P-40 GB 2014

Raymand G. you are on the roster :-)

Theuns

Raymond G. you are on the roster :-)

Theuns

Last engine details.

Hoping to get the fuse joined today.

All closed up. This is a rather heavy model - allot of plastic there! I hope the undercart is up to it.....

Looks great, Theuns. It's a shame to cover that engine up.

Very sweet Theuns!  Beautiful engine!

Steve

Theuns, that's coming along nicely.  How would you compare the 1:32 kit to Trumpeter's 1:48 so far?

I still haven't gotten too much noteworthy accomplished on this P-40.  I'm slowing down a bit to address a few things:

1. I was looking at the fuselage fuel tank, and on the True Details AM cockpit it's made to be a flat panel.  I realize this will get covered up by the seat but I wanted to make it anyhow for the practice (and incase it's at all visible).  So I'll be scratch building it.

2. I learned from my mustang that some things are better to reach and deal with before you close up wings/fuselage and so forth, so the rudder horn that controls the swing of the rudder will get scratch built along with the actuators for the trim tabs and elevators.

3.  I'm also building up the engine and the mount...so I have to get that measured out and stuck in there before anything else gets put in and closed up.

But here's where I'm at right now...

image by brittvallot, on Flickr

image by brittvallot, on Flickr

I've drilled out the nav lights on both sides of the fuselage as well as the lift point on the back end.  They were drilled part of the way.

image by brittvallot, on Flickr

I'm riveting the wings here (lightly) in an effort to bring some of this out with some weathering.  I'll repeat this on the fuselage as well as appropriate.

image by brittvallot, on Flickr

This is the Allison V 1710-33 that I got from Engines & Things already cleaned, trimmed, and primed.

image by brittvallot, on Flickr

image by brittvallot, on Flickr

It appears as though the Ultracast exhaust stacks will need a shim in order to appear correct poking out of the fuselage.  So that's one consideration to make.  But I am very happy with this engine.  Now I just need a way to show it...

All of your builds are look absolutely fantastic.

Bv: Nice work going on! You could leave off all of the skin in front of the firewall off in order to show the engine. I saw a pic of a restored P-40 undergoing engine testing that had all of the front sheetmetal off. It looked really cool.

Here's what I finished the weekend with. I had some kitbashed parts and stretched sprue to finish the right sidewall. I made a sandwich instrument panel, with some decals from that same AM P-51 kit for the instruments, and the seat is a resin one that's been in the scrap box for the last six years. It had a square seat back, so I contoured it up to match better:

bvallot

  Now I just need a way to show it...

actually that is easier than you would think.

just takes a little patience and elbow grease.

joe

Looking good guys!

Steve

FightinJoe that's exactly what I have in mind. But what I aim to do is have this plane in flight. I'd like to be able to pull this panel off to reveal the engine and place it back with tiny magnets. I'm most worried about a gap showing up where I cut to remove the panel.  I'm thinking if I cut from underneath it will be manageable. So it'll be up to the strength of the magnets to hold the panel in place.  Any thoughts on that?

MSVol: that office space is starting to come together for you.  I'm happy you were able to keep that floor curved. =]

Thanks; if I didn't have that floor piece, it'd wouldn't be

Nice work lads!

I have not been able to even look at my build since Sunday, don't you hate it when work messes up play-time!

I don't know the Trump 1/48 P-40. Sofar the 1/32 is not bad, I am a tad worried about how I will be able to redo the very fine rivet detail in the wingroot where I might have to fill and sand.

On the 1/32 the entire top part of the cowling is seperate, so I can pose it open. Might just do that.

Theuns

Wow, really looking good guys!  I feel a bit out of my league here, but I'll give it my best shot.  It'll probably be a few weeks before I get started, but I'm going to keep a close eye on what everyone is doing, in order to learn as much as I can.  Thanks for letting this newbe run with the pack ;-)  Raymond

Now this thing is getting big!

The wingroot fitt was not very good, even with extensive pre-shaping so I had to fill the gap with stretched sprue and glue. I hope not to sand away to much of the fine detail in the prossess.

