Dumas Kit #233 P-39 Airacobra Build

[Arlo DiPasquale]

I hope everyone has been surviving quarantine and had some quality building time. It's been awhile since my last build, so I figured I would do something simple and quick. I've always loved the P-39 because of the interesting mid-engine layout to allow the 37 mm cannon to fire through the prop hub. When Dumas released their 17.5" P-39 a few years ago, I had to pick one up. The frames went together smoothly and quickly, I began them Sunday and finished yesterday. Today I'll start covering, hopefully I'm not too rusty! I'll have more updates soon. I hope nobody minds that I'm posting a Dumas kit here

[Arlo DiPasquale]

Here's an update, finished covering the frames, now to spray them with water to tighten up the paper and begin assembly! I'll be back with more soon!

[Arlo DiPasquale]

Finished painting and fashioning detail parts, masked the canopy, and assembled most of the plane. I should be able to finish it up tomorrow!

[Arlo DiPasquale]

Here's the finished product. My covering job on the wing wasn't quite up to par, but considering I was a bit rusty, I'm not too upset with the result.