Hasegawa 1/48 P-40E (Completed)

1943Mike

Member since
December 2010
From: Salem, Oregon

Posted by 1943Mike on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 12:19 PM

Very impressive build! You did a great job on both the interior and exterior of the model.

BTW, I've found Blu Tack to have many uses other than temporary adherence. I've just used it to form a seat cushion on my current Albatross D.V. build. Works fine as long as one keeps in mind that she/he shouldn't touch it too firmly after it's been molded to one's satisfaction Big Smile .

Mike

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

Hector Berlioz

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Murphy's Law

Member since
June 2016
From: Upstate South Carolina

Posted by Murphy's Law on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 6:55 AM

keavdog

And I thought you were a car guy. Great looking build, well done!

Thanks Keav.. Yeah I tend to go back and forth, when I get burned out on one I’ll go to the other. I want to try some armor just haven’t yet.

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Murphy's Law

Member since
June 2016
From: Upstate South Carolina

Posted by Murphy's Law on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 6:52 AM

jeaton01

Nice modeling! I have one underway right now. What paint did you use for the dark earth?

Thanks, I used Mission Models RAF Dark Earth MMP-078 folllowed by the same color with a little white added for sone panel bleaching.

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keavdog

Member since
April 2003
From: USA

Posted by keavdog on Monday, August 20, 2018 11:57 PM

And I thought you were a car guy. Great looking build, well done!

Thanks,

John

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jeaton01

Member since
December 2002
From: Northern California

Posted by jeaton01 on Monday, August 20, 2018 11:45 PM

Nice modeling! I have one underway right now. What paint did you use for the dark earth?

John

To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

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ChrisJH666

Member since
January 2004
From: Brisbane Australia

Posted by ChrisJH666 on Monday, August 20, 2018 2:50 PM

Looks great! Must do one of these myself sometime - RAAF or RNZAF of course!

In the queue: 1/48 Beech Staggerwing (RAAF), P38 (RAAF), Vultee Vengeance (RAAF), Spitfire Vb (Malta), Spitfire VIII x2 (RAAF), P39 x2 (RAAF), Martin Baltimore (Malta?), Martin Maryland (Malta), Typhoon NF1b, Hellcat x2 (FAA)

Chris

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Jay Jay

Member since
August 2013

Posted by Jay Jay on Monday, August 20, 2018 7:12 AM

Fabulous job on this my absolute favorite fighter in my favorite livery . Thanks for the heads up on the decals Mate.

I'm on my 3rd one now ( all B's ) but I haven't yet built a Hasagawa brand. i've done 2 Academys, 1/72 and 1/48 and am working on a super detailed Trumpeter 1/32.

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

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Aggieman

Member since
January 2015
From: Katy, TX

Posted by Aggieman on Sunday, August 19, 2018 7:36 PM

Great job on a great kit. Love your weathering.

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Murphy's Law

Member since
June 2016
From: Upstate South Carolina

Hasegawa 1/48 P-40E (Completed)

Posted by Murphy's Law on Sunday, August 19, 2018 7:23 PM

Didn't post a WIP on this one because to be honest I wasn't sure how long it would take me since I have limited time to work on my projects.

I decided to go with the kit decals and chose Edward F. Rector, 76th FS, 23rd FG, China (July 1942). This kit was a pleasure to build from start to finish. Great detailing on cockpit, great fit all around with very little flashing, seam lines anywhere. The decals were a little thick for my liking so next time I will go with aftermarked or Montex. Used Mission Models and Tamiya paints followed by weathering with washes and oils. Thanks for looking.