PhantomBigStu Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) Well I don’t have a kit yet, but sure that will change in the coming weeks, but I do have this corgi diecast and set of decals that I will be repainting into more authentic colours and converting it to wheels up mode, looking forwards to building either an raf or colonial kittyhawk, built the academy M which I scrapped due to that kits faults in 2016, which was replaced by the Hasegawa N I built the end of last year though that was in USAAF markings, pics in this thread Edited January 30, 2020 by PhantomBigStu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 Got a kit now 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Nice one Stu,Heller mold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) 22 minutes ago, stevej60 said: Nice one Stu,Heller mold? One assumes so though not being at all familiar with the kit I couldn’t say, also got a 2nd kit now, another Hasegawa N, wonder if that can be build as an RAF M Edited September 13, 2019 by PhantomBigStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 16 minutes ago, PhantomBigStu said: One assumes so though not being at all familiar with the kit I couldn’t Yea I seem to recall a review of it Stu,I built a Heller original for a GB a few years ago,builds well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 Warhawks arrived, have a scheme in mind though I’d need a scan of the noseart to print my own, got several copies of the code and serials 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 (edited) Couldn't find a doner for the noseart so ordered some other decals for the N, also in need or a particular paint for both the 36 and 40N which will await till my next amazon order as its an add-on item, and ready to start the repaint of the diecast Edited October 2, 2019 by PhantomBigStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 Apparently I had not ordered the decal sheet and though the sheet has a couple of p-40ns on it the one I had set on was an p-40M, but made a start on the repaint, going to be an RNZAF scheme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 Ready to start the kits 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 Underway, and painted the underside of the diecast and currently sorting the wheels into the gear up position 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) Decals on the kittyhawk IA and to my horror the fin flash is larger than standard and I don’t have any spare and not sure where i might find suitable ones, unless xtradecals p-40b flashes are larger than the Airfix I tried. might have to design and print my own. Also decals arrived for the kittyhawk IV Edited October 10, 2019 by PhantomBigStu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 Been a struggle to fill and sand the gear doors into the up position particularly with the p-36 but nearly there, few rounds of sanding and then I can paint the under surfaces in the suitable colours for each 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 And the appropriate pale blue painted onto each, the uppers will have to wait till tommorow, short of the suitable grey for the p-36 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 (edited) Printing my own fin flash proved unsuccessful, so carefully cut up spares and built up one up, though think it’s too tall so will have to carefully paint when I’ve replicated the other side. As for the other two I’ve not returned to them, the shade of grey I purchased proved inadequate but I discovered a forgotten shade of grey thats good enough at the back of the draw so not a major setback Edited October 25, 2019 by PhantomBigStu 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 Not been able to sand in the kits, but converted the diecast from the fixed wheels down it came with to wheels up. Now just the varnish which can wait till the pair catch up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 Finally found a little mojo and did all the sanding and painted the base coat, which included filling and sanding a damaged trailing edge, unfortunately when rescribing the trim tap the filler broke away so have to try all over again 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 Fixed the leading edge though ended up sanding all the raised ribs off, and now painted the camo on, though not happy with the brown, so might order a less red shade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 That reddish brown actually looks (with my superficial Mk.I eyeball evaluation) in the ballpark. If you dust down (whatever proper weathering/finish terminology) over these paints, it might work out just fine. I feel your pain on that elevator trailing edge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 3 hours ago, gingerbob said: That reddish brown actually looks (with my superficial Mk.I eyeball evaluation) in the ballpark. If you dust down (whatever proper weathering/finish terminology) over these paints, it might work out just fine. I feel your pain on that elevator trailing edge! Even redder in the flesh, an looking at profiles and builds its too much for me, remembered I have a little pot of revell aqua leather brown hanging around and added it, lighter and more redder than it appears in the pic, much better, just to touch up the undersides and sort the pilot and canopy out, likewise with the p-40, sorted out the interior green and added the azure rudder and the same stuff to sort. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) Wasn't going to do a tomahawk for this, but having picked one up from aldi cheap, should I squeeze one in? Also masked and painted the non-raised frames on the kittyhawks canopy Edited November 12, 2019 by PhantomBigStu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 Think I’m going to in try at least to build that tomahawk in the time in raf day fighter colours, anyway got he canopies on, hopefully they will be decal ready soonish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 Haven't sorted the canopies totally but the wheels are done 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 Made a start on the tomahawk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 (edited) Got some decals on, the misterkraft ones are complete pants, found some on eBay that are hopefully better though the camo pattern will now be wrong Edited November 15, 2019 by PhantomBigStu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 decals on their way, hopefuly arrives with enough time to get them on and varnish, meanwhile can I get this decal ready over the next few days..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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