Boeing P-26A Peashooter..................................(Completed 16 Nov 2011)

lastvautour · September 21, 2011, 08:37:46 PM

New beginnings.
Start with an engine and work your way back to the tail.
Lou

Peter · September 22, 2011, 07:36:16 PM

Looks great Lou! Did you carve the pilot?

Peter

Balsabasher · September 23, 2011, 02:27:34 PM

I did that with my Comper Swift,made a detailed engine then built the aircraft around that,to me it gets the item that sets the subject off out of the way,the rest is plain sailing,well it works me for anyway ?
Barry.

lastvautour · September 23, 2011, 10:09:01 PM

Airfix was the kind supplier of the 1/32 pilot figures. Next in line was the attachment of the wings to the fuselgae. I have several pictures that show the process. I used Kenji's method to create the cockpit area. Then the test fitting of all the components.

lastvautour · September 23, 2011, 10:10:49 PM

The undercarriage is tack glued in place for photo taking.

lou

Balsabasher · September 24, 2011, 02:38:46 PM

Thats a cheeky looking little model Lou,and the cockpit method has worked really well,great work.
Barry.

lastvautour · September 30, 2011, 06:07:28 PM

The engine cowling is on the bench. I will use my disc sander to render it closer to the desired dimensions and then finish it off by hand.

Lou

Balsabasher · September 30, 2011, 07:13:46 PM

This is one of those machines that although small there is a lot of it,the wheel spats,the engine is a model in itself and the beautiful shape of that fuselage all pulls together to make this classic beauty,you have tackled with confidence Lou.
Barry.

lastvautour · October 14, 2011, 01:36:53 PM

Paint shop getting primed and sanded.

Lou

Balsabasher · October 14, 2011, 07:59:32 PM

The background looks like when they landed on the moon Lou ! I bet that they did not find a Peashooter there ?
Barry.

lastvautour · October 14, 2011, 10:48:03 PM

I don't know, have you seen the new movie Apollo 18.

Lou

Ken Pugh · October 15, 2011, 01:12:53 PM

So, have you decided on blue or green? I think both were very attractive planes.

Ken Pugh

lastvautour · October 15, 2011, 02:17:23 PM

Have not decided yet. I need to find some more chrome yellow as my stock is very low.

Lou

Ken Pugh · October 16, 2011, 01:33:21 PM

Former member Gera was a P-51 fighter pilot in Guatemala. While there he said there were still some P-26s flying around in their air force (I think this was in the early 60s). He said the P-26 was indeed beautiful but was a very loud little cuss.

Ken Pugh

lastvautour · October 25, 2011, 03:56:09 PM

Slow progress on the Peashooter.

Lou

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Boeing P-26A Peashooter..................................(Completed 16 Nov 2011)