RNZAF P-40K *Finished*

[Beard]

This will be my next build:

 

I'll be using the Sword kit:

 

(Wish me luck with the stripes.)

 

Here are the sprues:

 

 

The transfers:

 

Thanks to some advice from @LDSModeller, I won't be using the upper surface colours suggested by Sword.

 

I've made a start painting the interior but there won't be any photographs until I've stuck some bits together.

Edited December 15, 2018 by Beard

[TEMPESTMK5]

Good mornin Simon

Another very interesting build that I will follow ...

Cheers

Patrice

[trickyrich]

welcome along with another build and a RNZAF P-40, nice.

 

good luck with this build, not as though you really need it as you have been causing through your builds, look forward to seeing her completed as well.

[Beard]

I have been (fairly) busy with this one.

 

Painted the cockpit, dry-brushed and washed it:

 

Assembled the wheelwells:

 

(Those ejector thingies will have to go.)

 

Joined the fuselage halves:

 

and the wings:

 

Joined the wings to the fuselage (after inserting the cockpit bits)

 

Thanks for looking.

[Greg Law]

Good to see it is underway

[Rabbit Leader]

Coming along nicely Simon, you sure don’t muck around during the build process! I’ve got a couple of Sword Spits so it’ll be good to see you tackle another of this company’s products. Looks pretty good so far. 

 

Cheers.. Dave

[trickyrich]

...and you're off and running flat-out I see, no messing around here.

 

Hopefully that wing don't put up too much of a fight.

[Beard]

On 11/25/2018 at 5:49 AM, Greg Law said:

Good to see it is underway

Thanks Gregg.

 

On 11/25/2018 at 6:52 AM, Rabbit Leader said:

Coming along nicely Simon, you sure don’t muck around during the build process! I’ve got a couple of Sword Spits so it’ll be good to see you tackle another of this company’s products. Looks pretty good so far. 

 

Cheers.. Dave

Thanks Dave. It's the usual older Sword fare. What I'd call 'high quality' limited-run: not too tricky but one needs to be careful.

 

22 hours ago, trickyrich said:

...and you're off and running flat-out I see, no messing around here.

 

Hopefully that wing don't put up too much of a fight.

Thanks Rich. The wing gave in with barely a whimper.

 

A bit of progress, I've given the undersides a first coat of Colourcoats Sky. I've left the wheelwells because I'm going to make the canvas liners.

 

(I will fill those gaps.)

 

Thanks for looking.

[Beard]

First coat of Olive Drab on:

 

Thanks for looking.

 

[Beard]

First coat of NZ Sea Blue Grey on.

 

(In the absence of NZ Sea Blue Grey from Humbrol's - on anyone else's for that matter - catalogue, I'm using Humbrol PRU Blue.)

 

Thanks for looking.

Edited November 29, 2018 by Beard

[trickyrich]

nice 

[Beard]

On 11/29/2018 at 10:30 PM, trickyrich said:

nice 

Thanks Rich.

 

She's now ready for the ID stripes:

 

 

Thanks for looking.

[Beard]

How much masking?

 

(And there's more to do.)

[Paul J]

Hi again,

Interesting scheme, but why the sea blue grey and not dark earth as on box top??😕

Spoiler

 

 

[Beard]

7 minutes ago, Paul J said:

Hi again,

Interesting scheme, but why the sea blue grey and not dark earth as on box top??😕

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Hi Paul,

It's based on this advice,

 

[Beard]

I think that I've done all the stripes...

 

A few touch-ups are required and it's not prefect but I'm happy with it.

 

Thanks for looking.

[LDSModeller]

8 hours ago, Beard said:

A few touch-ups are required and it's not prefect but I'm happy with it.

That looks good, especially as you hand painted it. I can never get good results like that

even with tape, hand painting

 

Not far to go now and your done

(mine is lagging a bit, canopy framing is causing some frustration)

 

Thanks for sharing

 

Regards

 

Alan

 

[trickyrich]

she looks very smart with her strips on.

[Rabbit Leader]

Nice colours you’ve used there Simon, she’s really looking good with the additional white stripes, such an iconic identification feature that was. I’m starting to get quite tempted to do a kiwi P-40, however I have so many Aussie Kitty’s to build it would be a shame to not use a fair portion of my many decals. 

 

I’m sure you’ll finish her off before I do mine. 

 

Cheers.. Dave 

[Beard]

On 12/3/2018 at 9:56 PM, LDSModeller said:

That looks good, especially as you hand painted it. I can never get good results like that

even with tape, hand painting

 

Not far to go now and your done

(mine is lagging a bit, canopy framing is causing some frustration)

 

Thanks for sharing

 

Regards

 

Alan

 

Thanks Alan. The stripes aren't as good as I'd like them but they'll do.

I have the canopy framing to do... joy.

On 12/4/2018 at 4:15 AM, trickyrich said:

she looks very smart with her strips on.

Thanks Rich.

 

On 12/5/2018 at 7:22 AM, Rabbit Leader said:

Nice colours you’ve used there Simon, she’s really looking good with the additional white stripes, such an iconic identification feature that was. I’m starting to get quite tempted to do a kiwi P-40, however I have so many Aussie Kitty’s to build it would be a shame to not use a fair portion of my many decals. 

 

I’m sure you’ll finish her off before I do mine. 

 

Cheers.. Dave 

Thanks Dave. She is nearly done - as the photograph below will show - and don't get distracted, crack on with the Aussie P-40s (which are looking good, by the way).

 

All the transfers are on.*

 

 

Thanks for looking.

 

* apart from the underwing roundels.

[trickyrich]

nearly there, she looks great in the scheme

[Beard]

On 12/7/2018 at 10:03 PM, trickyrich said:

nearly there, she looks great in the scheme

Thanks and she's even more nearly there now. Only the wheels and drop-tank to attach, the matt coat and weathering to do:

 

Thanks for looking.

[Beard]

Wheels on, a matt coat and a poster paint wash later...

 

I'll post some photographs in the gallery later.

 

Thanks to everyone who gave advice, commented, liked or just looked.

 

[LDSModeller]

That's really nice, your model came out really well

 

Thanks/regards

 

Alan

[stevehnz]

Looks good Simon, that scheme is a must for one of these now I've seen yours.

Steve.