stuff, so should do a couple more aircraft, the Airacobra used 50g. Easy to use you just pour the small grains into the cavity followed by some super glue to hold it in place. c of g is now perfect and no tail sitting. Images are all out of sequence as usual anybody prepared to give a tutorial on how to get it right?


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[colin m]

Looks great Vaughan, as your work always does. Unfortunately for me, the Aircobra is an aircraft I just can't gel with - no idea why !

 

[Vaughan]

Thanks Colin it's not a pretty aircraft but it's different and that makes it interesting.

 

[flyjoe180]

Nice progress Vaughan. It certainly won't be a tail-sitter, I think you might just have enough weight in the nose area

 

[PhilJ]

Great Vaughan, looking forward to seeing some more progress on this one.


Phil

 

[tr1ckey66]

Great work on the Aeracobra - love those seatbelts. And, as always, your care with the filler and sanding sticks is payingoff big time.


The liquid gravity looks an interesting product. I've been buying divers' lead shot weight but the process seems to be the same. The shot in the product looks to be finer though and a little better at getting into the nooks and crannies.


It's a balancing act I find with Mojo. Have enough on the go to make things interesting but too much can be overwhelming. You seem to have the balance right there Vaughan and it's great to see you firing on all cylinders.

Images are all out of sequence as usual anybody prepared to give a tutorial on how to get it right?

I think after you load your pics you can physically move them in 'the draft of the post'. If you edit your post you should still be able to move them. Simply click and drag them where you want. At least I think that's what I do.


Cheers


Paul

 

[papa 695]

Great work Vaughan.


Are you able to lift it up now what with all that weight in the front

 

[yak face]

Looking good vaughan , top bashing with the wing roots and intakes! The seat belts look fab too , cheers tony

 

[treyzx10r]

This is looking great Vaughan, nice office work . The repairs on the ill fitting areas are coming along nicely. Looking forward to the next update!

 

[Vaughan]

Thanks Guys, small update today canopy on and primmer down. One seam will need attention, glued but will need to allow the primmer to cure before I attempt to fill and sand.( it's that dreaded Vallejo primmer) .


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[Vaughan]

Fuselage seam sorted. I was a little impatient waiting for the primmer to cure so tried a new method of sanding. Once I'd cleaned up the excess glue with a blade I then sanded with a medium stick and then a fine stick. this left a stepped edge as I think we all know happens with Vallejo primmer. I then put some vallejo airbrush cleaner on some kitchen roll and then proceeded to rub the primmer on the stepped edge. This dissolved the primmer leaving a perfectly smooth edge. I have then resprayed the area and once cured will re-scribe the panel lines.


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