**** DONE: 1/48 P-39 Airacobra - Winter War / Eastern Front WWII

[mikewint]

I are back from the wars once again. Looking good Karl

 

[rochie]

cheers Mike.

i got the exhausts fitted, and the other door fitted in the closed position and the engine panel fitted after loading the nose with weight !

 

[mikewint]

Karl, any engine option on that kit? That mid-engine is a unique feature of the Cobra and would be neat to show it

 

[rochie]

Karl, any engine option on that kit? That mid-engine is a unique feature of the Cobra and would be neat to show it

On the right side the engine access panels are separate and a basic engine is represented Mike.

 

[fubar57]

A nice quick build Karl. I don't like adding breaky offy things early in the build so it's nice to be able to mod the part and add it later on.

Geo

 

[Wayne Little]

Doin' good Karl!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Looking good Karl.

 

[rochie]

thank you chap's.

actually got this one painted before i set off to meet up with Terry for the Little Gransden airshow, will post pics when i can.

 

[rochie]

paint is on, spinner and prop done, dry fitted for now !

question, would Russian props have had yellow tips ?

 

[mikewint]

Really nice Karl, that red spinner is a standout

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Looking at that Karl I would think you have gone and got yourself an airbrush. Looking really swish.

 

[rochie]

Cheers Mike / Vic

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks good Karl, and I'd say yes to the tips.

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[rochie]

chers chaps.

got decals on yesterday.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Lookin smart Karl.

 

[Wurger]

question, would Russian props have had yellow tips ?

Unfortunately it is not easy to answer the question. P-39s delivered to Russia had either the Curtiss Electrics or Aeroproducts props. Both of these props were either with the yellow tips or without them. As a result a pic of of the actual plane is needed. Generally it can be assumed that these P-39s that were sent to the GB and then re-exported to the USSR had the yellow prop tips, plus a number of P-400 Airacobras sent from the USA to Russia directly. The P-39D-2 series had Curtiss propeller with yellow tip. Mass produced P-39 models, P-39N and P-39Q were equipped with Aeroproducts propellers, this may explain why yellow tips were relativelly rare on VVS P-39s.

Here is Pokryshkin in front of unknown P-39. The yellow tips of the prop are noticable.

Capt. I. V. Bochkov of the 19th GIAP in front of his P-400 Aircobra I number "16" in East Carelia in 1942.

Sgt. I. Babak's Р-39D-2 of the 45th IAP , the Spring of 1943

P-39L-1, 298 IAP, Kuban, Korenovskaya airfield, April 1943

And here without the yellow tips...

Pilots of the 101st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment posing in front of a Bell P-39 Airacobra in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

P-39N Capt N Proshenkov 69GIAP 1944

P-39 Shikunov 69 GIAP

 

[JKim]

Looks great! The red spinner will look great with the Soviet stars!

 

[rochie]

thanks Guy's.

much appriated Wojtek, might just leave the yellow tips off this time !

 

[Wurger]

Yep.. I would say the prop should be of the silver-grey colour.