Mark Joyce Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) Kit markings mostly for plane #7 flown by 7th FS/49th FG ace Joel Paris. This was an on again/off again build for too many years to remember, and recently I decided I needed to actually get the thing finished. Unfortunately I waited until after all painting was done to attempt the heavy weathering and paint loss that occurred on the white leading edges, and the result was less than satisfactory. This was mainly due to my "brilliant" idea of using Tamiya white surface primer, thinking that I could kill two birds with one stone by priming the model and painting the white areas to start as well. In hindsight I should have just painted the whole wing area with the olive drab/medium green splotches on top and the neutral gray underneath, then used the 'salt method' to cause the chipping and paint loss when I then painted the white leading edges. Another shortcut I did was keeping the canopy on when I sprayed the primer in order to 'mask' the cockpit, but when I took off the canopy masks when all was said and done the white really peeped out under the olive drab. Live and learn or, as Pippin warned Frodo: "Short cuts make long delays." Here's a photo of #7 that shows the heavy weathering and/or paint loss of the white leading edges: Here we go with my model: Another photo I've seen shows what I refer to as a black 'fat gremlin' with the white numeral '7' inside it on the port wheel 'knuckle,' which I feebly tried to replicate with my shaky hands using a very fine black marker and very thin brush. I have no idea if the same was present on the other knuckle, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to put one on. Thanks for looking, and all constructive criticism and comments welcome! Cheers, Mark Edited April 13, 2019 by Mark Joyce addition 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Very impressive, Mark. I really like the distressed white paint on the leading edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 A very nice P-40. Good work on the wing leading edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Very nice and the distressing of the white looks great. I wouldn't worry about the canopy frames - wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't mentioned it and actually it accentuates the frames in quite a nice way. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 A really good looking build. The finish is superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil.C Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Beautiful job Mark. I really like the weathering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Nice job! This is worrying, I am starting to develop a soft spot for P40 hawks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 I think that looks pretty darn fine myself..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 Thanks everyone for the overly kind comments! I still have issues with the build but feel better with the end result because of them. Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Great build 👍 Always love see a P-40N. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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