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Looking great so far!

Great looking work thus far, Brendos. Really enjoy seeing the progress on the scratch building. 

Nice straight and square work.

Beautiful start!  I will definately be following this one.

Toshi

Umm all I can say is WOW

I thought I was ambitious with my build, but scratching out the office, well now, that's something else all together. Very nice work on the pit. I'm hoping to find the ambition to get back on mine as it is languishing on the shelf of doom at the moment. I'll be watching.

BK

Mike, I always enjoy watching someone build that ol Revell P-40 kit. I have a feeling that this i going to be an exciting build. Have fun!

Thank you everyone! Thank you ALL very much!  :D

BK, perhaps you'll find inspiration soon.  :)

Who doesn't like a good Monogram P-40 build being completed ? Lol

I finished the C channels and now the canopy is fully functional.








Now, to finish that left side cockpit wall.  :)

Thanks, Bob! I did the same thing with my Spitfire. I had to rebuild the entire frame for that one though. This one has been easy in comparison.

No need to rebuild canopy frames on this one. The fit is mostly good still.

M. Brindos

I finished the C channels and now the canopy is fully functional.








Now, to finish that left side cockpit wall.  :)

 

Mike, before you finishs your cockpit, check your references. I think that you will see that those bars along the sides of the open cockpit are atually part of the canopy. If your canopy is slid back/open, the bottom/bars goes with it!

The parts molded to the outsides of the pit, Shipwreck?

You're right, I'll have to check my references on that. If so, I can fix that. 

Thanks for pointing that out. I was just so happy with making it work that it escaped my attention.

Mike don't feel bad, most people miss that when they open the canopy of the Revell  P-40. It becomes obvious if you look at a photo of a real aircraft that has an open canopy. You may note that the front piece of that molded on panel on the kit is not part of the sliding canopy. it is actually under the wind screen and acts as a forward stop! I hope the adjustment does not interfere with all that fine work you have done. 

Fixing the office is the hardest part of building the Revell kit. I scratch built mine and then closed the canopy. I have the new Airfix kit in my stash; it comes with an excellent interior, complete with the proper curve in the floor board to represent the wing top.

Thanks, Shipwreck. I fixed it.  :)

I have the new Airfix P-40B as well. It's a wonderful kit and goes together really well. 

Thanks again for pointing out the canopy mistake. Like I said, I totally missed it. :)

But all is well now and it's looking great. I only have the throttle controls to fabricate on the left side wall and I can start painting the pit.

My attemp last night ended up as a glue sandwich once it came out of the clamp lol. It wasn't good enough anyways. No worries. 

Looking great so far Mike!  Can't wait to see more.

Brad

Functional canopy?  Nice!

Toshi

Mike, fantastic job so far!! I like where this is going. =] I love the TLC in the cockpit. How much fun is that, RIGHT?! Shipwreck is right about the canopy. Nice save on that. Some times concessions need to be made out of functionality I realize so if I ever see something small some times I hesitate to speak up (is it always that big a deal kinda thing...). That's an easy fix though for this point and definitely worth addressing. =]

You may have mentioned it already, but who's plane are you building? 

I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for this build. 

M. Brindos

Thanks, Shipwreck. I fixed it.  :)

 

 

 

 

M. Brindos

Thanks, Shipwreck. I fixed it.  :)

 

That looks good Mike!

ExtremeTeam

Looking great so far Mike!  Can't wait to see more.

Brad

 

Thanks, Brad! And welcome to the forums! I trust you are enjoying your time with us so far.  :)

Toshi

Functional canopy?  Nice!

Toshi

 

Yeah! Isn't that cool?! lol  :D

bvallot

Mike, fantastic job so far!! I like where this is going. =] I love the TLC in the cockpit. How much fun is that, RIGHT?! Shipwreck is right about the canopy. Nice save on that. Some times concessions need to be made out of functionality I realize so if I ever see something small some times I hesitate to speak up (is it always that big a deal kinda thing...). That's an easy fix though for this point and definitely worth addressing. =]

You may have mentioned it already, but who's plane are you building? 

I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for this build. 

 

Thanks, bvallot! Oh it is VERY fun indeed! I'm glad Shipwreck pointed that out too. That would've eaten at me if I had glossed over that until the paint stage.

I'm building the 8th PG markings based at Mitchel Field, NY 1942. Just before the 8th PG moved to Australia and became the 8th AF.

Glad to have you along.  :)

tempestjohnny

Aw another one....I'll be watching

 

Yep, aother one! lol. Good to have you on board for this one, Johnny.

Shipwreck

 

That looks good Mike!

 

Again, a BIG THANKS to you, Shipwreck!

I finished the canopy and the left side wall of the cockpit. I think I'm ready for some paint.  :)







I added an electrical junction box, elevator trim, throttle controls, and ran all of the wires and cables. It doesn't look so empty in there anymore. I have to admit, I'm very happy with this.  :D