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Eduard Bell P39N Airacobra

Started by John vd Biggelaar · 88 ≡ · ↻ 2 years ago

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John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 3 months ago:

@tcinla, @j-healy, @fiveten, @airbum, thanks for those motivating words.

Coating is on
After mounting the pitot tube and canopy, a bit of weathering was applied as well.
Always difficult to get that shown correctly on a picture.
Next was applying the matt coat and finally removing the canopy masks.
Last step will be mounting the doors and the antenna wire.
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Looking superb, my friend @johnb, almost crossed the finish line!
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 3 months ago:
@fiveten, thanks a lot Spiros.

Finished

Well, at least I call it done. As always I have the feeling that I could have done better on certain aspects. That however will be dealed with on a next build.
Last steps were mounting the cardoors and the antenna wire.
1. antenna wire

2. both doors in open position
1. This way you have great visibility on the interior
I will present it on the headlines once I'm able to shoot some picture in good daylight. Currently we are facing a long period of fog, nearly one week, so no clear daylight or even a bit of sunshine.
Eric Berg said 2 years, 3 months ago:

@johnb - You made it to the finish line and it looks great! Leaving the doors open is the only way to pose this Airacobra. Your interior looks really well done. Looking forward to seeing this down the road in headlines. Decent kit, don't you agree?
What's your next project? Finishing up the Henschel?
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Congratulations, my friend @johnb! The finished Airacobra looks wonderful!
Looking forward to see it at the headlines!
George Schembri said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Nice work John, ‘Magnifique’ as the French would say! Looks like you could just step into those open doors.
Picked up a few nice tips along this build.
Looking forward to seeing this build in the Headlines.
Tom Cleaver said 2 years, 3 months ago:

That's a really nice result, @johnb.
John Healy said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Nice work, John. Great scheme and very effective subtle weathering.
capt. R said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Really great work! Spinner looks superb!
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 3 months ago:

@eb801, @fiveten, @georgeswork, @tcinla, @j-healy, @lis, thanks a lot for the compliments, hope to be able to shoot some pictures today and present it on the headlines.

Eric, next project, which is already running, is the Henschel 123 together with Spiros @fiveten. After that it will be the Wellington in 1/72 scale, a gift from my daughter for Christmas.
Mark P Hartig said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Very well done sir your weathering/fading is subtle but visible, an effect that's not easy to achieve
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Since we finally had a day with sunshine (after a negative record of sunshine hours in January) I took the opportunity to shoot some pictures outdoor.
Colors look so much better to my opinion.

1 additional image. Click to enlarge.
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Sunshine made his bird shine, my friend @johnb!

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