bell P.39N in VVS

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Olive drab early tone trying alos to mask all imperfection and gaps 🙂)
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the kit is quite basic regarding landing gear, since it was broken at least a couple of time I decided not to insist on it and spend my time on the neutral grey paint job. (Vallejo)
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on the version I picked the fin seems to have been replaced, I used a more recent tone of Olive drab to simulate it.
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red star quite thick and one plan red + silhouette to be put over it. a nightmare to do it right at 2 am
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final with the original box in the back.
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Comments

2 8 May 2020, 17:28

Pierre Pierre
Few pics of first step renovating the kit, old Humbrol removed paint, canopy masked trying not to break more parts.

8 May 2020, 17:43

Pierre Pierre
finshed ! I think i got the right US iintial olive drab but I used AMT-4 from MIGto simulate the roundels overpait and it looks too flashy unfortunately. let me know what do you think.

9 May 2020, 09:13

Lost_Erik
Well done on that rebuild.

9 May 2020, 19:09

Gary Kitchen
Pierre, I'm very interested in the stripping of the old paint and decals. I have a 1/72 Revell Spitfire that I impatiently painted (by brush) with a mix of acrylics and an enamel. It looks awful. What did you use and will it take both kinds of paints off? And the decals? Lovely remake on the Airacobra.

9 May 2020, 19:15

Guy Rump
Great re-build of the P-39, it has risen from the ashes! 🙂

9 May 2020, 20:04

Pierre Pierre
thanks Gary and Guy !

10 May 2020, 12:50

Pierre Pierre
@ Gary, i am no expert, but I removed paint as follow 1) brushed on it Tamyia paint reomver (200ml bottle #87183) in thick layers, 2) 1h after gently removed with a soft tooth brush, 3) washed with soap and water, 4)dried, 5) final clean with coton swab with mild aceton (from my local supermarket), 6) dried for one night.

10 May 2020, 12:55

Gary Kitchen
Thanks Pierre. I'll give it a try as soon as I can get some supplies. It's an old model anyway, so nothing ventured nothing gained 👍

10 May 2020, 18:35

Cuajete
Well done. Congrats!

10 May 2020, 19:03

Laurent VILLANUEVA "HELLER-forever"
greats

2 May 2021, 11:22

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Bell P.39Q Airacobra

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