RNEIAF P.39

[NARSES2]

Right here's my next build for this GB.

It's a Royal Netherlands East Indies AF P.39 based in the Northern Territories of Australia in the early part of 1942. 2-VIG-V had been equipped with Buffaloes during the battle for Java but after being virtually wiped out they were reequipped with P-39's upon their arrival in Australia. They served here in the air defence role until early 1943 when they were reestablished as a long range strike squadron equipped with Beaufighters.

Kit is the Academy one and is the fourth I've built and the fourth I've made the same silly error on  Leave enough space for the cockpit/nose wheel bay assembly when putting the weight in the nose  It's a really nice little kit and has no vices really. Paints are standard Xtracrylic Olive Drab and Neutral Grey. I used a USAF Vietnam green for the leading and trailing edge blotches. Markings are from a DP Casper Sheet : "Battle of the Java Sea" which has 25 options on it. They are intended for a Buffalo of the same unit. These are very good sheets. Transfers behave well but leave the backing paper with alacrity, dip them and remove them. I've gone for the national flag scheme as it's not as common as the orange triangle and for some reason I'm not to keen on said triangle, don't know why just feel a bit "iffy" about it.

Anyway that's the chat, here's the model

Chris

[PR19_Kit]

Very smart Chris. Looks the part and very believable back story too. 

[rickshaw]

Very nice, Chris.  I've always been partial to the P-39.   

[comrade harps]

I like it. That's one smart looking P-39.

[TomZ]

Great, love it!

TomZ

[kitbasher]

Nice one Chris.  Never built a P-39 myself, one in the stash ready to become an Airacobra I (I say ready - Ha! It might get built in the next quarter century if I last that long!!).

[NARSES2]

Forgot to mention in the blurb that this build was inspired by a profile by our own Panther G who did a number of profiles of Dutch P-39's. That set up the germ of an idea and the GB confirmed it.

So thanks Panther 

[TallEng]

That set up the germ of an idea and the GB confirmed it.

Got to be careful with them germs you know!,
you catch one and then....

Nice P-39

Regards
Keith

[PantherG]

Amazing work....

[NARSES2]

Amazing work....

Thanks Panther, I'm quite please with it. It was your profile the sent the brain on its path 

[kitbasher]

This would look nice against my Fokker D.XXIIIM that won the Pegasus competition a couple of years ago.
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,30327.msg464034.html#msg464034

[NARSES2]

This would look nice against my Fokker D.XXIIIM that won the Pegasus competition a couple of years ago.
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,30327.msg464034.html#msg464034

Maybe we should arrange that they meet at Hendon ? 

[kitbasher]

This would look nice against my Fokker D.XXIIIM that won the Pegasus competition a couple of years ago.
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,30327.msg464034.html#msg464034

Maybe we should arrange that they meet at Hendon ? 

Or Milton Keynes - or both?

[NARSES2]

This would look nice against my Fokker D.XXIIIM that won the Pegasus competition a couple of years ago.
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,30327.msg464034.html#msg464034

Maybe we should arrange that they meet at Hendon ? 

Or Milton Keynes - or both?

MK is a lot latter this year but I'll bring her to both

[Old Wombat]

Dude, this is good, too!

Big red/orange markings = Bofors bait!



Guy