Hasegawa P-40E cockpit finished

It's looking great pix. Those PE parts look great, especially all those placards. Looking forward to seeing it painted.Thanks for sharing.

You did a fantastic job on that cocpit. Great job, Pix. You just gotta love the P-40...

Hi Pixilator,

This cockpit looks great, It's got your touch.

What PE set is it? I like the placards too, and especially the detail on the instrument panel.

Thanks
Steve

The office looks great Pix, Who's placecards are you using?

Thad

Pix:
I recently finished my Trumpeter P-40B interior OOB...you know, spartan, shallow cockpit, Lay-Z-Boy pilot seat...Your cockpot is simply amazing. I can't wait to see the completed plane. Which decals will you be using? Any particular plane?

It looks great

Looks really good.
The detail that were able achieve with todays kits are really amazing.
Makes me want to start a P-40.

Looking great Pix. I used the same Eduard set on my build & the finish was fine. You may have got a bad copy, but makes you wonder about Eduard Quality Control.

Regards, Rick

Thank you pingtang, Gilmund, kielers, Thad, mucker, Dragan, mikepowers, and Rick !

kielers - the PE set is from Eduard. I have pics of the frets and instructions here: http://www.pix.prettyneatinc.com/p40build.htm


Thad - the placards are included with the Eduard PE set. I have the full detail set, but the smaller fret is their prepainted "Zoom" set, which you can get separately.

mucker - I'm using decals from Eduard for an Aleutian Tiger. The National Insignia are erroneously missing the blue discs. I'll be replacing those.


mikepowers - this is a great kit. Some (who probably don't dryfit parts) have whined about the fuselage plugs that were used so that a few different versions could be built from the basic molds. Dryfitting the parts prevents any surprises. You can see what I did with them here: http://www.pix.prettyneatinc.com/p40build.htm

Rick - I've used dozens of Eduard PE sets, and this is the first time I've been disappointed (although it's only slightly and only from from a couple of parts). Nobody (and no company) is perfect, I guess that the odds just cought up to me. I'll still buy their sets for every kit I build !

Thanks again !

Pix,

Once again, a masterpiece to inspire us all! The placards come with the Eduard set? I have not used any of their sets as yet, so when I do my AMT P-40E. I'll try theirs! Again, superb work!

Brian

All I can say is WOW! Your detailing just looks better with each build. I just finished the Amtech P-40E myself, looking forward to the rest of the build.

Fabulous work on the P-40 cockpit, as per your usual work.

Darwin, O.F.

Very, very good work Pix. I just wish I could do it as well as you-with every build, you impress me more and more. Thanks for sharing this build with us,

Darren.

Thanks Brian, waikong, yardbird, and Darren !

Brian - this set is designed for the Hasegawa kit. You can check Eduard's website, they probably have one for the AMT (or AMTech) kit. There can sometimes be scale differences or parts breakdown that necessitates getting the set designed for a particular kit.

Darren - I'm just getting back up to speed. I built, as a kid, from the early sixties until about 1971. I got back to the hobby in '93, and stopped from 2001 to 2003. Sometimes, it takes this "old man" (I'll be 50 on Saturday) a while to get moving.

Thanks again !

Once again Bill, you're blowin us away. Them placards do look awesome. Another great start. Keep us posted.

Jerry

Thanks Jerry !

Glad you like it so far !

Let's just say the IP is weathered... great stuff pix!

Thanks RadMax !

Well, if the panel is "weathered," it will be the only part that is. This won't be on a base or part of a dio, so there won't be any environmental effects applied. Purely a display aircraft.

Thanks again !

Bill,

Great work...again! It has inspired me to roll up my sleeves and challenge myself. Starting with a P40C...opening flaps, closing in wheel wells etc. When I grow up and want to be just like you!

Thanks Joe !

I believe that it's important to challenge yourself. That's how you acquire skills. If you don't leave your comfort zone, you may never build some of the kits that you want to have on your shelves. Good for you ! I'm looking forward to seeing some pics.

Thanks again!

Noice work pix! I think there si one on the shelf at the LHS- might have to take a closer look at it!

Pretty Sweet Pix.

Happy 50th! And great work on the interior.

Thanks armorman, ygmodeler, and jdh !

Glad you like it so far !

Great looking job on the interior.

Pix... great looking pit.

And

Don't feel bad about getting long in the tooth... you are not alone... I just turned 50 yesterday.

After seeing what you have done here... I know what I am going to get with LHS gift certificate I got. Is that a single detail set? or 2 seperate ones?

Stunning stuff , Pix .Happy 50th too!

Thanks Bryan, Marc, and obiwan !

Marc - The detail set that I used (#49 314) includes two frets. One is the prepainted "Zoom" set, while the other fret includes unpainted detail parts. You can get the placards, instrument panel, belts, etc. by just buying the prepainted Zoom set (#FE 314). These are the two frets:

to enlarge, click here: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/Pixilater/p40/p40e003.jpg

Marc - happy 50 from one "old fart" to another !

Thanks again !

Beautiful looking cockpit, Bill. It is very realistic, just like a miniaturized version of the real thing!

And happy birthday. I'm not 50 yet; let's just say I'm 40+ and leave it at that!

Mark