Color pics For a Model I'm Building

• Jun 30, 2025

• #2,781

Greg Boeser

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Lucky13 said:

The P-39, THE best fighter of WWII! 🎖

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I read it here, so it must be true.

 

• Jun 30, 2025

• #2,782

WARSPITER

Tech Sergeant

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Latest model.


P39 | RML Group

 

• Jun 30, 2025

• #2,783

Greg Boeser

1st Lieutenant

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Minnesota

How does it perform at altitude?

 

• Jun 30, 2025

• #2,784

S

Sisu

Airman 1st Class

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So what is the proper color for P-39 wheel wells??

 

• Jun 30, 2025

• #2,785

A4K

Brigadier General

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The back of beyond

Clear lacquer. I have a colour pic here somewhere...

 

• Jun 30, 2025

• #2,786

herman1rg

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Dec 3, 2008

Maybe it's Vantablack a class of super-black coatings with total hemispherical reflectances (THR) below 1% in the visible spectrum. The name is a portmanteau of the acronym VANTA (vertically aligned nanotube arrays) and black.

 

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• Jun 30, 2025

• #2,787

Marcel

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15 years and counting….

A "Color pics For a Model I'm Building"-post a day keeps the doctor away….

 

• Jun 30, 2025

• #2,788

GrauGeist

Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung

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Does Vanta come in Orange flavor?

 

• Jun 30, 2025

• #2,789

R Leonard

Staff Sergeant

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The Old Dominion

Oh no, bare metal only

 

• Jun 30, 2025

• #2,790

S

special ed

1st Lieutenant

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P-38 is my favorite WW2 plane

 

• Jun 30, 2025

• #2,791

SaparotRob

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R Leonard said:

Oh no, bare metal only
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I haven't seen one of those in decades.

 

• Jun 30, 2025

• #2,792

GrauGeist

Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung

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SaparotRob said:

I haven't seen one of those in decades.

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I have a P38, P51 and one that has a spoon on the end (which I believe may be Australian?).

 

• Jul 1, 2025

• #2,793

A4K

Brigadier General

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The back of beyond

I carry one every day on my key chain

 

• Jul 4, 2025

• #2,794

Lucky13

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In my castle....

Behold the glorious....let us worship!

 

• Jul 4, 2025

• #2,795

GrauGeist

Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung

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Redding, California

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Lucky13 said:

Behold the glorious....let us worship!

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• Jul 4, 2025

• #2,796

Lucky13

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In my castle....

Never before or since, has there been a more graceful aircraft!
Maybe the F4 Wildcat!

 

• Jul 4, 2025

• #2,797

Greg Boeser

1st Lieutenant

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Jul 29, 2016

Minnesota

Lucky13 said:

Behold the glorious....let us worship!

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• Jul 4, 2025

• #2,798

GrauGeist

Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung

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Lucky13 said:

Maybe the F4

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I believe you meant Martlet...

 

• Jul 4, 2025

• #2,799

Lucky13

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In my castle....

GrauGeist said:

I believe you meant Martlet...

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I stand corrected!

 

• Jul 4, 2025

• #2,800

SaparotRob

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Long Island, NY

Lucky13 said:

Behold the glorious....let us worship!

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Amen and Hialeah.