Hello Aleatorylamp,
Was that "Futuristic Movie" Soylent Green?
If so, it wasn't "soy substitute".....
The Monogram P-39 is not a rare kit or expensive or even out of production.
I believe you can still find it mail order or in stores for about $15 or so.
They more modern pressings are in a Medium Gray plastic while mine is a very Dark Green.
In fact, I believe I actually have at least two of these kits along with other Airacobra kits in 1:72 scale.
The only Airacobra kit I have ever completed was a Revell 1:72 when I was very young. It was in a Medium Green plastic which is much lower quality than the Monogram material. I believe the two companies are now merged as Revell-Monogram though some kits are obviously of one or the other company's legacy. Revell Germany is a different game but I don't have a large sample of their kits.
I picked the Monogram 1:48 P-39 to look at because by reputation, it is supposed to be one of the more accurately scaled kits.
I did detail painting on my kits but not camouflage because I didn't like the idea of hiding the shape because that was what I was most interested in. I do need to find the large set of model paints I have accumulated over the years.
Regarding the Console and Radio:
My Console is wrong and the Radio may not have actually been there. It isn't shown in the box art for the Monogram kit nor is it shown in the reference drawings I am using.
We just got some unexpected and unannounced visitors, so I will continue this later.
- Ivan.
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