An italian Airacobra

A single type GB, the Bell P-39 (or P-400) Airacobra in any scale, boxing, etc.
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An italian Airacobra

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As you know, americans gave some P-39 to the italian 'cobelligeranti'.
Were very heavily used aircrafts, but we fixed them and used a lot.
I will built an italian P-39, starting from the old but good Heller kit.
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This is the box
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All pieces seem good
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I decide to engrave just some panels
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Cut a door...
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Cockpit isn't bad for it's age, but i added some things the same
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After this afternoon of job...
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Many things to do on wheels bay
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I'm in summer holidays from yesterday, just two weeks. I will go nowhere, as usual, so... what better than modelling time ?
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Yes, a little too fast off the mark Kruaxi :-D nice start though, to your usual good standards on a classic kit.
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:shock: Ops, i have read 16... sorry !!!
Ok for penality, it's correct
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Welcome aboard Kruaxi - premature or not! :lol:

A cracking start you have made there, nice additions to the cockpit.

Is this the one you are building?
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Hello OT, i'm not sure yet about the final camo... there is a post war p-39, used in a flying school, with a silver camo that... it's interesting. I don't know...

A little step tonite. It's too hot now... and i HATE hot weather...

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Many to do, yet...

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Some work on wheels bay

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Sure not... :lol:
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Looking good kruaxi..

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Finished cockpit

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Choise a Q, so i added the sub wings pod. Put on canopy... next step: a primer

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...not now... i'm going to spot some aircraft around Grosseto's airfield, as usual. Come back thuesday.
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That is looking really good Kruaxi. Not liking the hot weather over there in Italy? I'll swap you for this very bad British summer we are having!
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Thanks.
Holidays are ending, Sunday i will start with work again... It's weird, but in these days i had worked on my kit just a little...
Gave a primer, Mr. Surfacer 1000

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Painted underface...

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..and upper...

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When americans gave us these aircrafts, we discovered soon that they were almost wrecks... luckely, we had excellent mechanics... ;-)
I'm trying to reproduce a 'well used' airplane...

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