AIRCRAFT - On The Warpath: The Curtiss P-40

Very nice build Quagmyre.  I always loved the Parrot Heads, may have to build one some day.  Pics show these birds were heavily weathered, but like you I prefer my birds fairly clean.  As Pix said recently, a weathered build on a clean shelf just looks out of place.

Regards,  Rick

Thanks Rick.

...and she's done. Never been big on weathering. Exhaust is enough.

Better late than never.

Trigger finger healed I'm back in the cockpit, and here's a "few" pics. Decals are on the Parrothead. Next up, exhausts and some PE, flatcoat seal, some weathering, and, of course, remove the masks and clean and add clear parts. This is my last P-40 and will look good next to my P-40B and P-40E on the USAAF display shelf in the office.

Oooo! Halftime is over... back to the Illini game!

OUCH Quagmyre, that had to hurt.  I had a #11 X-Acto roll off the bench & imbed itself in my right thigh.  Happened several years ago, but the scar remains.

Regards,  Rick

Yeah... where is Steve-O?

Made some progress on the interior of my "Parrothead" Hawk this weekend. That is, until I split the tip of my left middle finger with the exacto knife. Right through to the back of the fingernail. Total Darwin candidate moment I'm embarrassed to admit. And the second time in the past three years that I've nearly lost part of a finger on my left hand (pinky finger back in 2003). Was kinda funny giving the nurse the bird as she stitched it up. I kept apologizing.

Marc, it was the flourescent lighting that was the culprit.  If your cam has a white balance adjustment you can avoid the problem, or you could correct it with software like Photoshop.

Regards,  Rick

I just figured out Photobucket...

So here is a group shot of my favorite subject. 5 R/M P-40B/C's, 1 Otaki/arii P-40 E. 1 R/M Pro-modeler P-40E. 1 Hobbycraft P-40B. 2 K-line P-40 E's repainted.

These were all built over the course of many years. So as you can see the quality varies! I have a pair of R/M P-40B/C kits waiting to be built. I am hoping to build one as the XP-40.

My latest P-40 is still waiting for a set of FCM decals to complete it.

Lets see if I can post an image...Here is my latest P-40 just after it came out of the paint booth.

thehannaman - great looking stuff..as usual.

Rick - Steve made a few posts within the last week or so... mostlystating he has not been here band he was working on his web site. 

Well I wasnt officially in this GB, but while it was going on I finished a R/M P-40B!

Nothing too exciting. Just OD over light grey in generic pre-war USAAC markings. I was going for a "factory fresh" type look.

Ah yes, the never ending GB.  Anyone heard from Steve ?  Seems like he totally bailed out.  Anyway, nice work on the camo, but the colors look off in the pic.  May just be your camera white balance, but both the Midstone & Dark Earth seem to have a greenish cast, at least on my monitor.

Regards,  Rick

Finally got a start on the 1/48 scale Eduard P-40N (Profipack). Got started on the cockpit assembly. Probably about half the way through interior detailing. Nothing special... just finally getting the horse out of the gates on this build after all the Chicago-Seattle travelling the past seven months. Two more months to go.

This one won't be totally OOB. Gonna use Cutting Edge's Colorful Warhawks Pt. 1 decal sheet to make one of the "Parrotheads" of Napier Field, AL circa 1943.

Well... off to O'Hare to catch my flight to Seattle. See ya all next weekend.

Marc and Rick, thanks for checking out my in-progress build.  I Futured (is that a word?) over the decals this morning, so hopefully can apply the wash and flat coat soon. 

Rick, I've also noticed Hasegawa's P-40K, and will definitely get one once it's released.  It appears to have the markings of Ed Nollmeyer's plane, which is one I want to do.  The AMtech went together nicely, but it will be interesting to compare the two offerings.

Mark

Looks great so far Mark.  Hasegawa has announced a K version of their P-40 due for release in 1'st 1/4 2006.

Regards,  Rick

Well, since this group build seems to have no end date, I'll post an 'in progress' picture of my latest project.  This is AMtech's 1/48 P-40K with the resin tail.  Markings are for Lt. R. Johnson 'Jay' Overcash of the 57th FG.  Hopefully I'll have this completed by Christmas, and will post more pics in the Aircraft Forum.

Mark

Thanks very much Jerry.  I really appreciate that.

WOW !!! Marc.....Your builds just keep getting better and better. I don't know where to start. From the CP to the wheels, that's one excellent build. What really jumps out at me is the weathering on the underside. Very realistic. And the plumbing is a very nice touch. Certainly a winner. Congratulations!!!!  Sorry for the duplicate. This new forum is kinda touchy. :)

Jerry

WOW !!! Marc.....Your builds just keep getting better and better. I don't know where to start. From the CP to the wheels, that's one excellent build. What really jumps out at me is the weathering on the underside. Very realistic. And the plumbing is a very nice touch. Certainly a winner. Congratulations!!!!

Jerry

Thanks Daniel... and the intake paint did get corrected

Stuff in my paint really bugs mne for some reason. I have had to rip off wings to put in forgotten cockpits, twice now, and it does not bother me nealry as much as if I have to touch up the paint.