1/48 Monogram P-39

by Konley Kelley

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Above is the newest ace in my collection. This is an old 1:48 Monogram kit I picked up on eBay with decals from AeroMaster.  Although there are numerous Russian aces who flew Airacobras, I wanted to feature an American ace and the choices were limited.  Lt. Bill Fiedler may be the only U.S. ace who became an ace in a P-39 Airacobra.  He fought in the skies over Guadalcanal and was tragically killed in a runway accident.

The kit in the background is my Iwamoto 1:48 Tamiya Zero doing double duty with a little Photoshop tweeking of the serial numbers. The island/beach was challenging but I wanted this dogfight to be on the deck.

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Konley

Photos and text © by Konley Kelley