Atlantis P-39 Aircobra 1/46 acale

[DBII]

Let's see how far I get with this project. 24 kits, 17 different camo patterns. The bronze green arrived Tuesday. I took a look at the kit and there is not much to paint. Here the starting point.

 

[Wurger]

 

[DBII]

Not bad for molds older than I am.

 

[fubar57]

Very, very yellow. Flashback to one of the 1:48 F-104s I built

 

[MIflyer]

They are yellow because the company produced both an OD one with cover artwork for the P-400's of the 67th Ftr Squadron on Guadalcanal and a yellow one for the Cobra II racer. The Cobra II has a paddle bladed four blade prop, but it appears that they screwed up and ran off a bunch with the fighter's three bladed prop. They could not sell them as Cobra II's and they were the wrong color for wartime P-39's. I have a Cobra II issue and one of the olive green ones without a box.'

 

[MIflyer]

This is what the original issues of those kits looked like. From what I recall the Cobra II survived until the 1970's when someone, (I think it was Mike Dillon) decided to race it again and crashed it. So both the war surplus P-39's donated by Bell to the racing endeavor eventually crashed. Cobra I went down before the Thompson race, killing the pilot and Cobra II also crashed over 20 years later; I think the pilot bailed out.

 

[DBII]

They are yellow because the company produced both an OD one with cover artwork for the P-400's of the 67th Ftr Squadron on Guadalcanal and a yellow one for the Cobra II racer. The Cobra II has a paddle bladed four blade prop, but it appears that they screwed up and ran off a bunch with the fighter's three bladed prop. They could not sell them as Cobra II's and they were the wrong color for wartime P-39's. I have a Cobra II issue and one of the olive green ones without a box.'

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I preferred the 3 blade prop but would like a couple of four. Before I order, I was told they were 4 and got no response when I asked about getting some of the 3s. Once the price dropped so low it did not matter. It was a nice surprise. I do want a couple of fours for the Russian planes.

 

[DBII]

Now I need to buy a book about the P36. That how the addiction works.

 

[Dana Bell]

I built it in the late '50s or early '60s, though mine was designed with a whip attachment and "control stick." Total disaster, it was like spinning a rock around the room...


Dana

 

[MIflyer]

The yellow kits I have have three bladed props. The four bladed one used on the Cobra II was very broad blade, like on a P-82.

Here is a conversion idea:

 

[MIflyer]

I built it in the late '50s or early '60s, though mine was designed with a whip attachment and "control stick."

Yeah, I had a Revell F-84F with that "Whip Fly" feature. Yeah, total disaster, even outside.

 

[DBII]

Has anyone used lone star models? I have always wanted to make a tora bird. https://lonestarmodels.com/product/hollywood-1-48-at-6-zero-conversion/

 

[DBII]

I took my admin Christmas Day off yesterday to visit my doctor for my you're old visit. The last half of the day was to start the P39 builds I picked up white primer for plastic at wally word. However I am trapped at the hospital taking care of my boss. Maybe on Friday.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Hope the Boss is okay!

 

[DBII]

The wife is doing better. She returned to work Friday. She still has troubles getting up but is walking and driving ok. I will try and start the worst bird Sunday.

 

[fubar57]

That's great news