Hi Redraider,
Welcome to the site! Wonderful community here
Great work! I hope your thing is also P-40s.
I have the Trumpeter P-40 but put it aside for a myraid of other projects. Did you detail how you cut open the engine cowl panels? There is a detailed article about it on-line somewhere, I have it bookmarked somewhere, too.
My 1/32 projects are the Hasegawa Frank, the P-40C, and just bought the new Tamiya A6M2.
Someday I will start my 1/32 Revell Japanese Tony, George and Jack. Stay tuned!