Toshi

M.Brindos,

This is the best work you've done yet. The paint job is amazing.  I'll be waiting on your decals application.  Great job sir!

Toshi

 

Its funny that you say that, Toshi. This was one of the easiest paint effects to do. Lol

Read the explanation I gave to The Barron. You could easily achieve such results yourself. Anyone could lol. Im no painting genius, guru, guy. I'm just the "how easy can I make this?" guy. Lol

Thank you, my friend. :)

Landing gear sorted and gloss applied. I think I should've stuck to just one coat on the topside because that stuff takes forever to cure.

Hi,

There's something about the early P-40s that I really like.  Your build is looking great.

Pat

Honestly, out of all the P-40 variants built over time, I personally think the -B/C are by far the best looking. They lost some of their eye appeal as they changed for more performance. The -E is a close second but it's still not a -B/C.

Your bird is looking great Mike. I have one more piece on mine and it will be done also. Looking forward to the conclusions.

BK

Thanks, Pat and Brandon!

I agree, guys. The -B/C is the best looking out of the entire line and the -E is a close second. They have the classic looks of late 30's designers that are so appealing. 

The next P-40 project, after my Airfix Tiger's build will have to be a Wild Bill build. The Airfix kit and pilot will lend itself well to that theme I think.  :)

She's lookin' good Mike! 

Just checking in on progress. As always I've been off in a different world. (Space actually.) The project is looking great of course and I don't want to lose touch with the P-40 thing you keep lureing me into.LOL! Keep up the good work, I am still watching and being educated on P-40 building!

Non Ace Max

Thanks, Gamera! :D

Max, there are just too few pre-war P-40 builds, right? Of all the times I've built this kit I've always wanted to build this scheme and always ended up building the tiger's scheme instead. All of them given away or lost to time in one move or another.

But this time I'm keeping it! Lol

I've been watching your Shuttle build with interest and its coming along fantastically. Looks like there is plenty of opportunities for scratch building, but I admire your approach to keep it simple and enjoy the build.  :)

I built two smaller shuttles when I was a kid, and both turned into camo painted space fighters lol.

Thanks for taking an interest in this slow as a snail project. I'm sure you're all getting tired of the same shots with so little changes between them lol. From here on, maybe I should just wait to post the finished model. :)

This has got to be as tedious for you guys as it is for me. Lol

Too many shots? Nah, it keeps us entertained and out of trouble. The W.I.P is as much fun as the build I'm starting to think.

I really did LOL on reading about your shuttles turning into camo space fighters, I can see all this happening! LOL! again! 

Later, 

Max

If I find another small scale shuttle I may just paint it up like Astrotrain, from The Transformers cartoon.  ;)

Thanks, Joe! I'd have made more progress to show but I haven't been home in a couple days lol. We had a whale of a storm blow through yesterday and the power just finally came back on about 15 minutes ago.

The wife, kids, and I had hunkered down thhrough it here at my Mother-in-law's where the worst of the storm did all the damage. My wife watched a carbage can take flight in the middle of the cul-de-sac as it disgorged its contents over the neighborhod lol.

Now that its been a couple days i think that gloss should be cured lol.

Wow, your on the homestretch now.  Looking good!  Really good!

Toshi

Hiya mates! I've got the decals on. No real problems with those except for some minor alignment issues on my part. Testors dullcote to protect them after an oil pin wash for the panel lines. Standard stuff, y'know.

Looks really good. Doesn't it feel great knowing you are almost there?

BK

Oh yes it does! Lol

I can feel the end getting nearer. I just need more motivation.

Oh, boy! I think I'm done! One last teaser pic before a proper reveal.  :D

Your Warhawk looks great!  I like that paint scheme.  

The P-40B is probably my favorite warbird, given that I first built this exact kit when I was roughly 3 years old (saw the old Monogram blue box on the shelf at K-Mart, fell in love with the shark teeth artwork, and thus began a life-long hobby).  Of course, that first build did not look any where near as good as your's.

I know what you mean. I too, have built this kit so many times over the years and it is still a favorite. I've still got to build it one more time though. I need to do it in the Brittish markings.  :)

Great work as always, Sir. I will be trying that painting tech. soon. I all about simple and easy. BTW, where can I get me one of those reindeer coffee mugs?

The coffee mug? LMAO! It came in a gift basket with coco lol. I don't know where it was purchased lol.

Now, one more just because.  :D this is my favorite shot so far.

Yet another great P-40! Nice job! 

Max

Stunning!!

Thanks, guys! I think it turned out well in the end.  :)

It looks great. I love the scheme and all the work you did. Excellent finish.

BK

Thanks, Brandon! Making a "new" P-40 is a little harder than I thought it would be. Covering up mistakes when you have custom mixed Colors isn't easy lol.  Usually I just cover such things with weathering, because I typically make a lot of mistakes along the way lol.

Much respect for those who build clean birds!!

That is one beautiful P-40.  I love what you did with the oil pin wash.

toshi

Thank you, my friend!  

I was going to wait for some proper reveal pictures, but once again I'm working and I don't know when I'll get to making a base for those pictures, so what the heck, here ya go. 

I used about 95% of the kit parts. The ones I replaced were either too far gone or just plain ol' blah. I really like the mix of resessed and raised details and I will be doing this more often. I'd also like to think that this proves you can still make a good looking model almost entirely OOB.

Also something different I did with this build is the finish. There is almost no weathering on this build. That in combination with the overall solid O.D. paint scheme led me to use my usual modulation technique in a way that was far more subtle than usual. This does make an attractive, although plain, new looking P-40 that is more than just one solid color. I believe this lends it some realism.

This peticular aircraft probably existed, but there are no historic photographs available to prove it. I went with my best guess and a little imagination based one the few pictures available of the 8th PG, 33rd PS based on Mitchell Field NY, 1940. The 8th PG was a training group at the time, so this bird would've been very well taken care of.

So without further ado here are more pictures. [ :)]

She's clean enough to be in Max's museum!