FINISHED AIRFIX P40B 1/48

Those seams should be easy to eliminate. Maybe a touch of putty around the nose, but nothing you can't handle, Piper. :)

Thanks man, I still stink with putty but am improving some, lol you should see my drywall patches.

Knuckles are on, one went on with very little prep but the other ugh. Need to let the putty cure and should be ready for sanding tomorrow.

What brand/type of putty are you using?

M. Brindos

What brand/type of putty are you using?

 

 

Tamiya white

iampiper13

 

 

M. Brindos

What brand/type of putty are you using?

 

 

 

 

 

Tamiya white

 

Nice work so far iampiper! You may already know this but mixing Tamiya White putty with their Lacquer thinner makes it a little easier to work with. I've found that it allows more control and can be "painted" on just where you need it.

Rooster, yeah I learned that last night lol I'll need to pick some up as I use my daughters finger nail polish remover to clean my brushes and not sure I want to use that.

The paint scheme for the AVG one calls for light earth and dark green, I have a bottle of dark Earth but not the light earth what I do have is dark Earth, brown and dark tan. Not sure when I can get to any hobby stores and don't feel like ordering online, would any of the colors I mentioned be close enough?

Looking great. Try "Perfect Plastic Putty". It cleans up with water and works great. SinceI've discovered it I don't use the lacquer based ones anymore.

Use the dark earth and lighten it with white. Its okay to mix your colors in this hobby lol. Maybe a 50/50 mix with your tan would work as well. :)

Bottom is painted, I used MM camouflage grey rattle can. I did mix up some light earth and used it for the prop covers I'll get a picture of that when it dries.

How's this look for light earth?

Looks too light. Add more Dark Earth.

M. Brindos

Looks too light. Add more Dark Earth.

 

Cone is painted with adjusted paint, better? And thanks for your help! 

I believe that will pass. :)

That's a crappy picture sorry

Looking forward to more rounds sir.  Great job so far.

Toshi

First coat of light earth is on! 

As far as I know its fine, I've doen it before and should have on this....

M. Brindos

If you don't have any Micro Set and Sol you should add those to your future aquisitions list. They help a lot!

 

MicroSet Setting Solution?

iampiper13

 

 

M. Brindos

If you don't have any Micro Set and Sol you should add those to your future aquisitions list. They help a lot!

 

 

 

 

MicroSet Setting Solution?

 

Yes, that stuff. :)

That light earth looks about the right color in thos pictures. I think you have a very good grasp on this kit, Piper. You're doing really, really well!  :D

Final  coat of dark green on, I used MM.

Still looking pretty good, Piper. Not bad at all for hand painting.  :)

Thanks, I keep thinking of going with an airbrush but can't really afford that right now and hand painting is really enjoyable to me.

So I'm going to try and be lazy lol I know I've seen in other P40 WIPs about the color of the filler caps behind the pit, whats the colors for the AVG model?

The filler caps can either be red or black for the fuel cap and yellow or aluminum for the glycol cap. For the AVG I have seen combinations of those. For a regular -B/C they were black and aluminum.

Man you are an expert at hand brush painting. Looks like an air brush job to me. WELL DONE Mate.

Canopy is on, I think so far the only complaint I have is that it seems the clear parts are too light/thin but most of that may be that I'm a klutz lol I'm hoping to get the decals on today.

Jay Jay

Man you are an expert at hand brush painting. Looks like an air brush job to me. WELL DONE Mate.

 

Thank you :)

I second Uncle Jay Jay!  Looks like you AB the kit.  What a great job you've done.  Looking great!

Toshi