China-Burma-India Theater GB 2006-2007

espins1 wrote:

Life has a tendency to get in the way.

Ugh, I feel your pain.

Finally got a chance to sit at my workbench for a bit and get some serious work done.  I just finished masking the canopy, I'm going to spray it in just a minute.  I might even have enough time to do the oil wash as well. 

And here they are sprayed.  I sprayed several light coats and used isopropyl alcohol this time to thin the paint instead of Tamiya Thinner as I wanted the paint to dry quickly, all in the interest of preventing seapage under the tape (learned that lesson the hard way a few builds back )

I still need to mask a wavy edge on the back end of the rear glass to coincide with the camo pattern on the fuselage, and spray some brown there but that will just take a few minutes in the morning.    Almost done guys, and again, thanks for you patience. 

Canopy is finished.  I didn't have time to do the oil wash, but I'm going to do that after work tomorrow. 

The oil wash is finished, now I'm just waiting about 12 hours before I clean it up off the flat parts.  First time of done this technique with a plane, just trying to get it in the panel lines and rivets, hatches etc.  Turned out pretty good.

I took some pictures, but my camera battery died as I was walking over to plug it into my PC.  I'll upload some pics when the batter is charged. 

Battery is charged and here is a pic.  Tomorrow morning I wipe up the excess using a Q-tip with a tiny tad of turpenoid.  I'll post another pic when the clean up is done. 

Looks appropriately grimey Scott.

Regards,  Rick

rjkplasticmod wrote:

Looks appropriately grimey Scott. Regards,  Rick

LOL aye laddy.  I've got my q-tips and turpenoid, going to clean up the excess now so hopefully the panel lines will remain. 

Man, busy weekend!  Finally got a chance to do the pics. 

Spraying the smoke and possibly a dust coat before I seal it all up. 

The wash came out real good Scott.  Looks like a winner nearing the finish line .

Regards,  Rick

She's looking really nice, Scott.  You're so close....

Here are 3 quickie shots shortly after sprayed a dust coat and some smoke.  The smoke looks a little glossy right now, but that will go flat when I spray the final flat coat tomorrow. 

Note to self... must remember to install gunsight before glueing canopy.... must remember to install gunsight before glueing canopy... must remember... 

Looks real good Scott.

BTW, Don't forget to install the gun sight before installing the canopy .

Regards,  Rick

rjkplasticmod wrote:

Looks real good Scott. BTW, Don't forget to install the gun sight before installing the canopy . Regards,  Rick

I just know I'm gonna forget... LOL, wouldn't be the first time. 

But Columbus, the worlda.... she is a flat! 

Here's the P-40E after the flat coat.  I used about a 5 to 1 ratio of Future to Tamiya Flat Base X21.  (remember to install the gunsight.... remember to install the gunsight... remember....)

Hey!  Look what I remembered to attach before I installed the canopy! 

This puppy is all done!  Final pics will be posted tomorrow when the canopy glue is all dried. 

Glad you remembered the gun sight Scott, although it would have been more fun if you had forgotten .

Looking forward to the finished build pics.

Regards,  Rick

arki30 wrote:

Hey, Scott, don't forget to attach the canopy!

heh heh heh 

Finished!!!! 

Pics to follow shortly, the white glue on a couple of the clear lenses hasn't dried/turned clear yet.  Going to go eat dinner now before my wife kills me. 

Hey guys, here are a few of the final photos.  Most of you know I like to do a full write up on the plane, pilot and the kit, including trouble spots etc.  I'm booked solid for the next 48 hours, so hopefully I can have the full write up posted by Sunday. 

Anyway, here is my final submission for this build.  Thanks to everyone for their help, input and moral support, I really appreciate it!  And again, sorry for being late.  I really enjoyed this build. 

The effort certainly paid off Scott.  Very nice build.

Regards,  Rick

Thanks Bob and Rick, I appreciate the comments.  I've been pushing myself with every build, trying to improve my skills and I must say I learned a lot on this one.  I tried to do a decent job on the seams, and all that practice filling and sanding is really paying off now on my CA 1/48 Bf109D.    This P-40 had a few new firsts for me, silly putty technique for the fuselage camo, first PE seatbelts and first serious seamwork. 

I'm going to take some more pictures on Sunday if I get some time and try to improve the lighting.  I was just using the overhead lights in my spray booth and a reading/desk lamp that my daughter was kind enough to position and hold for me while was taking the shots.  I need a few more lights to help eliminate the shadows.