Bell P-59 Airacomet

gap filling with putty, will sand tonight 

had to fill a gap with styrene and sanded 

After sawing off and re-positioning the tail, I re-puttied, sanded and then did the under-painting. 

Finished model. 

I used copper tubing instead of the lumpy & fat kit gun barrels 

Another angle of the gun barrels. 

A shot of the nose art 

A shot of the troublsome tail 

I added wiring to the back of the instrument panel, albeit a bit thicker than true scale. 

The window showing the area behind the pilot, added more wires there too. Can't have too many wires! 

I made a phony prop to hang on a gun barrell, like in some photos of the prototype. 

The Bell company that developed the jet used a fake prop to disguise the plane while in development. Look it up! Interesting history.