tonyot Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Simply gorgeous mate and a great subject source too,..... Waddy was a superb pilot and of course he named his aircraft VE after his wife. Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 A great build, love the battle-worn finish ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz rb fan Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 stunning....beautiful work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 An incredible model and a wonder tribute to a very capable combat pilot and leader. One of the best examples of faded paint, exhaust and fuel staining I have seen in a long time, and in all the places where a P-40N would show them. One minor niggle, and in no way meant to disparage the quality and standard of your work, which I myself am not capable of matching, but I think unless the prop had been recently replaced or overhauled, some scuffing, scouring, and erosion of the paint on the LE and back of the prop blades would be visible- make a perfect model even a little bit better. She's luvverly! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murewa Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Looks fine, great paint job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vags Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 On 7/29/2021 at 7:01 AM, simonj said: Outstanding work - where did you get the rivet plan ? Do you still have them ? Thanks a lot. No, I do not have them but fortunately there is a lot of reference info for the P-40. Preferably when it comes to such a crucial detail as the rivet plan, I would use close-up photos of the real machines as reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vags Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 On 7/30/2021 at 5:50 AM, 72modeler said: An incredible model and a wonder tribute to a very capable combat pilot and leader. One of the best examples of faded paint, exhaust and fuel staining I have seen in a long time, and in all the places where a P-40N would show them. One minor niggle, and in no way meant to disparage the quality and standard of your work, which I myself am not capable of matching, but I think unless the prop had been recently replaced or overhauled, some scuffing, scouring, and erosion of the paint on the LE and back of the prop blades would be visible- make a perfect model even a little bit better. She's luvverly! Mike. Thank you Mike. Your remark is indeed very accurate however, the prop was intentionally left unweathered because the general look of the model (regarding weathering) was already heavy and I thought a propeller in pristine condition would balance it out. So, yes the propeller had been recently replaced and the spinner overhauled, which might have been very common especially in Noemfoor island with all this coral debris flying around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos brierley Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 I like - I like it a lot. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmaks Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 I am building a matchbox P-40N. After seeing your build I can't look at the Matchbox kit the same way. Outstanding work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Masterpiece, from details, colors, weathering and final presentation. Amazing work Regards Djordje Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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