yeah yeah I know what I said but insomnia struck last night and I wanted to build. First, can't believe how small this plane is. This will be a strictly box build for me- too small and was cheap kit. I usually use kits like this to practice and get a feel for the craft. Plus I do my research while I'm building, I know, I know, but my attention span isn't great. Anyway I'll practice then purchase a bigger scale kit and detail that. So last night started cockpit, primed it with one shot primer by hand because it was 1 am. It was better primer than I remembered. Hit it this morning with AK dull aluminum for a base coat because I will weather this and my preferred method is to give a metal base and then scratch my wear n tear into it. This plane is seriously small! I had no idea. Not a bad little kit so far.
Hasegawa p40e Warhawk 1/48
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Nice... there is a Warhawk in British 'Tomahawk' livery somewhere in my North African odyssey as well.
Will be watching this one!
Well now I feel pressured to do well. Haha
... imagine, only the future of my aircraft modeling career depends on it!!!!
Cockpit painted and detailed, fuselage together. Started on wings but I'm don't for the night. This should be fairly quick to complete. Expect the rest of my shipment tomorrow so who knows may get distracted again. Still waiting on my two part varnish for the 67 gto.
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I spent some time on this today. Thought I'd get it painted but taping the panel always steals my mojo.
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Wig41
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When you say this plane is seriously small what, may I ask, are you comparing it to? I just built a 1/48 P-40 L and is small compared with a 1/48 Tomcat!
I think he's comparing it to a 1/32 scale kit. I can't help but wonder what he thinks of 1/72 scale! Myself, I consider 1/32 seriously huge.
I like doing 1/32 and 1/24 but I also have run out of room with my display so I may have to compromise. Here's a 1/24 hawker hurricane I did. I originally bought the bigger kits to avoid the tiny parts- learned a lesson there! I also didn't realize the actual size of the p40.
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Haha. Actually my very first kit was a 1/72 kit I ordered online. When I opened it I thought "What the heck???" I've done a couple when I was wanting a quick build. As I said I'm running out of space so may have to rethink my desire for the large scale models. But I do have a 1/24 Dauntless waiting to be built… I may just attach a real engine to that one and learn to fly!
...well spent.
Not sure I'm digging this brown. I wanted a faded look but it seems a bit washed to me.
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Nice. I always wanted to do Dan Rowan's P-40N from WWII in the south Pacific. Had decals for them once. Yours is coming nicely!
That would be a good idea for the P-40N in my stash. Thanks for the idea!
Thanks!
I changed the brown, decals applied , underside built. Have some more work to do but hopefully wrap this up this weekend.
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Nice! Such a mean looking shnozz on that beauty!
Why this particular craft?
Finished this up today. I'm pretty happy with it although when it was drying I messed up part of the finish, small blemish. This is Col Edward F Rectors plane. Originally part of the avg in china who stayed on with US Army Air Force's command and was a key leader in the china task force. I believe he had ten kills and had a great reputation as a fighter pilot with the P40.
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Nicely done.
Runway model!
Great staging for pics.
Runway model!
Great staging for pics.
Thanks! I forgot I had made this!
Holz44
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Love the photos and staging!
Thank you. I tried to keep the weathering moderate.
