ARII, 1/48 Scale P40 E. Pacific "Tiger"
ARII, 1/48 Scale P40 E. Pacific "Tiger"
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Recently comnpleted ARII's 1/48 Scale P40E Pacific "Tiger". Gave it a good amount of weathering. Built OBB with kit decals. Not Tamiya quality but still a fun kit to build. Due to simplicity of the kit and it's cheap price the kit would be ideal for modelrs wanting to experiment with finishes and/or home made modifications.
Recently comnpleted ARII's 1/48 Scale P40E Pacific "Tiger". Gave it a good amount of weathering. Built OBB with kit decals. Not Tamiya quality but still a fun kit to build. Due to simplicity of the kit and it's cheap price the kit would be ideal for modelrs wanting to experiment with finishes and/or home made modifications.
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Very smart build and a striking scheme too! Nice work Mark
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Now thats a well tidy P40,like it a lot.
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That looks smashing!. Nice work.
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Nice build, I like those Aleutian schemes. What technique did you use for the paint chipping?
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Very sharp looking!
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Nice job!
The Arii (Otaki) kit is not too bad. I converted one to a P-40N.
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The Arii (Otaki) kit is not too bad. I converted one to a P-40N.
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Super P40 Marc. The weathering is very nicely done.
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Spot on Marc, that is a really great looking P-40. At some point I aim to get hold of the new tool Airfix P-40 in 1/48th, as I really like the look of the aircraft and want to move on to more quarter scale builds for single engine stuff.
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Re: ARII, 1/48 Scale P40 E. Pacific "Tiger"
I used to love these Arii kits when I was kid. Thanks for bringing back a flood of wonderful memories.
Your P-40 looks great. Nice engine work.
Your P-40 looks great. Nice engine work.
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I primed the model with Rust-Oleum gray. I then sprayed a coating of R-O silver. I dabbed masking fluid with a hard short bristle brush on all the points of "wear and tear". I then sprayed the final colours. Testors olive drab/Marine OD and Rust-Oleum gray. The same as the primer. The R-O dries very quickly and gives a smooth finish. I then used masking tape to lift off the areas dabbed with the masking fluid. The silver "patches and scratches" was a tad too silver. I toned it down with a good covering of black/brown chalk pastel wash.Migrant wrote:Nice build, I like those Aleutian schemes. What technique did you use for the paint chipping?
The most difficult part of the build was getting the decals down in one piece. They broke up when I attempted to slide them off the backing paper with the result that I spent a lot of time with a small brush and a toothpick, puzzeling the shattered decals together again. (The joys of modeling! :-) ) I used copious amounts of MicroSol to get the decals to conform, especially the tiger heads on the engine cowlings.
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That turned out very nice. I too have want to try one of these kits. I remember the Otaki line coming out and always thought they looked like good kits.
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Quite a looker, ARII stuff was not bad at all, for some subjects, I think it was the only game in town for a loooong time.