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AIRCRAFT - On The Warpath: The Curtiss P-40

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  • From: Buffalo NY
Posted by Thehannaman2 on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 7:31 PM
OOOWWWW!

Sorry to hear about that.  I TOTALLY feel your pain.  In 1992, i shaved off a large piece of my left middle finger including a little piece of the nail with my trusty ole No. 11.  To this day it just doesn't look right.

Justen

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  • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 9:23 AM

OUCH Quagmyre, that had to hurt.  I had a #11 X-Acto roll off the bench & imbed itself in my right thigh.  Happened several years ago, but the scar remains.

Regards,  Rick

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Posted by TAdan on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:43 PM
rjkplasticmod...That story sounds familiar! Fortunetly it didnt go in too deep. I slapped on a band aid, and went back to building, hehe.
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Posted by Quagmyre on Saturday, February 4, 2006 9:03 PM

Trigger finger healed I'm back in the cockpit, and here's a "few" pics. Decals are on the Parrothead. Next up, exhausts and some PE, flatcoat seal, some weathering, and, of course, remove the masks and clean and add clear parts. This is my last P-40 and will look good next to my P-40B and P-40E on the USAAF display shelf in the office.

Oooo! Halftime is over... back to the Illini game!


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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, February 5, 2006 9:49 AM
Looks great Quagmyre.  Very nice work.
RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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Posted by Quagmyre on Sunday, February 5, 2006 12:45 PM

Thanks Rick.

...and she's done. Never been big on weathering. Exhaust is enough.

Better late than never.


Current and Subsequent Projects:
1/48 scale Tamiya P-47 "Razorback" - Complete
1/48 scale Testors/Lone Star Models PT-22 Recruit - 20% Complete 
1/48 scale Monogram C-47 Skytrain - Not Started

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  • From: Piscataway, NJ!
Posted by wing_nut on Sunday, February 5, 2006 7:36 PM
WOW that 's soem beak on that bird.  Looks great and worth the wait.

Marc  

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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Monday, February 6, 2006 9:29 AM

Very nice build Quagmyre.  I always loved the Parrot Heads, may have to build one some day.  Pics show these birds were heavily weathered, but like you I prefer my birds fairly clean.  As Pix said recently, a weathered build on a clean shelf just looks out of place.

Regards,  Rick

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Posted by waikong on Monday, February 6, 2006 11:46 AM
That's an outrageous scheme, I love it!
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Posted by TAdan on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 10:45 AM
Nice work!
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