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Stikpusher wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2026 9:48 am Looking good Stuart! The P-39 was such a sleek design! Too bad the Army Air Corps nixed the super charger for the engine. But down low it was still quite effective.
The Eduard kit looks nice. I’ve only built the Monogram ‘Cobra…. quite a few of them over the years

My last one being the most successful type, a Q as flown by the VVS. Those Russkis were able to get the most out of the type.

keavdog wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2026 1:27 pm

Stuart wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2026 3:55 am Well I've FINALLY got the wheels and the drop tanks on the P-39 I've had n a corner of the bench for about 2 years LOL. Another year or so and I may get the prop and guns fitted!

Looking good Stuart. Must have nice taxi visibility from the cockpit as opposed to a tail dragger like the Corsair. I don't think I've ever built one of these

Stikpusher wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2026 10:54 pm

BlackSheep214 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2026 9:55 am Never knew the Russian flew them. Well now, I gotta buy 3 of them.

You never knew about the Russians and the P-39? They loved it and one of their top scoring aces scored more kills flying one than any other Allied ace did in any other type. Alexander Pokryshkin was officially credited with 59 victories plus 6 shared kills. Of his 59 kills, 47 were while he was flying P-39s. The top RAF ace was Johnny Johnson who scored 38 victories while flying Spitfires, and for the US it was Dick Bong with 40 confirmed victories flying P-38s.

Impisi wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2026 1:20 pm Wow nice stuff here!

a liitle bit of painting on a Fw 190 D-9

Medicman71 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2026 1:23 pm So I needed something to build quickly and I got the Academy 1/144 P-8A Poseidon out. It really was an easy build and in one day I had it pretty much completely built. There's a few places to clean up and then it's ready for painting. I'm probably going to get decals for it later.