P-40 GB 2014

Nice detail there :-)

As for the trump kit, it is highly detailed, the fit of the big parts is OK , but I had a hard time building up the exhaust stubs. They are 2 parts each and the fit was poor.

For the rest sofar it is not bad atall. The engine for me was the most frustrating part of the build, very fidly for parts that might not be seen anyway LOL.

Theuns

Got a little more done since the last post. I made the seat rail from a section of AMT NASCAR roll cage; it's a little narrow, but does the trick. I also cut off a square section from a Monogram NASCAR rear shock assembly for the cross bar that the instrument panel sits on. Digging through the parts box looking for those items, I came across the cockpit sidepanels from the same Accurate Miniatures P-51 kit that the floor came from; another problem solved....thank you spare parts box!

Got some more work done today. I used the kit floor as a base for the P-51 floor, then used some strip to cover the gaps in the side, then made the bulkhead for the seat. I cut away the headrest area too, though I was too aggressive on one side, and have a gap to fill. I may work on the instrument panel next, or the seat mount. The detail on the sidewalls will take a while. It won't be 100% accurate, but I hope it'll be an improvement.

Theuns - your P-40 looks really nice!  There are some great P-40's going here!

Steve

I was just thinking too...I believe I've seen that the exhaust manifold for the Trumpeter kit comes piece by piece...so if I were painting it I think I might make up a jig to place each piece approximately how they'd go in succession and paint them that way.  Once you're done with weathering and what not, just fit them all in from back to front.  You can always tape them off while painting the fuselage.

Just my two cents.  =]

I'm so happy to see this coming along Theuns!!  Researching the P-40 has brought up lots of photos of the Trumpeter 1:32 kit and it reminded me that 1:32s usually have a more detailed engine/mount included along with the kit (which makes me jealous).  So I've been anxious to see yours come together.  What do you think about the kit so far?

Latest on my P-40, I still need to figure out the best way to paint the exhaust stubs before I install the sub-assembly into the fuse.

Oh boy!!

I was just getting caught up in here and this is some impressive work guys.  I hope to jump in as soon as I'm done with my Ju-88.  It appears that me and aj will be building the same kit.  I can't wait until that one gets underway to see what I'm in for.  

Joe    

That's got me curious! I'm looking forward to seeing it.

I'm actually going to do an L model stationed in the Anzio area between Opperation Shingle and the drive to Rome. It was originally the typical RAF desert camo, but was field modified by the pilot. Should be really interesting looking when its done.

Sounds good, aj!

mississippivol, I don't think so. Its for "Stud" the gloss black one. Which I just really have no desire of doing. If it were of a normally marked one, i'd be ALL for it.

@ajd3530: There's checkerboards in them there decals! Please, please tell me you're doing that version...

Glenn

There's some really nice work going on here!   I hope to get to my P-40 this weekend.

Steve

Theuns, that IP doesn't look bad at all!! =]  I'd have probably just bought another one.  Seeing things like that help open new doors to what i can imagine pulling off.  

If I recall, you're doing the British B variant and I'm not sure if they were painting the seat yet.  I would double check your sources to be sure.  =]

PB is only allowing me to load one pic at a time!

Nice parcle you got there :-)

Here is my attempt ad office detailing.

Only "extras" are the wire harnass to box from thin twisted sprue and the engine controll pushrods.

The Safety harnass is from my Tam 1/32 P-51 with acrylic tan paint.

The instrument face was white plastic card painted black and scribed with a needle.

Nice work guys.

We are having loads of hassles with the internet connection here and it is only luck I can get online now!  If I am absent for a little while please continue the builds.

As for my P-40, I have completed the basic cockpit assembly, aswell as added the throttle and mixture controll pushrods and wire harnasses to the electric box.

The PE harnass is almost painted.

Theuns

you are absolutely right.  and it wont be all that noticable.   (i hope)

you are welcome to anything used.

many thanks.

joe

Joe, in my research on the cockpit, it was noted that the floor was actually the top of the wing, and as such, it had a curvature to it. I don't know that it would be all that noticeable once you get it in. I like the detailing on the walls; I'll have to steal some of that for mine!

Glenn

pit floor and starboard side. sorry about the pics. white on white doesnt really go well. working off of a couple of drawings and photos. actually pretty happy. i have to add the map case yet but other than that......





now i also redid the control stick. mind you the stick from the kit is not bad. in fact it is decent. i just......well.......i cant help myself.



and side by side with the kit piece.



now for the port side. hopefully in the next few days.


comments, critiques, and criticism are very much encouraged.



joe

Theuns, that's like an A-10 kit I got at an antique store for $5. Everything looked like it was there, but when I got home, the entire cockpit was missing. Might be time for my first resin cockpit...

Glenn

That's unfortunate.

Or an opportunity in disguise.... =]

I started assembling the cockpit only to find the instrument face plate missing :-(

Maybe a previous owner liberated it allong with some of the PE harnass detail!

Ah well, I raided my 1/32 P-51 Kit for it's harnass as I have n\better ones for that and took a piec of white plastic I painted black and will scribe for a new inst pannel.

No wonder I got the kit so cheap lol.

Theuns

Pretty much.  They opened and shut by way of fitting over a thin aluminum band.  That's what kept them all together.  Here's a picture for your reference:

dsj_p-40b_04

Whatever you do to fashion that band, it should be thin. As in "very!!"  =]

Thanks for the help guys....about the cowls....I couldn't find any great pictures of in flight of the bottom, but some of them have those flaps opened slightly, so I tried to do that on mine and it does make that gap look more natural...

All I need to do now from what I understand and going back and looking back at your cowling bvallot is to fill the gaps closest to the  engine, are my correct in that statement?