TEMPESTMK5 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Good afternoon Here is my partcipation to this Gb Airfix P40B/C that I started this We I will represent the aircraft in which 2nd Lieutenant Kenneth Taylor http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_M._Taylor scored at least 2 victories against japaness aircraft during the December 7th attack on Pearl Harbor , I will use this decal sheet https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AMLC9003 I wil replace the Airfix seat by a Pavla one (seen here with instrument panel ) I will also replace the exhausts by Quickboost products I started by painting the cockpit url=http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=512324001.jpg][/url] .Patrice 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Excellent subject, Sir! And a nice start on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Good evening Thank you ;; Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Cool choice, will watch with interest. Any Idea which paint you will use for the Olive drab upper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 nice work looking forward to this gunze OD is nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 Cool choice, will watch with interest. Any Idea which paint you will use for the Olive drab upper? Good afternnon Skids I brush paint my models I will use Humbrol 155 as indicated in the decals sheet instructions .. Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne 0 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I shall enjoy this. I really like these early P-40's done in Olive Drab. I will do another Airfix Hawk as 20 Pursuit Group in these colours. How they must have been the pride of the U.S. Army Air Force before they met the IJN Zeros and European Axis aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) I shall enjoy this. I really like these early P-40's done in Olive Drab. I will do another Airfix Hawk as 20 Pursuit Group in these colours. How they must have been the pride of the U.S. Army Air Force before they met the IJN Zeros and European Axis aircraft. Good afternoon Wayne If I don't make a mistake in 1941 the P-40 was the most modern aircraft in the Usaac inventory .. Flown by good pilots (British and Americans ) they obtained some successes against geman and japanese aircraft .. Edited January 29, 2015 by TEMPESTMK5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne 0 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) No doubting that well trained pilots could make a good showing with the P-40, and they played an important part when fighter aircraft were desperately needed by all Allied forces. I just figure that until these aircraft are tested in the heat of battle, it may be hard to know how they compare to enemy forces, or flight requirements such as altitude performance, range, durability, weapons effectiveness etc... A small paragraph in a book I have, ( FIGHTERS of the U.S.A.F. by Robert F. Dorr and David Donald ) sums up thoughts of the P-40 "Despite sheer numbers and considerable press coverage ( P-40's with the AVG and elsewhere were often depicted wearing sharks teeth ) the P-40 remains in history a second-rank fighter, one flown by as many victims as heroes, a classic in some respects but never, at any time, a candidate for greatness." Clearly Kenneth Taylor qualifies for the P-40 heroes category. Look forward to his mount being ready for inspection. Edited January 30, 2015 by wayne 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Nice choice of a P40 looking forward to your build Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Good morning Guys Thank you for following my build .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Great scheme,looking forward to your build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Good evening Steve (and all the others ..) Bad news today I damaged the Pavla seat I intended to use so I turned back to the Airfix seat and added some PE belts and put it in place I cemented the wings I put the propeller in place and closed the 2 fuselages halves Patrice 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I'm now starting to see the problem with the wing roots on these kits. Hmmmm I might need to get me one of these and have a fettle good work Patrick as always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Good morning Dazdot (and all the others ..) Thank you .. I think that the problem with the wing roots faced by some others builders of this kit come from moulding problems ...Yesterday I made a dry fitting and it seems that I will not face that problem ( but I keep my fingers crossed ..).. patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 Good evening Today I fixed wings to the fuselage ..Patrice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 thats one of the best fits i've seen yet patrice well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 thats one of the best fits i've seen yet patrice well done Good afternnon Dazdot Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 nice build another Airfix build they all look good Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 Good afternoon Les Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Good evening This We I started paiting my P 40 Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Looking good keep up the good work Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Good work that's looking really nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 Good morning Guys Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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