P-40 E Hasegawa 1/32

Looking good.

Thanks Raymond .

With the inside ready glued the wings and fuselage. Here took a lot of putty and sandpaper.

Finally Azure Blue. I used a mixture with Tamiya paints.

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ajcmac

Then completed the landing gear ...

and the propeller.

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ajcmac

Excellent job with the painting and weathering!! =D That's superb.  Even the chipping looks quite convincing.  I find people often can't get the paint chipping to be small enough for the scale they're working on.  This is a great example of everything working well together.  

Can't wait to see her finished. =]

Beautiful paint! Looking forward to your next post(s)...

Mike

Looks fantastic from here.

I have this kit in the stash.  I have some extensive plans for it.  Hopefully next year.

Joe

Love your subtle weathing!  Great job!  Cockpit looks good, impressive seat belts!

Thank you all for your kind words .

Finally started the weathering in Azure Blue. Lights and shadows.

Here already with the wells of landing gear painted.

Now I can only wait for the arrival of Eduard mask to continue with the model.

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ajcmac

I really like the look of your harness straps, what did you use for them?

Groot

RobGroot4

I really like the look of your harness straps, what did you use for them?

Groot

Groot

I used the metal parts from HK and tape Tamiya. Painted with XF-55 Tamiya.

Must be the worst model of Hasegawa in 1/32 I've ever built. The old problem of the Hasegawa, with one mold, try to make different versions. The same applies to the model in 1/48 scale. I've also built one.

A fuselage that seems a lot of patchwork where they will fit the pieces for the different versions with a dubious fit.

Another piece, more putty, more sanding.

Here the windscreen with a 'frame' that does not exist. After sanding a bath with glossy varnish.

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ajcmac

I painted the Dark Hearth. I used the H-72 of Gunze.

For vertical stems used the same paint (H-72) and painted at the same time.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas    .

Your painting skills are very impressive.  TY for posting 1 of my favorite subjects.  

I'm working on a Academy  1'48  P-40 now and mine is junk compared to yours.

Merry Christmas to you too

Looks fantastic.  I've built several 1/48 Hasegawa P-40s and I feel your pain on their inserts.  It wouldn't be so bad if they actually fit right.  Tamiya seems to be the only ones to do this successfully.  I just wish that if they were going to go through all that trouble, at least "insert" us a P-40 B somehow.

Joe

Thanks Jay Jay and lawdog114.

Painting camouflage ended.

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ajcmac

My goodness, this is gorgeous.  Personally, I am tires of seeing the shark mouth; Texas Longhorn has always been one of my favorites.

How did you simulate the chipping, and what did you use to was the interior.  Also, how did you weather the spinner?  It just looks so good,

SubarooMike

My goodness, this is gorgeous.  Personally, I am tires of seeing the shark mouth; Texas Longhorn has always been one of my favorites.

How did you simulate the chipping, and what did you use to was the interior.  Also, how did you weather the spinner?  It just looks so good,

I use the post-shading.

The spinner painted with H-73 Dark Green from Gunze. Did after two mixtures. H-73 with yellow and H-73 with black. After I applied lights and shadows, one wash with Dark Wash the Mig. For shipping I used Silver X-11 Tamiya applied with a sponge.

The interiors were painted with Gunze H-80. For the chipping I used XF-04 Yellow Green and then the X-11 Silver also applied with a sponge. Applied then a wash with Dark Wash MIG.

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ajcmac

Impressive! Was that John Lander's a/c?

Wow! Beautiful job so far. I'm looking forward to seeing it finished.

The sponge is a clever way about it! =]  I've been using a very thinned out Flat Aluminum from Tamiya.  I might have to give this a try.

How's the rest of your build coming?  Almost done?

Looks Great - thanks for sharing! Just curious - were you able to find a Gunze color that worked out of the bottle for that green? And was the H72 Dark Earth out of the bottle as well?

I didn't think any paint brands made colors that hit this scheme so beautifully - looks absolutely spot on! Can't wait to see what decals you pick for it!

Cheers,

-Robb

Yes Mississippivol.

"Texas Longhorn" Jonh Landers of the 9th FS, 49th FG in New Guinea, 1942.

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ajcmac

TOMWATKIN45

Thanks for following .

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ajcmac

Bvallot

Much remains.

Weathering, decals, wash and matte clear. Then paste all the little pieces that are ready.

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ajcmac

Thank you!

Chipping and then clear gloss. Ready for placing decals.

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ajcmac

That looks great!  What did you use for the gloss-clear?

SubarooMike

That looks great!  What did you use for the gloss-clear?

Aqua Gloss da Alclad

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ajcmac