The tail fit on the other hand is not bad at-all, I might get away without having to use any filler.

bvallot as far as the magnets, i have never tried that.  i have seen a couple of builds lately that employ that.  pretty slick.  now as for the trump 1/48 it is pretty much a scaled down version of the 1/32.  i built that one a couple of years ago.  if i remember it is very similar minus the engine.  it has the same shallow pit.

theuns you have a crisp and clean build so far.  looks great from here.

mississippi that looks very good.  are you working off of drawings/pics?  there were some differences in the flooring and how the fiddly bits were arranged.  not an expert by any means and will never claim such but in my (mostly failed) attempts to add detail to both the mustang and the hawk i did notice the mustang floor seemed to be less busy.  

raymond dont let any of this mess with what you do.  you are the only one who can set the pace for yourself.  the level of the build is entirely up to you.  for some of us we have just listened to the voices just a little too long.  i know that i learn each and every build.  most of the time it is learning what not to do, but still i learn.  

as for me i have played a little with my attempt, not enough for pictures yet.  got some paint on, jumped the gun on that.  need to add a few more things and work more on the port side of the pit.

joe

Yeah, fightnjoe I was gonna wait to post anything about this till I had something to show but I'll just go on and tell ya'll.  I had found some small neodymium magnets a while back with thoughts of using them in a different manner.  I've heard recently about the Tamiya 1:32 mustang and how the cowling around the engine can be removed and reattached with tiny round magnets.  So I thought I'd one day give that a try when the opportunity arose.  Only, I was concerned with the size of the magnets until recently when I did a search for incredibly tiny ones.

I have found 1/16 x 1/32 in neodymium magnets.  These things are SO TINY!!  Neodymium is supposed to be incredibly strong compared to its weight.  So I'm curious how they'll work out.  I'm also working out how I might attach a thin strip of something ferrous to the cowl panel instead of just another magnet.  If I can get away with that...I'd be one proud "pappy"  (<--- lol ...anybody...)

I have done some sanding on the wingroots and tail with my sprue/glue filling.

I must say it worker rather well as it sands at the same rate as the rest pf the plastic.

It will need a little re-scribing and I also need to figure out how to re-do the rivets I lost. Maybe try and drill a small dimple with a pinvice and very small bit.

Theuns

Sounds clever enough to me Theuns.  =]  I would just be sure to do it at a downward vector so it doesn't skip off the side if you're pressing too lightly.  

Hi Joe, I'm working somewhat off the pics, but it's not going to have every little gadget in place; I'm going for TLAR (that looks about right). I hope the floor looks better once the seat/stick/rudder pedals and other little bits get added, thanks for the feedback!

i can understand that for sure.  i feel my biggest problem with building models is once i get going i tend to look at more and more drawings and pictures.  i then have to try to get my work to look similar to the pictures.  it is a sickness with no cure.  i have many times stopped and said to no one in particular, "what the heck am i doing?"

joe

I am pleased to say that the major filling and sanding was way less painfull than I expected!

I think the airframe is getting close to ready for primer.

I have also made a "drill" to replace the lost rivet detail from sanding and I think it looks OK.

Theuns

I'm almost done with my Ju-88 for the Reich Defenders GB so I have begun my P-40N.  This is the Eduard 1/48 Profipack kit which comes with some nice resin, PE, and masks.  I have the resin parts drying after a quick wash.  I plan on doing this in the scheme of the box art.  Here is a shot of the box and sprues:

Steve

Guys, I hit a big snag with my windshield asembly and have asked the question in the aircraft section under this link - cs.finescale.com/.../158580.aspx

I would be very happy if you were to give me your input please. There is also good info on the rear fuselage window area for those who are interested.

Steve, that looks like a nice build you have there mate. Always nice to have a bag full of "extras" !

lewbud, I will put you on the front page mate :-)

Theuns

Theuns,

I was looking in my P-40 in Detail & Scale (Pt 1) and there's a photo on page 68 which shows the armored glass mounted inside the wind-screen.  To quote "In general photographs, the framework around this plate of armored glass is often mistaken for frame-work on the windscreen itself."  I don't have a scanner or would scan a picture for you.  I did find this photo on Large Scale Planes which shows the armored glass - you will need to scroll down a bit to see it - www.largescaleplanes.com/.../review.php

Here's a link to a P-40 website, though I did not find a picture of the windscreen/armored glass here.  There's some other pretty good info/photos on the site.  www.p40warhawk.com/index.htm

Steve

Thanx for the info

I have managed tosave the messup on the canopy. I left it in future and it disolved the crystal clear and seperated the armoured piece.

I now need to figure out a way of gluing the piece in without messing it up again!

I was thinking of using future itself to do this, any ideas maybe???

Theuns

i would second future.

two part update.

ok an update. 

been playing a bit with this. just cant leave well enough alone. 

worked on some of the thingymabobs and whachamajiggers that comprise the gadget type things in the pit. then i jumped ahead of myself and sprayed some paint. 

i know better but i still did it. 

so lets catch up shall we. first the fuel tank. 

painted and some wear and tear.









joe