Hi all,

This will be my entry for the Pearl Harbor Campaign which ends on Sunday 7th. This means the kit will have to be built in two days...





I'll try to do regular updates during the week-end.

Jean-Luc

good luck jean luc chocks awa'

Hi Jaypee!

Yes, let's take off...



Not much done. I glued some pieces together, eliminated the optional parts and sprayed some basic colors...

Jean-Luc

jean luc,

i look forward to seeing what you do with this one. i know that kit can be built quick. with your talent it should look great.



joe

Jean Luc

Good luck. I have this bird on my bench right now and its anything but a weekend build..lol
Be careful of the wing fit as it looks like its going on nicely, only to have the finish product crooked. Its almost as if the fuselage leans to port on the wings. I wish I had pics to help illustrate, but my camera is currently not working. Please let em know if you have the same problem or if only my kit was warped.

Hi Jean-Luc,

Cob the throttle, stick aft, hair on fire and veins in your teeth! You go, man! You can do it!

BTW, I sent you a PM.

Hi all,

Thanks for the support guys... I will need it!

The cockpit area is done. Most of the work did go into the seatbelts. The red arrow points to what is supposed to be an oxygen bottle!



On the picture, the instrument panel and rudder pedals are fitted into position as per instructions. I think I will put the part further backward because the poor pilot would have no room for his legs...

Jean-Luc

P.S. Fred, PM received. Thanks!

Hi all,

Last update before I go to bed...



It looks like a plane now! The fit isn't too bad. Justen, it seems I didn't encountered the same problem as you. I had to apply filler on the underside though. More pictures tomorrow...

Jean-Luc

I'll have to send in pics of my H.C. RAF Mohawk--if I can find out which moving box it is in. I have a P/E cockpit within. IIRC, the fuselage is joined, but I do not recall if the wings are on. Siderius, do you recall?

My zillionth 'next model' may be my Armée de l'Air Hawk 75.

Hi all,

After some filling and sanding...



I'm ready to do the painting...



I'm not sure I'm going to make it before midnight...

Jean-Luc

Hi all,

The camouflage is done...



I already sprayed a coat of future...



Next step is applying the decals. Ii hope they will work well...

Jean-Luc

You are a mad man , my friend!

looks good and if you refer to Hawaiian time you still have plenty of that

cheers

Steffen

Hello Jean Luc,

Great choice of kit for the build. If anyone can complete a model in two days it's you!
One thing I ran into with the same kit (built for "Fighters Under the Midnight Sun") the engine seemed to far back from the cowl opening and when test fitting I placed the prop shaft in and prop did rest on the cowling opening.

I do not know if the problem was with how I assembled the kit or if it was a manufacturer problem. I cut and shaped a disk the size of the engine mount and extended the engine further toward the cowl opening to "Fix" the problem.

I look forward to seeing it completed.

Sincerely,
Brian

Hi Steffen and Brian,




Isn't it the contrary?




Yes, I have the same problem on my model. The engine is too far back...

The decals are on the model. They worked fine...



However, I must have used too much setting solution (Mr.Mark Softer). I touched one decal on the underside and it was as if I wiped away some fresh paint! I will wait at least one night to let the decals dry before doing the weathering. This means I won't finish the model today but only tomorrow...

Jean-Luc

hI Jean-Luc

Hawaii is UTC -10h .. French Time is UTC +1 (IIRC) .. soo if you finish by 11 AM tomorrow (local) you are safe (of course my damaged brain can fool me) .. .guess you will get an extension if not

cheers

Steffen

Jean-Luc:
I am amazed how fast you have gotten this far. I takes me months to finish even a simple kit. It looks great

Taylor

Hi Jean-Luc

Great stuff as usual! Even without Aeroscale, I'd never get so much done in a weekend - after shopping, housework and all the rest of it, it feels like time to turn round and go back to work again!

I wouldn't weather the P-36 too much - remember that although this was 1941, it was effectively a "pre-war" aircraft and probably still kept parade-ground fresh for inspection. After Pearl Harbour, it would be a very different matter in the scramble to mobilize...

All the best

Rowan

Hi all,

Thanks for the kind words and the support...

Rowan, I'm afraid it's too late for the weathering. I've added some to hide the flaws of the build!





Well, it wasn't quite a week-end build but almost...

Jean-Luc

Still looks fantastic mate, and gee was that quick!

Is it 100% finished?

Chas

Hi again Jean-Luc

"... flaws of the build"! It looks like one that any of us would be proud of!

All the best

Rowan

Fantastic!

It would have took me about a month to finish this up half as good as your plane!

Keep it going

Hi all




Well, there are no parts left in the box if this is what you mean...

More seriously, I may have forgot a couple of things. If it's the case, don't hesitate to tell me.

Jean-Luc

Jean-Luc,

Great job as usual!

Did the instruction's history state whether this was the plane (one of them) flown by Lt Harry W. Brown?

IIRC, Brown flew multiple missions. I recall he never had ammo in his .50 cal. He related that on one flight, after shooting up a Kate or a Val, his gun jammed or ran out of ammo. A Japanese plane came after him and he climbed vertical into a cloud. He remarked of subsequently stalling out..."Want to know who invented the Lomcevak? Try stalling a P-36 in a cloud!"

Hi Fred,




No, but a Squadron book has a profile of the same aircraft and it is indeed the one of Lt Harry W. Brown. I've read in a french publication that he, and some of his comrades, have been chased by a japanese aircraft during 10 mn... Brown was driving a car! Remember the scene in the "Pearl Harbor" movie?
In the article, Brown himself confirmed that many P-36s only had one .30 cal. gun available at that time. The .50 cal ammo were destined to the P-40s only! Still he managed to shot down two japanese aircraft!

Jean-Luc

Great build.

I have a friend who had two brothers at Pearl. During the attack, an armorer refused to release weapons and ammo without written authorization. The brothers mannages to obtain said weapons and ammo after rendering the armorer unconscious. Just a little side story.