Beazer Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 My rendition of the P-40 will be the Airfix Tomahawk Kit done up in a Canadian scheme. Got a bunch of goodies for it and decided the cockpit with decals will be ok. No need for PE this go around. The barrels are for a plan I have as a finishing touch. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beazer Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 So before I really made a plan I had thought the interior would be interior green but I did a fair bit of reading to find that Curtiss made their own interior colour on earlier p-40’s such as this. So I made my own colour as you can see in the comparison photos above. Now, I’m in another dilemma after doing all that work. This is a Canadian bird. With even more reading it’s said on British versions the interior was similar to their Own pale green interior colour. Now I’m just trying to justify how a p-40 was sent to Canada without the cockpit being repainted to uk standards. Id like it to be correct but it’s either Curtiss green interior or the pale green raf interior. I’m really torn. Also the seat on the raf version was supposedly a darker green kind of like bronce green... No idea what to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beazer Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 I do like the look of the pit currently. Do I leave this up to modellers choice? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Good start Beazer,when I did a version of this kit and were looking for references I seem to recall the company making the seats made them a darker shade of green than what we know as interior green.Personally I'd go for modellers choice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 When i came back to modeling one of my first builds was this RCAF P-40, though i used the Monogram kit in 1/48. I only had rattle-cans at the time so the colors aren't a great match. And looking at it now i realize i forgot the fin flashes completely ? Dennis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beazer Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 I did an avg one years ago with the Revell kit, so much warping. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beazer Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 hour ago, stevej60 said: Good start Beazer,when I did a version of this kit and were looking for references I seem to recall the company making the seats made them a darker shade of green than what we know as interior green.Personally I'd go for modellers choice! I’m tempted to get another kit and do a side by side and see which is better 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beazer Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 ...and so I ordered another. I realized I had used the wrong seat (should be a square back) and wanted a replacement prop. So when the replacement comes in I’m going to paint it up differently and make everything correct. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Great start Beazer, I built the first issue of this kit and it went together as well as any Tamiya kit. Enjoy your build. Cheers Greg🍺 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 15 hours ago, Beazer said: Now, I’m in another dilemma after doing all that work. This is a Canadian bird. With even more reading it’s said on British versions the interior was similar to their Own pale green interior colour. Now I’m just trying to justify how a p-40 was sent to Canada without the cockpit being repainted to uk standards. Id like it to be correct but it’s either Curtiss green interior or the pale green raf interior. I’m really torn. Fighter from RCAF make my hard beats faster. Hi, RCAF get this fighters form RAF. THE British Purchasing Commission requested only one change to the fighters they bought, replacing main guns for 7.7 Browning. Everything ales was the same as in US fighters, that means the interior color was US standard. Only French Purchasing Commission has requested different instruments, guns. The did paint their planes in France just after reassembly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Good evening Beazer Very good start All the best Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Ooh! WW2 RCAF. You've definitely caught my interest. Chair pulled up and cold beer handy. Continue, please. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beazer Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 On 25/08/2019 at 03:39, Franz75 said: Fighter from RCAF make my hard beats faster. Hi, RCAF get this fighters form RAF. THE British Purchasing Commission requested only one change to the fighters they bought, replacing main guns for 7.7 Browning. Everything ales was the same as in US fighters, that means the interior color was US standard. Only French Purchasing Commission has requested different instruments, guns. The did paint their planes in France just after reassembly. That’s awesome to hear. I can continue with my plan as I have the Browning’s to install. I think I may have time to figure out what to do with the other parts I ordered lol. Lots more RCAF in the pipeline. Need to find mossie Mk iv decals and beau mk vi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 4 hours ago, Beazer said: Lots more RCAF in the pipeline. Need to find mossie Mk iv decals and beau mk vi Hi, check a Aviaelogy company for RCAF beau https://www.aviaeology.com/store/p125/AOD72021.html#/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beazer Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 So some parts came in. Always have something in the mail it seems. Received the correct seats(square back w Sutton harness) and a resin prop . Therefore I continued on and got the cockpit together and was able to test fit the fuselage and miscellaneous parts. Ordered the right size drills to stick the Browning’s in and will be making some progress once some seam work and sanding is done. Does anyone know if the black on these early schemes were a straight line down the middle to the wing, or were they more convex in their appearance as the Airfix scheme shows? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 This is going well. Should be of help to me on my build if I get to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beazer Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 Quite finicky on the front end, especially the wings. Took some fills and sanding to get it decent. Im sure there will be more but getting closer to priming. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beazer Posted September 21, 2019 Author Share Posted September 21, 2019 Been lazy as of late, but I added some PE gunsights and brass pitot and .303 gun barrels. Finished off the Curtiss grey on the lower fuselage today and hopefully will get the black on and then finish underneath before beginning on the upper camouflage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beazer Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 Did the true Sky (Sky Type S)band and propeller hub. Masked off the Curtiss grey lower colour and landing gear bay for the black. I was going to wait for my BoB colour for the actual BS Black but instead thought I’d compare how the NATO black looks and if I don’t like it just highlight the panels. Normally for this scheme the end of the black varies but on my decal sheet and some other sources it states to go centreline. So I did some creative thinking and imagine it looks best likes this. The landing gear wheel bays with the canvas will be painted appropriately but I’m debating between aluminum or Zinc Chromate Yellow for the area that isn’t covered with canvas. I know the actual legs are aluminum but I believe the bay itself should be YZC. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Yes it should be, I've got a period color photo showing that. If needed i can post it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beazer Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 20 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Yes it should be, I've got a period color photo showing that. If needed i can post it ? That’d be great if you could. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Found these a while ago on a google search, these are the best four of the bunch. They're from an old Life magazine article at the factory. Best look is over the mechanic in white overalls in this photo. ⬇️ Look at the inner door. under construction in these two. ⬆️ I believe this area here, ⬆️ Is the wheel well area where the strut lays when stowed. The reinforcing plate near the knees is most likely for the strut’s mount. Hopefully these help a bit ? Dennis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beazer Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 Got tagged with the flu so decided to power through and mask the camouflage patterns. Had to use frisked, Tamiya tape and blue tack for the complex sections. Layed down the Curtiss brown and should be able to finish masking the rest once the brown has cured. Decided to just hand paint the interior sections once I’ve finished with the fuselage colours. Going to be busy but now have three or four more models for GBs that I haven’t even dented. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beazer Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 Did a home brew masking job which turned out surprisingly well. Dupont Green and Brown Camo on, but I’ll have to do some cleanup and start work on the landing gear. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Looking good 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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