Tag: Airacobra
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P-400 Airacobra
Bell P-400 Airacobra, BW156/12, 35th FG, New Guinea, 1942 This is another “shelf of doom” build. When I started this kit, my choices for a P-39 variant were the old Heller P-39Q or the Revell P-39D, neither of which are as accurate as I’d prefer today. I got as far as the paint scheme and…
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Navy Cobra
Bell XFL-1 Airabonita, May 1940 I’ve attempted this subject in the past by modifying the old Revell P-39 and failing miserably. RS finally released one in injected kit form and I had to make it. The Subject When the US Navy issued its requirements for a new lightweight fighter to augment the F4F Wildcat and…