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Jesper,
Is your P 40 the old AMT tooled Italeri boxed kit with the RAAF decal option and if so which option are you doing ?
Geoff Atherton's P40N "Cleopatra III' has a red/white spinner and the standard USAAC specifications of the time of the Medium Green splotching on the horizontal surfaces, was discontinued by the time aircraft in the RAAF's middle 600 series entered service.
This aircraft shows signs of having the American national markings overpainted before the Australian markings were applied, however their is no evidence as to which colour was actually used to over paint the markings. Either Foliage Green, Medium Green 42, Dark Green or even Light Olive Drab could have been used.
In the instance of the wing leading edges did not progress inboard of the undercarriage fairing, from the photograph it is not apparent if the serial is applied in black or very Dark Grey, the wing roundals are set far forward and although they appear to be far outboard on the wings, they are in fact fairly well in from the wing tips.
As this is the CO's aircraft and had the extra care lavished upon it, the red / white spinner and white wing leading edges was a means for other pilots to identify their CO.
I also have a plan view of this particular bird and when I scan it I'll post it here.
Hope this helps.
Yes, my kit is the old AMT kit in a new Italeri pack with quite a lot of decal options. There are some quite serious fit issues in the kit. Especially around the wings and fuselage, but I think I sorted it out. I have finished the painting and given the aircraft a coat of varnish in preparation for adding the decals.
I am making exactly the same as in your photo. The painting instructions show the overpainted markings on the fuselage sides, but not what colour to paint them, so I went for a dark green colour. It seems like this aircraft still has the brankets for the drop tank fitted. Or maybe it is someting else? The instrutions show only to fit the bombs and not the drop tank or the brankets, so I have not fitted them. However, I think I could without destroying the painwork, although the painting is finished.
Thanks for the photo. I had not seen that one before. Looking forward to see plan view.
Thanks for all the information, Rob. It is a great help
