P-39 Airacobra Mk.I, RAF Machine No. AH 583, pilot F/O Jaroslav Himr

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April 21, 2021
The interior is sufficiently detailed and does not require further modifications.
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April 21, 2021
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April 21, 2021
The interior is sufficiently detailed and does not require further modifications.
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April 21, 2021
The interior is sufficiently detailed and does not require further modifications.
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April 21, 2021
The interior is sufficiently detailed and does not require further modifications.
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April 21, 2021
Assembled interior glued to the middle of the fuselage. The parts fit exactly. A part of the kit is also a lead weight shaped so that it fits exactly into the bow of the fuselage.
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April 21, 2021
The hull fits very precisely and it is not necessary to use putty after gluing.
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April 21, 2021
One of the few flaws of this set is the too thick rear edges of the wing. This can be easily remedied by grinding them.
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April 21, 2021
The connection between the wing and the fuselage is good, but I could not do without a small amount of putty.
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April 21, 2021
The kit also includes masks for spraying the cab cover and some other parts. Because I have had this kit at home for a long time, some parts of the mask no longer stuck well and he had to replace them with masking tape.
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April 21, 2021
After gluing the cockpit cover and sanding the sealant in the joints of the wing with the fuselage, I temporarily glued the cabin door and thus had the model ready to spray the surfacer.
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July 18, 2021
After spraying the surfacer and its light regrinding, I shaded the edges of the panels and covers with a very thin black color.
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July 18, 2021
The lower surfaces are sprayed with paint.
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July 18, 2021
The lower surfaces are sprayed with paint.
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July 18, 2021
The lower surfaces are sprayed with paint.
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July 18, 2021
The upper surfaces are also painted with camouflage paints. On the fuselage I sprayed a stripe in front of the tail surfaces and on the wings of the yellow leading edge.
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July 18, 2021
The upper surfaces are also painted with camouflage paints. On the fuselage I sprayed a stripe in front of the tail surfaces and on the wings of the yellow leading edge,
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July 18, 2021
The upper surfaces are also painted with camouflage paints. On the fuselage I sprayed a stripe in front of the tail surfaces and on the wings of the yellow leading edge,
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July 21, 2021
I applied decals to the model. The cab door is temporarily glued to the model. The door will be open on the completed model.
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July 21, 2021
I applied decals to the model. The cab door is temporarily glued to the model. The door will be open on the completed model.
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July 21, 2021
I applied decals to the model. The cab door is temporarily glued to the model. The door will be open on the completed model. The decals of the badges on the upper side of the wing have a thin white border at the bottom. Unfortunately, the white border was visible only after the decals were glued. Later I will try to retouch the white border.
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July 21, 2021
I applied decals to the model. The cab door is temporarily glued to the model. The door will be open on the completed model. The decals of the badges on the upper side of the wing have a thin white border at the bottom. Unfortunately, the white border was visible only after the decals were glued. Later I will try to retouch the white border.
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July 21, 2021
I applied decals to the model. The landing gear shafts are not yet painted, the radiator control flaps are not yet glued.
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July 21, 2021
I applied decals to the model. The landing gear shafts are not yet painted, the radiator control flaps are not yet glued.

Kommentarer

9 21 April 2021, 11:48

Ludvík Kružík
The construction of the model continues. When I glued the decals, I found that the insignia on the top of the wings have a thin white border in about one third of the circumference.The white border was not visible before the decals were applied.

25 July 2021, 09:16

Alec K
Very nicely done! That weight for the nose is a great idea. Regarding decals: I started to cut off the clear around them before application. Besides looking better on the finished model, it also generally reveals any registration problems.

18 September 2021, 11:46

Ludvík Kružík
I know about trimming decals before applying them. It just didn't occur to me that decals from the Eduard kit would have this problem. Became. At least next time I will know what to watch out for 🙂

I have already fixed the error of decals on the upper surfaces of the wings. Using a cutting compasses, I made a mask and repaired the white parts of the decal by spraying blue paint.

Airacobra is already finished 🙂. As soon as I have time, I'll take photos and put them in the album.

20 September 2021, 10:40

Tas Smith
Very nice looking work.

20 September 2021, 10:46

Alec K
Uříznout ty obtisky kružítkem, moc dobrý nápad 👍. Tento problém bych od Edyho taky asi neočekával.

20 September 2021, 12:10

Ludvík Kružík
Thank you Tas! 🙂

to Alec:
It's an older kit. I have not encountered this problem with newer models from Eduard.

20 September 2021, 20:00

Ludvík Kružík
I added a new album with a finished model: P-39 Airacobra - done | Album by KLuK (1:48)

20 September 2021, 20:07

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Since it is a set from the Profi pack series, in addition to changing the marking, I build the model only from parts and accessories from the set.

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