I need a break from Yom Kippur!
I've been fascinated by the story of Copping and his aircraft for ages, so now I've decided to have a go at re-creating the final resting place of his P-40, which was found by Polish oil workers in 2012, some 70 years after it's disappearance.
I have a very basic 1/48 Hobby-Craft P-40. Just as well it's basic, as I'll not be using much of it anyway!
Yesterday, I glued together what I needed, brush painted the RAF Desert camouflage and added some 1/72 decals, which are a tad small, but as they will be virtually sun bleached into near none existence they will be fine. I certainly wasn't going to the expense of a complete set of correct 1/48 ones.
The simple base, which I made last night, consists of three small bits of sheet polystyrene stuck together and coated with some more sweepings from my now extremely shiny drive!
I've made a start on the butchery of the aircraft. The prop etc. was ripped off in the forced landing, so I've made a start in that area.
The fabric control surfaces have long since rotted away, so thus far, I've removed the rudder and elevators. These I will re-make showing just the metal framework - I hope!
Anyway, here is Copping's P-40 thus far. It is just placed to get a rough idea as to it's final position.
Obviously loads more wrecking and painting to do, but it's a start.
Cheers all and thanks for looking.
Ron
I've been fascinated by the story of Copping and his aircraft for ages, so now I've decided to have a go at re-creating the final resting place of his P-40, which was found by Polish oil workers in 2012, some 70 years after it's disappearance.
I have a very basic 1/48 Hobby-Craft P-40. Just as well it's basic, as I'll not be using much of it anyway!
Yesterday, I glued together what I needed, brush painted the RAF Desert camouflage and added some 1/72 decals, which are a tad small, but as they will be virtually sun bleached into near none existence they will be fine. I certainly wasn't going to the expense of a complete set of correct 1/48 ones.
The simple base, which I made last night, consists of three small bits of sheet polystyrene stuck together and coated with some more sweepings from my now extremely shiny drive!
I've made a start on the butchery of the aircraft. The prop etc. was ripped off in the forced landing, so I've made a start in that area.
The fabric control surfaces have long since rotted away, so thus far, I've removed the rudder and elevators. These I will re-make showing just the metal framework - I hope!
Anyway, here is Copping's P-40 thus far. It is just placed to get a rough idea as to it's final position.
Obviously loads more wrecking and painting to do, but it's a start.
Cheers all and thanks for looking.
Ron
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