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My 1/72 scale aircraft

Helped my granddaughter with her paint by number on canvas. I painted the eyes for her. ;)
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The painting above to the left she did starting with a blank canvas. She loves painting and music. She is currently taking piano lessons and has her first recital next week. At 8 yrs old, she seems to have talent in art and music. So I encourage her to pursue those!

Now for the aircraft update:
I am waiting on a few final decals I ordered for the f-86D. I will add those once they arrive.

And I am going to add a F-101B Voodoo that I ordered, it is a diecast in 1/72 scale. I am having trouble finding a new plastic kit in stock. I wanted a non recon version, and used kits on EBay usually have old decals that need to be replaced , which can get expensive. So I conceded to adding a diecast version for now. I will add a few details to it I'm sure.

I have also started unboxing my next build and going through it, the Seversky P-35. A very interesting aircraft and history. It eventually evolved into the P-43 Lancer and P-47 Thunderbolt by Republic. More about that later.
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I also ordered more aircraft for my collection:
F-105G Thunderchief
F-89D Scorpion
Hawker Fury (Yugoslavian version) biplane
F-22 Raptor
F-35C Lightning II
A1H Skyraider

I will give an update once I begin on the Seversky P-35 and have something to show.

See ya next time…
 
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Dean62 said:
The painting above to the left she did starting with a blank canvas. She loves painting and music. She is currently taking piano lessons and has her first recital next week. At 8 yrs old, she seems to have talent in art and music. So I encourage her to pursue those!
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Nice to read that your granddaughter has the same talent’s as you, Dean. Something with DNA …….. Perhaps later also playing guitar and something with modelbuilding? A scaled doll house?
Than see can also make a log here on the SoS, like Paul’s @dockattner grandson Ethan!
Regards, Peter
 
The engine is basic, but enough detail to look convincing…
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I have now joined the fuselage halves…

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As it dries, I will start to prepare the wings to be glued on. Note the access door behind the pilot. That area has a seat…hmm…so let’s look into that…

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Interesting, I may leave the door to that area raised so you can see in there. Otherwise it was a waste of effort. ;)
Here is a picture of a P-35…

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The same designer of this airplane went on to work for Republic and designed the P-47 Thunderbolt. Of course the P-43 Lancer came first.
You can see similarities in all three aircraft and I wanted to have all three in my collection to represent the evolution. From P-35 Seversky to the P-43 Lancer to the P-47 Thunderbolt. And of course they will be displayed next to each other. ;)
 
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