Academy 1/72 P-40E Aleutian tiger

[jean]

Hi all,

 

this is just a place marker for the time being.

I am still floundering in the Frog GB and time is running out. I should not even be wasting precious minutes typing all this!

 

Anyway, I will attempt to build the Academy 1/72 P-40E, which is a lovely kit.

A few photos:

 

 

 

 

 

And I am adding a couple of aftermarket goodies, as I cannot stand the shape of the Academy spinner, and the wheel wells are far too shallow for my liking!

 

 

 

I am planning to start this build after October 6th, upon completion of the Frog GB.

Actually looking forward to build a P-40. It has been a few decades since the last one I built.

 

Cheers.

JR

 

[TEMPESTMK5]

Good evening JR

Welcome aboard

I am looking forward to see your build ..

All the best

Patrice

[stevej60]

Nice one Jean,I built one a while back great little kit and probably a lot less work needed than your Frog GB build.

[jean]

On 9/15/2019 at 2:05 AM, stevej60 said:

Nice one Jean,I built one a while back great little kit and probably a lot less work needed than your Frog GB build.

Hi Steve,

 

this is music to my ears!!! Thank you!

I am planning to do the Aleutian P-40, tiger face and all. Do you have any recollection on how the decals behaved?

You will be forgiven if you cannot remember. I am not sure what I had for breakfast this morning myself...

 

Cheers

JR

[stevej60]

1 hour ago, jean said:

Hi Steve,

 

this is music to my ears!!! Thank you!

I am planning to do the Aleutian P-40, tiger face and all. Do you have any recollection on how the decals behaved?

You will be forgiven if you cannot remember. I am not sure what I had for breakfast this morning myself...

 

Cheers

JR

If I recall Jean I cut the tiger decal horizontally along the exhaust line rather than apply it as a one piece otherwise no issues.

[jean]

16 hours ago, stevej60 said:

If I recall Jean I cut the tiger decal horizontally along the exhaust line rather than apply it as a one piece otherwise no issues.

Thanks for tip Steve.

I guess I would have found out for myself... after trying to glue the whole mouth at once, of course!

 

Cheers

JR

[rob85]

@jean the kit is lovely, really enjoyed building it, but could I get that academy tiger to stick.... no not a hope in hell! So good luck I hope yours is much better than mine, as I love this scheme

 

Rob

[warhawk]

Good luck with Your build,

You can find some nice period photos here:

 

https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/P-40/343FG.html

 

Regards,

Aleksandar

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

2 hours ago, warhawk said:

Good luck with Your build,

You can find some nice period photos here:

 

https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/P-40/343FG.html

 

Regards,

Aleksandar

Thanks for the link, Craig @modelling minion is planning on one of these soon. He can use it as well. 

[jean]

 

Hi guys,

 

the P-40E is progressing in the background, while the paint dries on my Morane 406.

Unlikely it will be finished before the end of the GB, but that is a well known story.

Anyway, work to date:

-remove shallow wheel wells and resin ones ready to glue.

-drilled landing (?) light in the underside of the left wing.

-reshaped the seat after a massive thinning exercise

-cockpit floor given an aluminium coat for future scratches, etc.

-and holes drilled in the cockpit back wall to fit a seat support.

Well folks, that is about it to date!

Now I have to remove the guns, as the P-40Es fighting with the "Aleutians Tigers" did not have any protruding machine guns...

And then I will be able to carry on gluing bits together.

 

Cheers.

JR