Hasegawa 1/48 P-400 Airacobra

[fubar57]

Thank you Wojtek. I think if I take my time, I might be able to pull it off. In the mean time, starting to close up the fuselage.

Geo

 

[Wurger]

 

[Catch22]

Looking good Geo, and great pics Wojtek!

 

[Wayne Little]

That last shot shows the Dark edge to the application of the Green pattern real well.

 

[fubar57]

Where does buckshot go if you're not careful? .........Everywhere. I think I got most of them.

Going to leave the hatch open until I get it on the landing gear.

Geo

 

[Wurger]

Looking good.

 

[SANCER]

Lovely work so far.
Great pics video, ...learning any time!!

Saludos mis amigos.
SANCER

 

[Lucky13]

 

[fubar57]

Thanks guys. Wings are setting up and attached later tonight. So far, no drama, as is a requirement in my builds.

Geo

 

[Crimea_River]

No drama is good drama.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Good progress Geo.

 

[le_steph40]

 

[Hartmann52]

So anyhoo, here's where I am so far. The kit decals were applied of the raised instrument panel details and settled down very well even though Hasegawa recommends filing off the detail. I added the coloring to the panels.
Geo

Comrade, all great, but the interior color is not very similar to the interior green ... It's so conceived?

 

[SANCER]

Pinta bien!!
(Looking good !!)

 

[fubar57]

Comrade, all great, but the interior color is not very similar to the interior green ... It's so conceived?

Thanks Guys. Hartmann, the Airacobra used a different interior green sometimes(or all the time) called "Bell Green". I've seen articles saying it's Medium green. I used Humbrol 75 Bronze Green which I think is close.

Wings are attached and drying, a little filler will be needed at the front.

Geo

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far Geo!

 

[Totalize]

Nice stuff Geo. Glad to see you picked this one up again.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[fubar57]

Thanks Dave. Found this photo on the web, the aircraft doesn't appear to have the darker edging. AH576 belly landed Aug 29, 1941, written off Oct 5, 1941. Curious as to what the arrow is pointing at.

Off to find the aircraft letter or if it even carried one.

Geo

EDIT: I'm beginning to think there was no aircraft letter(yet?) on this bird as I believe it would be visible above the wing guns, unless it was an "I".