1/32 Revell/Special Hobby P 39 D Airacobra

[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

[Guest]

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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[BarryW]

Very nice job on that seam Vaughan.

[Vaughan]

Well back to the Airacobra again. This is todays progress. White wing bands and tail section sprayed. Then masked and the olive drab has been applied. Once dried I will make a start on the underside with light grey.


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[papa 695]

Great work so far Vaughan looking forward to more

[Guest]

Nice clean painting there Vaughan

[Vaughan]

Thank you Ian,Patrick. Here's this mornings progress. Underside sprayed light grey and masking carefully removed. some touch ups will be required, but I'm pleased with the results.


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