P40B #155 **Finished**

[fredk]

I'm going to sort of blitz this one, maybe about 3 - 4 days days.
I'm busy part of Monday then from next Friday evening I'll not be modelling for about a week so this needs to be done by next Thursday.
I think I can do it.

I'll use the Airfix kit. I've not built one of these yet.


Parts;


This kit comes with decals for an AVG Hawk 81, but I've done a P40 in these markings already. I'll cobble up what I need from my files


A short time later; some construction done, interior areas painted. The fuselage join will need some fillers as there is some raggedness at the points I cut the sprue off

Parts on the frames have got matt black undercoat/primer to be ready for their colour coats.

In some other boxings Airfix supply this kit with one Pearl Harbor defence pilot's markings. I intend to do a different one; P40B #155 flown by Lt. K. M. Taylor 47th PS. He claimed 4 victories.

Should I use a brighter yellow-green for the interior areas? I used H 226.

[jssel]

Not an authority but I think Curtis used a sort of bronze green for the interior. So it would be darker. Looking at your photos it looks good from here.

Great progress.

[Kitaholic]

I use this site for US interiors, kind of turned everything I thought I knew on it's head.

http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2 ... urs_us.htm

[fredk]

Thanks chaps. I'd already read through that site and a few others
I stuck with my green
It looks like a P40 now


A few touches of filler. Once they're rubbed smooth its on with the neutral grey and olive drab.

[iggie]

Nice work; it looks like it fits together nicely like the Zero

[TobyC]

I'm beginning to think this has become a Blitzbau and not a 4 week GB.
Nice work so far on a very tidy little kit.

[jssel]

Thank you for the site information. Been around that site before but not quite there. Great build. Looks super.

[Dazzled]

Looks great so far Fred. I've built a couple of these excellent kits so I now you'll be enjoying the build

[DazDaMan]

Nice work, Fred. The P-40 is as nice to build as the Zero, I reckon.

[fredk]

Nearly done; ready for decals tomorrow, a few bits to touch in and then a matt varnish coat




I've added a rudimentary ring & bead sight, drilled out the cowling mgs and used aluminium foil in the landing light.
The strbrd u/c leg set with a slight twist to it. Its not noticeable when the P40 sits properly.

[fredk]

Finished on Friday afternoon.










A bit of silvering of some decals caused by the deep panel lines. Next time I'll fill those lines till they are shallower.

[59North]

Very nice build.
It looks like one of the guns got bent outta whack in the top pic. Easy enough to do with this model.

[jssel]

Nicely done.

[DazDaMan]

Very smart!

[gnomemeansgnome]

Nice looking Hawk.