China-Burma-India Theater GB 2006-2007

Thanks Guys.  Decals are almost done.  I'll get some pics up soon.

Regards,  Rick

OK, back on the bench after some time off.  Got the basic painting done on the P-40K.  All Futured up & ready for decals .

Regards,  Rick

arki30 wrote:

Bump. Rick, did you ever finish the P-40?

 Not yet.  Took a break from modeling during the Holidays & I've had some other matters to take care of since.  Hope to get back to the Bench soon.

Regards,  Rick

Bump.

Rick, did you ever finish the P-40? 

All your hard work is paying off Rick, it looks like you've got a great foundation now for the upcoming paint job. 

The basic assembly of the P-40K is now complete, seams filled, panel lines rescribed, & airframe primed.  Lots of seams to fill & rescribing required on this kit due to the modular design Hasegawa chose to use.  The tail planes are a perfect fit so I left them off until after painting to make masking easier.

Now let the final panting begin !!

Regards,  Rick

Looking forward to some pics guys.  I've got most of the seam filling done on the P-40K, and close to the primimg stage.  Holiday preparations are slowing me down though.

Regards,  Rick

News Flash: I glued my fuselage together!

It's kinda tough with the cockpit set. the front part didnt want to go together very well. I kinda got the cockpit in a smidgen sideways, so I have to sand the bottom down before I can put the lower wing on. I think I know how I can fix my flaps. I have some from an old ICM build that never really worked for me that should do the trick. Then I'm going to cast them so I always have the molds. I think I'll keep the master so when the molds wear out I can cast new.

rjkplasticmod wrote:

Looking good Max.  You don't topcoat your models with whipping cream do you ?  Regards,  Rick

Well, we've both seen peanut butter used to clean up a canopy, so why not whipped cream for a top coat? 

Looks real good, RM.

As a matter of fact.... haha I'm all about the food tonight

My kitchen has some good lighting and plenty of space so I can brace my arms well. I have surprisingly shaky hands, so I need to prop my arms against the table to shoot. It ain't working at the bench. Glad you like it

Looking good Max.  You don't topcoat your models with whipping cream do you ? 

Regards,  Rick

Well I didn't find my tripod, but I did manage to get some decent photos of the cockpit setup. Now I can finally start to put the stuff together!!!

The lever details on the left sidewall were made with tiny wire and superglue. the bomb release is stretched sprue.

good luck with it.

Im not a big fan of verlinden at all. Their products are pretty poor. 

I miss all of those old cartoons. They never show them anymore

Rick, I'm afraid I do have to enter the world of scratchbuilding. I have to think of a good way to do this... I'll keep you guys updated! 

Yeah, ouch.  Hmm, well I suppose you could perhaps graft some of the original flap onto the resin to make it longer.  That's assuming you still have the original.  Good luck

And who doesn't like Bugs Bunny?   

RadMax8 wrote:

Arki, love the avatar. I called Verlinen after some issues with their online stuff. I was very suprised. On the second ring someone picked up. I told her my issue and she said I'd get a new set. It took a little while but they arrived. I'm not complainitng about the wait because they were free. However, they are the same size as the previous flaps. It seems that the design is flawed. The trailing edge of the flap is as long as the leading edge of the kit flap. So I'm not sure what to do, since I already hacked one flap off my plane

Welcome to the world of scratch building .  I have pretty much given up on Verlinden.  Their quality has gone steadily downhill the last few years.

Regards,  Rick

Arki, love the avatar.

I called Verlinen after some issues with their online stuff. I was very suprised. On the second ring someone picked up. I told her my issue and she said I'd get a new set. It took a little while but they arrived. I'm not complainitng about the wait because they were free. However, they are the same size as the previous flaps. It seems that the design is flawed. The trailing edge of the flap is as long as the leading edge of the kit flap. So I'm not sure what to do, since I already hacked one flap off my plane