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                        An AVG Flying Tiger

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        An AVG Flying Tiger
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, February 5, 2004 6:01 PM
                        With Trumpeter's pending release of a 1/48 Curtiss P-40-B, thought I better build some of the Hobbycraft kits on my storage shelf before they become totally obsolete. This is a 1/48 Hobbycraft P-40-B built OOB, except I used a True Details resin cockpit interior and aftermarket decals. These are the first Pics I've been able to post on the Forum, so be gentle.

                        Rick





                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 5, 2004 6:20 PM
                        I like it !
                        Nice clean build. Great paint job. Nice panel lines. Good work on the wing roots. (I just wish the pics were larger !)

                        Looking forward to seeing you post more !
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, February 5, 2004 6:48 PM
                        Pix, Thanks, Iv'e admired your work posted here and on Hyperscale. I don't have a digital camera (yet) so these were scanned from 4x6 prints off 35mm negs. I am real new to imaging on the net and haven't quite figured out the size thing. I may be limited because of the scan but I am still fooling around with it.

                        Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        jay12472
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Pennsylvania
                        Posted by jay12472 on Thursday, February 5, 2004 7:46 PM
                        very nice rick. I'll take a build like that anytime JAson
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 5, 2004 9:22 PM
                        Great looking bird...err...tiger! You really did a great job on the paint... what brand of decals did you use?
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                        Keyworth
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: NE Georgia
                        Posted by Keyworth on Thursday, February 5, 2004 9:56 PM
                        Nice Tiger, AJACKETSFAN. Do you plan on building the Trumpeter kit?
                        "There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 5, 2004 11:07 PM
                        nice job
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                        DaveB.inVa
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        Posted by DaveB.inVa on Thursday, February 5, 2004 11:12 PM
                        That looks sweet. Ive got one of the Monogram P-40Bs made up with the exact same decals as you have as well as the exact same RAF color scheme. They truly are beautiful aircraft! Great Job!!!
                        Fighter pilots make movies. Bomber pilots make history.
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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Friday, February 6, 2004 1:57 AM
                        Looks real nice! Well done..!
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, February 7, 2004 9:18 AM
                        Thanks all for the kind words.

                        AJACKETSFAN: The decals are from AeroMaster, their AVG special #SP 48-07. Comes with a booklet containing a concise history of the Flying Tigers, detailed painting guides, and enough decals for several birds. I think it's OOP, but if you can find one it"s very worthwhile.

                        Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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