bashace Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 Finally getting settled in at new Indiana home, started unboxing hobby supplies, hopefully will be able to pick up where I left off soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mawz Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 11/2/2019 at 4:56 PM, southwestforests said: Been a long time since I've looked at WW2 fighter info & I am thinking didn't the USAAC take custody of some Aircobras which ended up not being shipped to foreign forces? If so could that explain at least one of the different cockpit hues? That is true, but they were designated as P-400's in US service (these were RAF ordered aircraft with 20mm cannon in the nose rather than the larger cannon the US used). They served in Guadalcanal and wore an RAF scheme with US markings. As it happens, I have a Eduard P-400 on the go right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 On 2/17/2020 at 7:12 PM, bashace said: Finally getting settled in at new Indiana home, started unboxing hobby supplies, hopefully will be able to pick up where I left off soon. Great news. I hope you find everything easily. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 Okay folks, just about have things ready to go again! I have space to resume, now I just need some quarantine time! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 nice bench setup, now back to work! 😃 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Easing back into the foray, here we have the Monogram P-39 getting exhaust port treatment before the manifold is installed. The fuselage buttoned up fairly easily, the dorsal air scoop will require a little cleanup work, but nothing major. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Glad to see you back to work on this one. Looks great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 At the point where it's time to install the wings, good place to stop and catch the next kit up to this point. The Monogram kit definitely has more to do before the wing goes on than the other two kits due to the engine exhaust on one side being installed through the inside of the fuselage before wing installation. Depending on how you want to paint the exhaust area, one could just install it and paint later, I chose the hard way of course. Also, it was easier to paint the exposed engine bay without the wing getting in the way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 The Eduard kit is ready for wings, the fuselage went together generally well, one half seemed to be a hair shorter than the other half at the tail. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 The Hasegawa kit is ready for wings, fit was quite good as expected with Hasegawa engineering, no issues noted. Don't forget to drill out the four little holes in the nose! The little hatch on the nose is a nice touch for adding final nose weight before buttoning it up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 Some side by side comparisons... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 We got wings! MONOGRAM: EDUARD: HASEGAWA: GROUP COOLING INTAKE COMPARISON: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 Wing mounting to fuselage: MONOGRAM EDUARD Hasegawa Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 Adding nose weight to Hasegawa Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 Who said chicks don't dig scale models??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 Stab mounting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Very good update, Nice, comprehensive look at what you have encountered with each kit. I got a chuckle out of the "chicks dig scale models" post 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bashace Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 I haven't had as much down time as many during the Covid Pandemic, but some progress has been made, the Monogram and Hasegawa kits had minimal putty issues to deal with, the Eduard kit is another story, got some serious wing gaps to fill! The Monogram and Hasegawa planes are currently sitting in black base waiting for the next step in painting, they look like a couple of stealth aircraft...lol! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quailane Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Very nice. I'm rooting for the Monogram kit. I've built that Pro-Modeler version before and have a second one I've started in my stash. I love how well it fits and goes together. Hard to believe it's from the 60's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I'm really struggling with 2. I'm not sure how you keep things straight with 3! Really nice job so far. 👍 -co Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Sorry I am running behind here... the black based ones do look really stealthy.. and those wing root seams are giving me anxiety .. and it is not even my model. Hopefully it is coming along ok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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