Pre-Flight Check
Constructive critique of your finished or in-progress photos.
Constructive critique of your finished or in-progress photos.
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another wingy thingy
airwarrior
New Jersey, United States
Joined: November 21, 2002
KitMaker: 2,085 posts
AeroScale: 217 posts
Joined: November 21, 2002
KitMaker: 2,085 posts
AeroScale: 217 posts
Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 01:34 PM UTC
How do you like it ? I have had it for a year but couldn't find it suggestions comments welcome! enjoy!
Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 05:41 PM UTC
:-) Nice to have more aircraft on here. Looks good Airwarrior, what scale/kit is it?
Just a couple of very minor points; gear legs are very slightly splayed, very difficult to get them in line, and there is some silvering on the prop decals, but that could be the fault of the decals, did you gloss coat the prop blades before applying the decals?
I see you didn't paint the canopy frame lines, saving it for a steady hand day hey
also looks like you lost the drop tank
Overall a very nice P40, I have a P40M nearing completion (112 Sqn, with a loverly shark mouth) seeing this gives me a shove to get it done, thanks :-)
Mal
Just a couple of very minor points; gear legs are very slightly splayed, very difficult to get them in line, and there is some silvering on the prop decals, but that could be the fault of the decals, did you gloss coat the prop blades before applying the decals?
I see you didn't paint the canopy frame lines, saving it for a steady hand day hey
also looks like you lost the drop tank
Overall a very nice P40, I have a P40M nearing completion (112 Sqn, with a loverly shark mouth) seeing this gives me a shove to get it done, thanks :-)
Mal
blaster76
Texas, United States
Joined: September 15, 2002
KitMaker: 8,985 posts
AeroScale: 137 posts
Joined: September 15, 2002
KitMaker: 8,985 posts
AeroScale: 137 posts
Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 07:27 PM UTC
Love the early Pearl Harbor P-40's. Got one in the box with a few aftermarket goodies gonna have to start one of these days .After all these campaigns maybe and the other 5 half finished pieces and there's the Essex and that Dragon wagon and.............
penpen
Hauts-de-Seine, France
Joined: April 11, 2002
KitMaker: 1,757 posts
AeroScale: 0 posts
Joined: April 11, 2002
KitMaker: 1,757 posts
AeroScale: 0 posts
Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 08:45 PM UTC
It's looking good !
Also, I find the finnish a bit "shinny" : not matt enough.
This could be easily solved with the application of a matt coat !
Also, I find the finnish a bit "shinny" : not matt enough.
This could be easily solved with the application of a matt coat !
airwarrior
New Jersey, United States
Joined: November 21, 2002
KitMaker: 2,085 posts
AeroScale: 217 posts
Joined: November 21, 2002
KitMaker: 2,085 posts
AeroScale: 217 posts
Posted: Thursday, April 03, 2003 - 02:05 AM UTC
thanks for responding!
Kieth:Its a revell(ech) p-40,1/48 I didn't lose the droptank I wanted to know if they actually used them.And actually I glued the canopy on before I painted it (oops.....) #:-)
PenPen:I need to find a matt clear first I only have this really shiny stuff
thanks! Happy Modeling!
Kieth:Its a revell(ech) p-40,1/48 I didn't lose the droptank I wanted to know if they actually used them.And actually I glued the canopy on before I painted it (oops.....) #:-)
PenPen:I need to find a matt clear first I only have this really shiny stuff
thanks! Happy Modeling!
Posted: Thursday, April 03, 2003 - 02:47 AM UTC
Airwarrior
That`s a fine lookin plane dude.. It is that long ago that I did my last plane I don`t think I do it better then you at this moment.
this plane looks truely good in my eyes and I can`t even tell what is wrong and what is not because I don`t have that knowledge about planes. I see a nice bird
congrats
That`s a fine lookin plane dude.. It is that long ago that I did my last plane I don`t think I do it better then you at this moment.
this plane looks truely good in my eyes and I can`t even tell what is wrong and what is not because I don`t have that knowledge about planes. I see a nice bird
congrats