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Academy 1/48 P-40C Tomahawk

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    August 2013
Posted by Jay Jay on Thursday, July 6, 2017 10:32 AM

VERY nice job  Yes

I built the exact same kit and thought it was a joy to build. The office had very nice detail. I was going for the Pearl Harbor version but I just had to use the shark's mouth because it looks so cool.  I used the box decals but only had problems  on the U.S. Army on the bottom of the wings when it disinegrated. I ended up using some from the spares .

 

 

 

 

 

 I'm finally retired. Now time I got, money I don't.

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    March 2015
  • From: Streetsboro, Ohio
Posted by Toshi on Thursday, July 6, 2017 2:31 AM

Execellent build, just superb!

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

 

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  • Member since
    December 2010
  • From: Salem, Oregon
Posted by 1943Mike on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 11:30 PM

I think you did a fine job with the pre-shading (or so it seems), washes, and weathering in general. A pleasure to look at.

Mike

"Le temps est un grand maître, mais malheureusement, il tue tous ses élèves."

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  • Member since
    January 2015
  • From: Katy, TX
Posted by Aggieman on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 11:11 PM

Nice work

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    June 2017
Posted by Chemteacher on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 10:17 PM
Nicely done.

On the bench: Revell-USS Arizona; Airfix P-51D in 1/72

  • Member since
    January 2015
  • From: Tumwater, WA.
Posted by M. Brindos on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 10:02 PM

That is super nice! Love what you did with it! :D

Well done, O!!

- Mike Brindos "Lost Boy"

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    November 2016
  • From: Maryland
Posted by iampiper13 on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 8:05 PM

very, very nice!

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    March 2005
  • From: Lancaster, South Carolina
Posted by Devil Dawg on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 8:05 PM

WOW!! That's a great-lookin' Warhawk, Omar!! Super cool!

Devil Dawg

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    February 2003
  • From: Between LA and OC, SoCal
Academy 1/48 P-40C Tomahawk
Posted by oortiz10 on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 7:09 PM

Hey FSM,

I know that, with the release of Airfix's P-40, there's been a number of early P-40s being built.  I picked up Academy's boxing at a swap meet for just a few dollars and figured I'd build it up.  I decided to build it OOB with some Starfighter decals.  The Starfighter markings were customized, and the kit's sharkmouth was used, to represent a P-40B from the 54th Pursuit Group around 1943.  I wanted to do something a little different than an AVG airframe.  The Carpet Monster got the pitot tube, but I'll be scratch building a replacement.  The kit is pretty simple with little detail, but it builds up nicely.  There was no filler used on this kit.  All paint is MM enamels, and it's weathered with Flory washes and pastels.  

 

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Anyway, feel free to share your thoughts.  Thanks for looking!

 

Cheers,

-O

-It's Omar, but they call me "O".

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