1/72 P-40B, JR Rossi, 1st Pursuit Squadron AVG.

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John Richard Rossi was among the first group of pilots to join the AVG, first seeing combat in January 1942 and finishing in July 1942 with 6.25 victories. He would then join the China National Aviation Corporation and flew over 700 resupply missions over the hump. He would later found Flying Tiger Line, an air transport company and flew as Captain for the next 25 years. He passed away in 2008.

This is the Airfix model with Microscale decals. The model is fairly good, with the exception of the cowling upper and lower sections that required some sanding and force to make fit well. Also the wing the fuselage join isn't the best and requires some work. I've had these microscale decals for about 20 years that I picked up second hand, however they were still perfectly good to use. Colours are Gunze 309, 310 and 311. Weathering done with pastels and pigment with the base just tile grout and some bits and bobs from the spares box.

 

 

 

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Lovely build