Monogram 1/48 P-39
Continuing with the oddball schemes. A P-39Q Zebra Training aircraft, used to train air-gunners. This was the forerunner to the P-63 Pinball aircraft
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Phil Steele said on December 21, 2016
Smashing !!
George Henderson said on December 22, 2016
Thank you sir
Craig Abrahamson said on December 21, 2016
I guess the idea was to be seen, huh…? Oddball scheme indeed. I like the build, but not so much that “zebra stripe” pattern (just a matter of taste is all). 🙂
George Henderson said on December 22, 2016
Thanks Craig. If you don’t like the stripes on this one you would have really hated my second choice(to be done at later time, just looking for more info), vertical alternating stripes from prop to rudder.
Louis Gardner said on December 22, 2016
I like it !!!!! I’ve never seen another one painted like this one………. Outstanding Sir !!!!
George Henderson said on December 22, 2016
Thanks Louis
Bernd Müller said on December 22, 2016
Superb build with an excellent masking job !
George Henderson said on December 22, 2016
Thank you. It’s my most aggressive masking job to date but it was a bit easier as at the time, I was using a brush. I’m just now learning how to use an airbrush.
George Williams said on December 22, 2016
Very neatly done, I’m not sure about training air gunners, more about training apprentice paintshop guys.
George Henderson said on December 22, 2016
Thanks George
Tom Bebout said on December 22, 2016
George I think you’ve got the oddball scheme down. Really well done and nice masking job to boot.. Where do you find these schemes?
George Henderson said on December 22, 2016
Much obliged Tom. I have 7 day weekends so I spend waaaaay too much time looking on line. I kind of use what I call a back-door type of search. I would never think of typing “black spitfire” or “striped P-39” into the Google Search. My key words are Weird, Odd, Peculiar etc typed into Google Image and scroll through thousands of images, sometimes it takes a few months to find what I want When I’m in camp, I bring one of my laptops that has over 3200 PDF aviation books
Greg Kittinger said on December 22, 2016
Wow – that almost hurts the retinas to look at! Very unusual, and nice job pulling it off.
Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said on December 22, 2016
George, great choice of scheme. Fighter pilots tended to “jump” formations and individual aircraft in “their” area. That’s what they do. Having assigned units, with easily recognizable markings works for both sides. Practice, keep you on your toes. Plus, imagine being allowed to go around and do what comes naturally, without hoping they didn’t get your number.
Good to see one done, and done well! Keep up the good work!
Robert Royes said on December 22, 2016
Very unusual, nicely done.
Tom Cleaver said on December 30, 2016
That monogram kit certainly still holds up 48 years later. *It’s only “fault” is the wing istoo tapered in head-on profile, so the wingtups don’t “curl up.” Something 999 of 1,00o modelers never notice so WTH.
Very interesting scheme and look to this one.