Papa695s 1/48 Eduard P-39 Q Airacobra.

[papa 695]

Only just catching up Ian , been away again . Thats looking superb , beautiful variation in the paintwork . I see you used the kit vinyl masks , how did you find them ? I ask because the ones I had in the Yak 3 were terrible , I dont know if it was because they were old or what. As I peeled them off the sheet most of the adhesive round the edges stayed on the backing sheet so they would have been a bleeding nightmare to use ( see what I did there? OK ,coat on..)
I ended up going back to the old Tamiya tape and sharp scalpel method , good thing is its not a complicated canopy with lots of frames . Cheers tony

I quite liked them Tony, but the top two just kept folding up at the ends, hence the Tamiya tape in the last photos.

 

[papa 695]

As usual late to the party. Looking good Ian, paint job and decaling coming along well. What I can't stand is the neat worktable. How do you get things done on it? So much luxurious space.
I have only done one Airocobra and should do more as its quite a neat looking plane. I thought the Soviets were given more of the later version King Cobras.

Cheers,
Wabble

Hi Richard, it’s not that tidy really, I just shove everything to the side of the mat when taking photos.

 

[The Smythe Meister]

HiThanks Andy, I used this for the panel lines.
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Thinned with this
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Using a very fine brush, then when nearly dry, wiped with a damp cotton pad, in the direction of the air flow. Hope this helps.

Nice , ... Haven't seen these particular purchases... It's certainly something different to me
I'll stick to what I have/know for the meantime, however, I'll still be looking in as ever

 

[adt70hk]

Ian,

That's looking stunning!!!

Thanks for adding this great great build to GB.

ATB.

Andrew

 

[Jostro65]

Looks great, good job!

 

[Jostro65]

Hi Richard, it’s not that tidy really, I just shove everything to the side of the mat when taking photos.
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So much goodies! One day I want a bench full of this stuff!!!!

 

[stillp]

Hi Richard, it’s not that tidy really, I just shove everything to the side of the mat when taking photos.

Shockingly tidy, you have a clear side for taking photos!
Pete