gryphon28 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Hi there, My first post is a kit that I built a few years ago. It's the profipack repop of the Mauve 1/48 P40. Post shaded and chipped, the effect is quite (maybe too) subtle. Gunze Aqueous is my paint of choice at the moment. Its quite a clean build, I may revisit at some point and add exhaust stains but I just loved the skull motif and didn't want to f....., well you know. Really enjoyed building the kit. Comments welcome. Rick 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I didn't know Eduard had released a P-40. I don't recommend trying to add exhaust stains, you may very well end up ruining the aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon28 Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 It's an older kit brought up to muster by the usual excellent Eduard goodies, resin, etch and fab decal options. My copy had a badly warped wing which now has (thin) alloy reinforcing to bring it back into shape. That part of the build was a struggle as I remember! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Excellent looking Banshee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon28 Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 Thanks for the comment. Never heard Banshee before in relation to a P40. Gonna look that up tomorrow- bedtime in UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Very nice build, Rick! I think you did a grand job on the weathering. Perhaps someday you’ll add those exhaust stains. If you do those, the only thing you might also want to dirty up are the tires. The 80th FG, aka the “Burma Banshees,” spent a lot of time in the dirt and mud! Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadMax8 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Top job, everything is very subtle as you say. The most striking thing to me is the chipping. Well done! I’d never heard about Banshee either, but a quick search turned this up:Burma Banshees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon28 Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 Thanks for the enlightenment regarding the Banshee reference. Looking at it with fresh eyes the tyres are in need of a rework. They have nice tread detail and are crying out for some special love, I may break out the pastel shades! If I’m feeling lucky I may give the exhaust a go too. Breathe some new life into the old gal. Thanks all for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Rick, that looks very nice. I agree with some of the other comments, the tyres would look nice with some pastels to make them look dusty. I find often that after weathering my models subtly, it doesn't show up so well in photographs but looks great to the naked eye so apart from (possibly) adding some exhaust staining, I would leave well alone. Looks great as it is. Cheers Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Simply superb!! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Beautiful work, really nice scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Very nice P40-N. I agree with above. Just needs the exhaust stains. These days I use powders on the fighters, which are easy to control and far less chance of stuffing it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Great looking Warhawk there, really nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon28 Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 Thanks for all the encouragement guys. Appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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