Special Hobby 1/32 P-39D Airacobra

By Phillip Friddell

The model is my Special Hobby P-39D in 1/32 scale, pretty much stock with the following exceptions:

Cockpit, nose gear well, and some exterior components enhanced with Eduard aftermarket.
MLG wells replaced with CMK landing gear set.
.50 cal nose guns replaced with brass tube, blast covers from Eduard.
20mm cannon scratch-built from brass tube.
.30 cal wing guns replaced with 1/48 scale QuickBoost .50 cal barrels. The size differential between a 1/48 scale .50 and a 1/32 scale .30 is virtually nil! The barrels worked perfectly!
NLG strut extended 3/16 inch to get that P-39 "sit".
Radio substantially modified. Several different types were used on the P-39 series. I'm not certain the one given by SH is correct for the D-1s used by the 8th FG.
Radio antenna added from stretched sprue.
Kit decals used (no aftermarket available until the week I finished it!). Very light weathering and fading was done.