1/32 Hasegawa P-40E 23rd FG “Flying Tigers” (Finished)

fox

O-U-T-S-T-A-N-D-I-N-G work Joe!   

Jim  

 

Thanks Jim

Mopar Madness

LD, I've been searching for a new gloss coat.  So if I'm understanding this correctly, you use 1/2 X-22 Clear Gloss and 1/2 Mr. Leveling Thinner for a couple coats, then immediately overspray with straight Leveling Thinner after you applied the half and half coats?  How heavily do you apply the straight thinner?

 

Correct.  Not too heavy, just give a light coat.  

That finished up nicely! That mouth came up well which must have been hard?

Do you make a new base for every build?

Josh

Nice P-40!  The tiger mouth decal came out really well. I really like the camo paint job as well. 

Josh_the_painter

That finished up nicely! That mouth came up well which must have been hard?

Do you make a new base for every build?

Josh

 

Thanks Josh...

No, I have a handful I use for photography.  I should make more. 

Hoss WA

Nice P-40!  The tiger mouth decal came out really well. I really like the camo paint job as well. 

 

Thanks Hoss

lawdog114

I finally finished this turkey up. To recap, it's Ed Rector's #104 from the 23rd FG.  Rector scored 10.5 kills and holds the distinction of having the first AVG kill. The kit is good, but would be outstanding if it wasn't for all the plugs and inserts, which don't fall on panel lines or fit particularly well.  Unfortunately it really detracts from the enjoyment of building the Hasegawa P-40 series. I truly believe whomever designed this kit should be fired or at least demoted to janitorial duties.

Extras included Eduard Look IP/seatbelts and Brassin Tires.  Main markings were done with Montex masks. Kit specific markings, like the sharkmouth, are kit decals.  This scared me but they surprisingly worked very well.  

Overall I'm pretty happy with it.  I must say I did enjoy being back in 1/32 scale. Very easy on the eyes.  I even started a 1/32 109.  

 

  

 

I'm drooling over this one. 

Very nicely done Sir! Excellent finish as always Joe!!!

Joe,

WOW!

Thank you for taking the time to capture another superb build for the enjoment of all.

And let's not forget all the time savings tips!

Cheers,

Damian

Beautifully done!  And a favorite subject.

Nice and pretty, Joe!  By the way, it's easier for me to remember building a model if there are a few glitches along the way.  Otherwise I see it in the display case later and think, when did I build that?  Did I build that?

M. Brindos

I'm drooling over this one.

Thanks Mike!

TREYZX10R

Very nicely done Sir! Excellent finish as always Joe!!!

 

Thanks Trey

damouav

Joe,

WOW!

Thank you for taking the time to capture another superb build for the enjoment of all.

And let's not forget all the time savings tips!

Cheers,

Damian

 

Thanks Damian, and your welcome!

Model Monkey

Beautifully done!  And a favorite subject.

 

Thanks Steve

jeaton01

Nice and pretty, Joe!  By the way, it's easier for me to remember building a model if there are a few glitches along the way.  Otherwise I see it in the display case later and think, when did I build that?  Did I build that?

 

Thanks John.  This one had plenty of those. 

Looks great and realistic.

Silver

Looks great and realistic.

 

Thank you Silver

Wonderful build Lawdog!  The “Flying Tigers” P-40E was my favorite airplane when I was a wee lad!

Real G

Wonderful build Lawdog!  The “Flying Tigers” P-40E was my favorite airplane when I was a wee lad!

 

Thanks G

tempestjohnny

The Lawdog production line continues with another beauty

 

Ha!..........thanks Johnny