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Interior Painting

20/2/2017

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After pondering the interior colours of RAF Airacobras, and putting the question out there on the Britmodeller forum http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235015252-bell-airacobra-mk1-cockpit-colour/&    I think this is one of those questions that will never be definitively answered and can serve only to mire the modeller into stalling their build as they seek to find that elusive answer.  As much fun as research is,  I elected to make a call of Bell green in order to move the build along.
 Despite  almost exclusively using acrylics these days, I still have a stock of Xtracolour enamel paint I just cannot bring myself to throw out, so their Europe 1 Green served as my "Bell Green".
Once the base colour was laid down, a smudge of black was added and then blown in around all the ribs to serve as shadow.  The colour cups then emptied and a lighted green added to centres of the panel which will be visible through the open engine cowling.
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 The assembled and painted engine was also glued to the floor section and work started on adding some of the more visible oil lines using  insulated wire.
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A Little Bit of Surgery to start with

13/2/2017

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Kittyhawk provide plenty of interior detail in their Airacobra kit, so I decided to take advantage of it.  Right from the start I knew I wanted to show off the unique features of the aircraft.  That meant having the mid mounted engine visible and the car type entry doors to the cockpit open as well.
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    About Me

    I'm in my fifties and live in Regional Victoria, Australia.
    My modelling story is probably the same as many others my age.  
    Starting at a very young age with the  Airfix P-51D Mustang, my Father had brought home for me from a business trip, followed by their iconic Spitfire IX .
    I instantly fell in love with the hobby and worked my way through several Airfix, Frog and Matchbox kits before discovering 1/48 scale Monogram models with all the working features.
    Apart from the break we all seem to take where jobs, cars, and going out become the most important thing,  I've been modelling ever since.
    48 is still my preferred scale, although a fair bit of 32 seems to be creeping in.

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  • Home
  • Completed Builds
    • Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire VIII
    • Sea
    • Air >
      • 1/32 scale
      • Zoukei Mura 1/32 Mustang IVA
      • Trumpeter 1/32 P-47D Thunderbolt
      • Trumpeter 1/32 Hellcat Mk II
      • Kittyhawk 1/32 P-39 Airacobra
      • Hasegawa 1/32 P-47D Thunderbolt
      • Cyber-Hobby 1/32 Bf109E3
      • Special Hobby 1/32 Brewster Buffalo Mk1
      • Trumpeter 1/32 F-8F Bearcat
      • 1/48 scale
      • Kinetic 1/48 Hawkeye 2000
      • Revell Tornado GR4
      • Revell 1/48 Tornado ADV
      • Revell 1/48 Tornado ADV
      • TanModels 1/48 RF-84F Thunderflash
      • Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hunter
      • TanModels 1/48 RF-84F Thunderflash
      • Airfix 1/48 Defiant Mk1
      • Eduard 1/48 F-14A Tomcat Danger Zone boxing
      • Eduard 1/48 Spitfire HF VIII
      • Eduard 1/48 F-14A Tomcat
      • Airfix 1/48 P-51D Mustang
      • Airfix 1/48 Walrus Mk1
      • Kinetic 1/48 Mirage IIIE/O
      • KittyHawk 1/48 Su-35 Flanker E
      • Kittyhawk 1/48 Super Etendard
      • Bronco 1/72 DFS230 Light Assault Glider
      • Bronco 1/48 P-40C
      • Eduard 1/48 Sabre F-86F
      • Hasegawa 1/48 P-40E
      • AMT 1/48 Boston III
      • Special Hobby 1/48 Brewster Buffalo
      • Trumpeter 1/48 C-47
      • Hasegawa 1/48 A4G Skyhawk
      • Hasegawa 1/48 A4G Skyhawk
      • Italeri 1/48 Bell 47
      • ESCI 1/48 OH-58 Kiowa
      • Classic Airframes 1/48 Fairey Gannet
      • Monogram 1/48 Huey Hog
      • Earlier Builds
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