The P-39 Channel at iModeler (37 articles)

The P-39 Channel at iModeler

Bell P-39 Airacobra

Items tagged with P-39
37 articles
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Roadtrip Flyby: The Erickson Aircraft Collection

by Eric Berg on October 8, 2018
in Photo Collections — 7 Comments

The Erickson Aircraft Collection Museum is located at the Madras Airport, a 45 minute drive north of Bend, Oregon on Hwy 26 near the intersection of Hwy 97N. The collection was originally founded by Jack Erickson of sky crane and aerial firefigh[...]

1/72 MPM( Academy) P-39D

by Geoffrey Abreu on July 2, 2018
in Aviation — 12 Comments

This is the MPM boxing of the Academy P-39 kit. MPM provides a different decal sheet for the kit. I added Eduard seat belts, stainless steel tubing for the cowl guns, drilled out the other guns, Aires main wheels an reworked the nose gear a bit.[...]

Battle of Kasserine Pass Group Build: 1/48 Eduard P-39L Airacobra

by Tom Bebout on June 1, 2018
in Aviation — 19 Comments

My last last contribution to this group build. Thanks again to David Thomas for stating this GB, it's been a lot of fun and the selections presented here by fellow iModelers have been truly inspiring. Great historical narratives and some excelle[...]

Hasegawa 1/48 Scale P-39

by Terry Schuler on March 10, 2018
in News — 16 Comments

This is the wonderful Hasegawa P-400 / P-39 kit (depending on what box art you buy, the kits are the same, other than decals). The kit was a lot of fun to build, it goes together without any problems and with a few added details, especially in t[...]

Eduard 1/48 WE P-400 Aircobra -Guadalcanal

by Predrag Ivanovic on February 3, 2018
in Aviation — 13 Comments

My last work, Eduard model, very nice enjoyable build. Hope that you liked too.

Accurate Miniatures 1/48 P-400

by Tom Bebout on January 13, 2018
in Aviation — 24 Comments

Just a little nudge for someone building an awesome 1/32 P-400 on iModeler. Completed this kit probably 7 years ago after deciding to build models again. Boy have I learned a lot since then. This was my first attempt at a como scheme and was don[...]

P-39 Airacobra

by Vedran Kovačić on December 20, 2017
in Aviation — 13 Comments

Hi, finished this just in time for Christmas, this is the ubiquitous Academy 1/72 P-39Q/N Airacobra, could have been better, could have been worse. I had some fight with the canopy, because i used replacement vac one from CMK set, and this was i[...]

Hasegawa 1/48 P-39Q 100th Fighter Squadron

by Tom Bebout on October 22, 2017
in Aviation — 19 Comments

I'm been wanting to do the various planes flown by the Tuskegee Airman and this is the second one I've completed. The first was a P-40L "Ace of Pearls" which I posted here several years ago. Like most Tuskegee aircraft this one was a hand me dow[...]

Monogram 1/48 P-39 Airacobra 2Lt William F. Fiedler 347th FG 68 & 70FS

by Tom Bebout on September 24, 2017
in Aviation — 20 Comments

In my stash were some P-39 decals depicting an Airacobra flown by a 2Lt Bill Fiedler, who had the distinction of being the only American Ace to claim all 5 victories flying the P-39. Being a history buff I was curious as to what happened to him[...]

Monogram 1/48 P-39 as a Portuguese P-39D 1943

by Dan DeSilva on August 5, 2017
in Aviation — 30 Comments

I have always had an interest in Portuguese aircraft, as my parents are both from the Acores. This diorama was built as a curiosity for my dad, as he had always seen me building kits from my early teens up until I left the house when I got marri[...]