The full size P-36 (the one I modelled this kit on, actually)
The kit: (sans markings)
Kit
Kit Manufacturer
Scale
Price
Options
Out of Box (OOB) or Modified
Rating (1-10 10=best)
"Pearl Harbor" P-35
Hobbycraft
1/48
$15
Multiple US Army and Brazilian types
Modified (paint)
6
This kit was a little bit nicer to build than the P-35, but again has a
sparse interior. The tailwheel was also too "long" and the plastic
too week (fixed with a little patience and putty. =])
The aircraft modelled (no markings available on it yet) is for the
squadron leader's aircraft (#69) of the 27th Pursuit Squadron, 1st Pursuit
Group, and is modelled as a P-36c. The paint scheme is what really
inspired me to model this one - until shortly before our involvement in
WWII, typical AAF practice was to use water-based paints to temporarily
camoflauge aircraft, though finally a countershaded Olive Drab over Neutral
Grey was accepted. This aircraft is painted in an experimental scheme
used ONLY at the 1939 Cleveland Air Races. (For more interesting schemes
on other aircraft, track down Squadron/Signals Air Force Colors, Volume
1 - 1926-1942 by Dana Bell. ISBN 0-89747-091-5) Very interesting,
with some almost-never modelled types. Use some of the schemes in
that book to liven up that Brown/Green/Grey collection of models. <g>had
