AIRCRAFT - On The Warpath: The Curtiss P-40

WElcome back Steve. Been on a vacation ?

Regards, Rick

I am back... I'll wait for the applause to die down though...

I'm seriously out of touch with this GB as well as other things modeling at the moment so I needs'da doosum ketchin-up...


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Sorry....haven't heard anything from Steve. ......Steve?......Steve?.....STEVE!! Where are you man?

Jerry

BTW, anyone heard from Steve (blackwolf) ? He seems to have been MIA for a while.

Regards, Rick

Looks great from here, can't wait to see some decals.

Jerry

Looking good so far Rob. Keep us posted.

Regards, Rick

Fine looking progress Lobbie.

G'day Folk's,

I've got 2 kits in progress to add to this GB.

First:-
The older AMT P-40f in 48 scale is an OOB assembly, but will have 3 Sqn RAAF markings on it.

Second:-
The newer Academy P-40b also a 48 scale assembled OOB, but with 112 Sqn RAF [Nth Africa], in the markings of Clive Cladwell, who flew this bird on several missions and scored 2 kills with it.

Welcome back Heath. Congrats on the move & marriage.

Regards, Rick

Heath, welcome back and congratulations on getting your nuptules tied!

Also glad to here that no models were harmed in the move. Tough luck on your ride and computer. Glad to have ya back and can't wait to see some progress.

Hello all!! Back from the dead again. I haven't had too much luck the last couple months. But I will sum it up quickly.

Shortly after my Hard Drive on my comp failed, I lost my job and my Wireless modem fried for some reason. So it took me a little while to get enough money aside to pay for those. Oh and then we decided to move to Arizona. So I used up all of my savings to move out here (But my car didn't make it....) On top of all of that excitement, we were already planning on getting married, which we did on Sept 4th.

So finally, here I am with everything all situated and getting in order. We just permanently set up camp here in Dewey, AZ Sunday, and finally got internet and everything worked out. Phew.

There are a lot of posts here I gotta go through I see. BTW I had to tear apart my booth, and bench, and they ended up in the trash in CA. Now I am back to square one on those, but I have a LOT of workspace now. Time is always against me, I swear...lol I should have my model room unpacked by this weekend and a good idea of where I left off.

No models were damaged in the move. It was a HUGE success!!

Thanks Rick , hannaman & fightnjoe! Appreciate the great comments.

QUOTE: Originally posted by fighterguru nice lookin bird Joe, How many P40 do you have?

let me see as of this moment four built and seven unbuilt. with six more on the next three orders.



arki30 it looks awesome. i really do love the hawks. they are so pretty. so cool.



joe

arki30 - nice work, man!

Very clean build of a colorful subject. Love the tail-art!

Very nice build arki30, good looking build.

Regards, Rick

Thanks dragonfly, mark joyce, wing_nut & kingthad! Appreciate the comments. This is the second AMtech P-40E I've done and it's a pretty fun kit to build.

mark joyce, am I relieved to know I'm not the only one who's missed that [ hole . The decals were pretty good overall, but the ident numbers on the tail gave me problems on both sides. Never did really settle down.

wing_nut, that kid is the hilarious reason I picked the decals

Nice looking build

thad

Great looking build arki... well done. i love the kid wizzing on the rising sun

Nice looking build, arki! I really have an affinity for the AMtech kits (I'm building their P-40K right now), and you did them justice. I'm surprised you had problems with some of the kit decals, since AMtech is supposed to be among the best.

Don't worry, you aren't the only one who's forgotten to fill that antenna hole!

Mark

Beautifull work Arki....another fine addition to the GB. Thanks for the look.

Jerry

Finished! Pics aren't great since one of my "studio" lights was burnt out, but they're passable. This is the 1/48 AMtech P-40E. Totally OOB, except for Eduard PE seatbelts and True Detail wheels. I used the kit markings and paint scheme for Lt Dallas Clinger, 16th Fighter Squadron at Kweilin China. There is some conjecture regarding the red spinner and apparently there were some battle-damaged areas overpainted with olive drab. But since the info was scanty I went for the cleaner and more colorful option. Panel lines are lightly accented with a watercolor wash and pastels were used for the exhaust and gun stains.

Couple of goof ups (missed filling the hole for the top antenna for example), some stubborn kit decals that refused to stop silvering, and the kit canopy really doesn't want to be in the open position, but for the most part I'm pretty happy with her.

Thanks for letting me be a part of the build.

nice lookin bird Joe, How many P40 do you have?

Looks real good Joe. No doubt about it... this GB is chock full of great looking planes and they just keep coming.

Very nice Hawk Joe...another fine addition to the GB. Congrats!

Jerry

Once again, congrats on one great build after another! This is certainly one of the more productive GB's around

thanks for all the kind words. justen my fleet of hawks is definitely the pride and joy of my collection. i just love the hawk. add the subject of pearl and i am obsessed.



joe

Nice job on the Tomahawk, Joe! Weathering is great--noticeable yet subtle.

Looks like this is the week for finishing P-40s!

Mark

Thanks Hannaman. The Hasegawa kit is very good. Not exactly for beginners due to the kits' engineering leaving more seam filling & re-scribing than normal, but any modeler with intermediate skills should be able to obtain an excellent build. The detail OOTB is very good, but the Eduard color PE detail set really adds a lot to the kit.

Regards, Rick

Great job Rick. She sure is a looker. How'd you like building the Hase kit?

Joe, great job. You'll have a fleet of those puppies in no time!

brings a tear to my eye to see such beautiful hawks. as for mine i finished also. the lighting played tricks with my decals. when i look at it in living color the decals look fine. when i look at pics they appear to stand out a bit. must be my picture taking (lack of) skills. i added a very light weathering and very light wear. now for pics.






more pics in the aircraft forum.


joe