Thanks for the info on the chin Bob I'll watchout for any problems.

Martin

Hi All,
Just a quick update.
Currently boxing in the flaps hope to have photos tomorrow.

Chris

Nice progress everybody. I just got in from Cancun last night and am still recovering a bit. Hoping to get back to the bench here shortly and get my entry moving again. Warren, the exhaust stacks are a lot of work. Be prepared for some lengthy clean up on them. Looking forward to seeing how you tackle them. "Q"

Well...I finally got some postable work done. This is the Eduard boxing of the P-40N. This kit has all sorts of resin and PE goodies for us masochists. I will be using a montex mask set for the final markings - That wonderful looking parrots head.

Here is the cockpit painted prior to closing up. I added a couple lengths of wire for the throttle and fuel selector (?).


Here are a couple of shots all closed up. I did loose 2 teenie tiny PE levers during the process. You can also note that the gun sight is a tad low. The PE IP panel does not nessecarily fit as advertised, but that could be because of the side wall detail I added.




Note: test fitting showed that the floor piece will have to be ground down a bit for the wheel well replacements to fit and get the proper wing dihedral.

I also used the Montex set to mask the interior of the canopy for painting. I think it was designed around the HAsegawa kit....so a little creative manipulating was required to get it to work.


and that is where I am

Bud, is the instrument PE or decal? I t looks good.

Bob

Hey Bob,
It's a PE panel. Thanks

Great start Bud, I would be interested to see how the Parrothead masks go, take lots of pics!

Mark

Progress is soo slowed down it's like I'm not going anywhere... I was planning to complete the kit last weekend, but I haven't done much. I had a lot of problems with my Humbrol Matt Coats. I recently purchased three bottles, for some strange reason they simply don't work. The part that makes it matt has sunk to the bottom of the bottles and simply won't mix with thinner. When I manage to take off chunks of it, it won't be thinned with any thinner, it stays as a white, sticky blob. Forcing the issue, I only managed to whiten the model.

Currently the landing gear is drying. Tomorrow, I'll add the remaining parts of the landing gear... but at this pace it will take the entire week for me to complete this.

Hi all
updated build photos

side on view gun sight to be added then cockpit complete


Rear view I've removed flaps,rebuilt with plastic sheet and these will be dropped slightly later in the build.
(I also wanted to do the tail planes but didn't have the intestinal fortitude to attempt cutting around the dog legged hinge area.


View inside the flap area on the wing


The Flap itself.

SO whats next.
I'm currently masking up all the clear bits they should be sprayed later today.
Also I'm working on scratch building the brake lines (just got to find the right width of wire)

And continually sanding I keep finding bits I miss or needs more work.

As usual comments most welcome.

As a McDonalds TV add (playing here) says'I'm lovin' it.

Chris

@ Emre: not withstanding your matt problem, I have been viewing your photos to figure out how to accomplish some thing akin to the finish you have done Nice job.

@ Chris: I thought that you had an accident until I did a doulble take of the photos

Bob

Thanks Bob!

The close-up photos reveal another issue. The shark-mouth decal was actually designed for AMT kits, so it doesn't fit perfectly to the Hasegawa one. You can see it doesn't fit the curvature of the fuselage and some of camouflage is visible at the front end. I wonder if I should try painting those areas by hand? The black wouldn't be a problem, but matching the red of the mouth could be...

Chris - Good show so far. Dunno know if you want to try this for the tail planes. But, you could cut out the the tail planes with minimal damage using either a scribe - like the one from RB productions ( no affiliation) or a set of scribing saws - I think either hasegawa or techmod have a set. They are very useful.

Ermie - Looks great. Didn't even notice the decal issue. Did you try lacquer thinner with the dull coat? I've had similar issues using a lacquer based clear coat and dull coat where it would gum up instantly if I used anything other than lacquer thinner for thinning.

Hello Bud!

I tried everything from lacquer thinner, enamel thinner to white spirit and turpentine. No luck. Funny thing is that I used a Humbrol Matt Cote for three years, over thirty models, till the last drop. There were no problems with that (and it was a very old bottle). Then, satisfied with the product, I ordered three new bottles from the LHS and the new Humbrols arrived in larger glass bottles... and all three have the same problem... I don't know if they are somewhat spoiled or it's me, but we can't agree with them.

Nice work so far Chris. Those aren't the flaps, but the ailerons. One should be up, the other down if you pose them moved. The flaps were located inboard next the to the fuselage. Again, nice progress thus far. If you want to drop the elevators, but don't relish the thought of working around that dogleg, try using sewing thread to cut with. Makes things like this a breeze. Simply use it in a see-saw motion (like flossing your teeth) and it will easily cut through the plastic and you can follow the hinge line very easily. It also has the advantage of only removing plastic as wide as the thread is which is minimal. Give it a try on a scrap kit. I think you'll like it. Thanks for sharing your work. "Q"

Made a start over the last couple of days with my Academy P-40c. The details could be a little better so I,ve added a few bits out of the spares box.











Going well sofar and getting ready for some paint.

Thanks for looking

Martin

As Montgomery Burns would say "Excellent.." My resin exhaust stubs for my P-40B turned up today so it is back on the bench.. with the Panzer III and Tiger II..

@ Martin: what do you think of the kit so far? I am still battling the putty mess/sanding around the chin to get it to look flush with the rest of the noes.

@ Warren: What only (3) builds on your bench and I thought that you were the MASTER

Bob

Not to bad of a fit with mine but I've only dry fitted at the moment going to paint the interia today (hopefully) so will see what its like when I close up the fuselage properly.

Martin

I just finished two kits Bob so I have dropped from my usual five to just three for a few days..

Now I don't feel so bad

@ Warren: I know that the lot of us have a weekness for joining too many campaigns.

@ Bud: I am in (24) at the moment and now know that my eyes (want to) is bigger than my brain.

@ Warren and Bud: there are (20) build projects in various stages on and above my work bench that I constantly move around to work on and or move to accomplish my homework for school (payroll/accounting). Now that I have a week and a half for sping break I will knock off several, then probably look at some other campaigns to join I just attached the canopy to my P40E after dipping it in future.

Bob

OK, Bob, you're transmitting some sort of P-40 virus... In the last month alone, my stash of P-40s has grown by at least 2. I now have:

Pavla Model 81 Hawk
Academy P-40B
Heller P-40E (at least it's built)
Hasegawa P-40E (I'm supposed to be building it for this campaign)
MPM P-40F-5
Academy P-40M/N

Is there a cure for this?????

Mark, don't blame me it is in the water and it makes you want to purchase more so don't fight it just give in.

Bob

Managed to throw some paint on today and gave the insides a light oil wash aswell.













Happy with the result just got to add some belts before I go any further.

Thanks for looking

Martin

I guess the good news is that between a going out of business sale and a model show I'm only out U$13 for the two new ones...