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Old 04-11-2010, 06:54 AM
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Old 04-11-2010, 12:10 PM
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Beautiful work, Chris!

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Old 04-12-2010, 07:17 PM
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Very very NICE!!
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Old 04-12-2010, 07:51 PM
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This is cool.
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Old 04-12-2010, 08:27 PM
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Chris this is turning into quite a deluxe model...Great job...The landing gear looks especially fantastic
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Old 04-12-2010, 08:41 PM
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Thanks, guys, I appreciate the kind words.
A little more progress;
Here's the main wheel wells drawn out;:o
FGMM Bell P-39 Airacobra-img_3703.jpg

I cut and shaped some styrofoam for the wings, but I didn't get it nearly as well formed as I should have. The wells glued in place;

FGMM Bell P-39 Airacobra-img_3704.jpg

The exhaust pipes aren't exactly correct. The P-39 had curving funnel-shaped pipes, but I still think these are an improvement over the FG ones;

FGMM Bell P-39 Airacobra-img_3705.jpg

The extended spinner. I gave it a coat of paint to disguise the sloppy redraw I did on it!
FGMM Bell P-39 Airacobra-img_3706.jpg

After the main wings went on, the main gear/doors when on. These gear were essentially scratchbuilt. (I'll get a better shot tomorrow!)

FGMM Bell P-39 Airacobra-img_3707.jpg

The canopy has been a real challenge. It's not necessarily a perfect fit in the first place and my mods may have pushed the fuselage out at the back a bit???

FGMM Bell P-39 Airacobra-img_3708.jpg

I wanted to do more than the flat props glued to the back of the spinner, so I've enlarged them slightly to allow for giving them a little dimension. I had to repaint them to hide the change.
FGMM Bell P-39 Airacobra-img_3709.jpg

I'm hoping to finish this one up at the next sitting. Just not sure when that will be.

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Old 04-14-2010, 03:32 PM
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Attached fuel tank. This is a simplified version of the real thing, but looks close enough for me.

FGMM Bell P-39 Airacobra-img_3710.jpg

Better shot of the main gear. Had some problems with one of these loosening up, but all better now:o.

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Finished up now and will post final photos shortly.
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Old 04-14-2010, 03:52 PM
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Holy cats! You get better and better at this, Chris!

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Old 04-14-2010, 04:04 PM
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Thanks, Don. Sometimes I feel like I'm just getting worse and worse! But I am happy the way this one came out;
FGMM Bell P-39 Airacobra-img_3712.jpg FGMM Bell P-39 Airacobra-img_3713.jpg

FGMM Bell P-39 Airacobra-img_3717.jpg FGMM Bell P-39 Airacobra-img_3718.jpg

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FGMM Bell P-39 Airacobra-img_3727.jpg FGMM Bell P-39 Airacobra-img_3728.jpg

FGMM Bell P-39 Airacobra-img_3729.jpg

If anyone is interested, here's the mods I made to the kit;
-Clear, heat-formed canopy
-Full interior (hand drawn!:o:o:o:o)
-New exhaust pipes and fuselage recess
-Extended spinner/ new 37mm gun barrel
-Nose machine gun wells and barrels
-New landing gear and wheels
-Wheel wells
-Separate flight surfaces
-Pitot tube
-intake filter (can't really see it in the photos, though)
-belly fuel tank and mount
-repositioned and formed props
-wing machine gun pods
-open wing intake ports
-antenna wire
-additional rivets!
There are a couple of blunders of mine still showing (no, I'm not going to point them out!), but overall I like this one.
And this P-39 is the last of the five US planes I promised myself to make so that the US is represented up on the Wall of Shame! I'm giving myself a pat on the back!:D:D:D:D
Chris
PS. The main gear are a bit splayed in these photos; doing much better now!
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Old 04-14-2010, 04:23 PM
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Winner! ...oh wait, that's a bit premature... :o

Either way, this is an absolutely stunning build! All your mods kept perfectly with the style and feel of FG, yet added detail and accuracy. Much more interesting than photorealism in my opinion. Definitely a contender.

Thanks for sharing!
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