Dirk's 1/72 Heller P-39 Airacobra

[kruaxi]

Really curious about this building

[Dirkpitt289]

I found the canopy very hard to mask too - I got fed up in the end so it may need some clean up once masking is removed.

I'm sure I'll have plenty of cleanup to do on mine also.

Really curious about this building

What part has your curiosity Kruaxi?

[Dirkpitt289]

Not a lot of progress last night but I'm plugging away

I used black primer on the top of the P-39 to darken the canopy frames. I could have broke out the airbrush but I was to lazy. Once its all done no one will notice that the internal framework isn't interior green. Will they???



After the black dried I gave it an over all priming with white primer

I'm hoping that tonight I can at least do some pre-shading.

[kruaxi]

Really curious about this building

What part has your curiosity Kruaxi?

Like to see the same kit i just build with another camo

[Dirkpitt289]

Moving forward it was time to paint the white. I decided that the standard white would be to bright for a combat aircraft of the period so I decided to go with Model Masters Wimbledon White







After the white was dry it got masked off and the Neutral Gray was applied to the bottom



Thanks for looking

[Old_Tonto]

Coming along nicely Dirk. I must say the P-39 looks really cool in white.

Didn't the Soviets paint some of theirs white?

[Dirkpitt289]

Thanks OT. I've seen several Russian Kobras in all white. They look pretty cool

[Dirkpitt289]

Everyday I'm getting a step closer to completion. Last night I did the masking for the Olive Drab



The unmasking



Thanks for looking

[JohnRatzenberger]

Wimbleton White ? Interesting name/blend -- is that from a range of MM colors, like figures or autos ?

[Old_Tonto]

I tell you what Dirk, that old kit really looks the biz.

[Dirkpitt289]

Wimbleton White ? Interesting name/blend -- is that from a range of MM colors, like figures or autos ?

Wimbleton White is the color of the early Ford Mustangs. Model Maters made this one. I like the way it came out. Not to over powering.

[Dirkpitt289]

I tell you what Dirk, that old kit really looks the biz.

I'll tell you what OT, The result after the umasking has me psyched. The decals will really make it come to life but I need to gloss it first.

[JohnRatzenberger]

Wimbleton White ? Interesting name/blend -- is that from a range of MM colors, like figures or autos ?

Wimbleton White is the color of the early Ford Mustangs. Model Maters made this one. I like the way it came out. Not to over powering.

No wonder it didn't click, I'm a Chevy man !

[ShaunW]

Wimbledon White is an odd name, I wonder if it replicates the shade of white they use for the tennis court markings which are maybe slightly off-white? The models that Chevrolet sell over here are small boxy affairs, not the proper big US cars but then again the latter would be far too expensive to run with the amount a gallon of petrol costs here!

[Dirkpitt289]

I'm close but it looks like I'm not going to finish. I have a wedding to go to this weekend where we will stay over night. I won't be able to get back to the bench till next week.