Skids Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) Hello All Hope its ok if I barge in on this GB, this will be my third attempt at a group build and hopefully I may finish this one. I will be building the Academy P-40C in 1/48. This will be modelled as a P-40B as per aircraft based in Hawaii during the attack on Pearl Harbour. I will be building this OOB with a scratch built harness and maybe an Eduard mask (if I get round to buying one) and either AM decals or I may make my own masks. Box and Sprue shots below More soon Thanks Simon Edited April 4, 2015 by Skids 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungo1974 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Welcome aboard Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Nice choice Simon good luck with it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Nice Kit good luck with your build Les 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyverns4 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 To reiterate Mungo, welcome aboard! Now, which set of markings... Christian the Married and exiled to africa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 Thanks for the warm welcome chaps To reiterate Mungo, welcome aboard! Now, which set of markings... Christian the Married and exiled to africa Well not sure which markings as I might just make and spray something yet ..... hmmmm we shall see 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 If I can sort decals (or make my own masks) this will be turning into a ................... P-40B belonging to one of the Pursuit Groups based in Hawaii on the 7th Dec 41 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Well the OOB idea has gone OTW Whilst on a certain site looking at decals I noticed some masks for decals and I have wanted to try that route on other kits so I thought why not! But the masks were half the price of the Decals and I noticed that the etch was on £3.30 so that got ordered too. All for less than the decals.....bargain So I will wait till that stuff arrives before I crack on with this build. Hopefully only a few more days Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I've always wanted to try masks myself looking forward to seeing how this comes out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I'm very interested on seeing how the masks work too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 Nice little package delivered by the postie today which had these in Masks look ok, I am looking forward to trying them too. Well now I can begin. more real soon Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Struggling to get near the bench but I have made a start (even though some have finished!!!!!) Small bit, thought I would try drilling out the exhausts as I was trying to do OOB (even though I now have the etch). I am quite pleased Thanks Simon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Nice work Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) Small update Cockpit side one - bits added Now onto side two more soon Simon Edited January 16, 2015 by Skids 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Should be enjoyable Simon,It,s a nice base kit to start with and a great scheme too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Good work and what looks like a nice Kit Good work and what looks like a nice Kit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Thanks guys It looks like a really nice kit, that with a lot of AM could be a stunner (if I had the cash to throw at it). I just want it to look good. Well a little bit more done, got the other side done to where I want, not to clear on pic but hopefully it will look better when painted Now onto the rest of the cockpit Thanks Simon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 I cant believe some people are onto second, third and even fourth kits and I am still messing about on the cockpit. Well I am slow and I only get an hour or two at a time so I will just happily plod onwards. Nearly at the stage of painting just the seat harness to sort out. Instrument panel done ready to paint, (not glued the face bit on yet, will wait till the rest is painted) Thanks Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Not bad at all for a start. The rest will no doubt be excellent. Keep at it! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 the PE panel looks good doesn't it? did you scratch the Breach blocks yourself? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Thanks JR hope I dont fluff it The PE does look good and yeah the Breach blocks are scratch. Really enjoying this (Main rule of the GB I think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 definately 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Very nice build ,l will be watch this one Les 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 Well after a few busy days at the weekend I have managed to get a bit more done. Will be piecing it together ready for my first attempt at a proper rivet job. Thanks to Sergiy (S48) who has supplied me with a great drawing and the Rivet-R on order it should be fun. More real soon. Thanks for looking Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 That's some good looking detail work Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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