discussion What's Next - a straw poll............ now closed ( Airacobra won )

[The Smythe Meister]

Not I - you'd never hear or see me............................
Dave ( or is it? )

Who said that?!:rolling:......
Ah,i must be seeing/hearing things........
It`s ok Paul,there`s nothing to worry abou

 

[Tim Marlow]

You brought this to mind for some reason Dave!

 

[Neil Merryweather]

erm......Aircobra please.....

 

[yak face]

Airacobra for me dave but please do the RAF scheme , its rarely seen and really suits the p39

 

[Dave Ward]

Airacobra for me dave but please do the RAF scheme , its rarely seen and really suits the p39

Tony,
in the unlikely event of the Airacobra coming first ( ahem ) - I will be doing the RAF version ( although there are 5 others to chose from! )
Dave

 

[langy71]

'Airacobra followed by the Mustang, and then the Spit to finish off a nice little trilogy of classics ..

 

[papa 695]

Airacobra for me, just to be different :rolling:

 

[Dave Ward]

The Eduard kit is not one of their latest - it dates back to 2000, and I think this box is at least that age! The olive green plastic looks good, but like some other Eduard models of the same age, it doesn't have any locating pins..........
What it does have is quite an extensive PE fret, film for the instruments, masks for canopy etc. , and a hefty little cast metal noseweight & a large decal sheet with 6 options for Airacobra Mk.I, P-400, P-39L & P-39N from RAF, USAAF, French AF & Soviet AF.
The ICM Spitfire & Mustang are typical ICM products, no PE, and only two marking variations for each ( all RAF ), both of these are from about the same date as the Airacobra and look much the same as the ICM Mk.XVI I'm just completing. Major difference between ICM & Eduard? - the cost! All are ebay wins, so I wouldn't have paid full prices for these!
Dave
Dave

 

[Isitme]

Dave, the Aircobra every time, a much overlooked aeroplane.

 

[boatman]

well Dave unless you trump the guys it looks like the airy cobra you will be building
chris

 

[Del640]

Airacobra for me, never seen a built one.

 

[Dave Ward]

I'm surprised by the overwhelming majority for the Airacobra- doing a search shows Lee Drennan did a Revell 1/72 version in 2019/18, then back to 2016 for an Eduard P-400 - none of which were in RAF colours. It seems that the Airacobra Mk.I is well overdue an outing under the spotlight! At least, the type had such little RAF service, that I won't have to bother with weathering!
I'm going to call this poll closed - the Airacobra it is, by a landslide. I'll start a build thread shortly - I'll probably take pictures, whilst the final varnish coat is drying on my Spitfire Mk.XVI
Dave

 

[Del640]

I'm surprised by the overwhelming majority for the Airacobra- doing a search shows Lee Drennan did a Revell 1/72 version in 2019/18, then back to 2016 for an Eduard P-400 - none of which were in RAF colours. It seems that the Airacobra Mk.I is well overdue an outing under the spotlight! At least, the type had such little RAF service, that I won't have to bother with weathering!
I'm going to call this poll closed - the Airacobra it is, by a landslide. I'll start a build thread shortly - I'll probably take pictures, whilst the final varnish coat is drying on my Spitfire Mk.XVI
Dave

Woo and very much hoo!