TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Good evening MY second build for this Gb will be the Special Hobby P 40 N and I will try to represenet the aircraft flown by Major Arland Stanton an 8 victories ace of the 7Fighter Squadron 49 Fighter Squadron based at Gusap New Guinea in 1944 .. The box art The sprues The decals sheet clear parts and CMK resin seat Some Books Patrice 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 (edited) Good evening Today I started this build by painting the interior of the cockpit I painted the CMK resin seat and placed the decal on the instrument panel Patrice Edited September 29, 2019 by TEMPESTMK5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 Good evening This week end I placed the seat and instrument panel on the right half fuselage and glued the 2 fuselage halves together I also placed the control column on the floor and glued the wings Patrice 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 Good evening Today I placed the wings , rudder and horizontal stabilizers Patrice 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Great work mate 👍 It looks like a really nice kit from the photos, what's the fit like? I have been tempted by the Special Hobby P-40 kits so will be watching with much interest. Cheers Greg 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 9 minutes ago, GREG DESTEC said: Great work mate 👍 It looks like a really nice kit from the photos, what's the fit like? I have been tempted by the Special Hobby P-40 kits so will be watching with much interest. Cheers Greg 😁 Good morning Greg Thank you for your comment , it's a very nice kit and the fit is good but it must be me because for this one I had to do some sanding at the wing root when I placed the wing on the fuselage .. All the best Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 Good evening Today I started to paint the underside in Grey Patrice 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 Good evening Yesterday I started to paint the upper parts in Ove Drab Patrice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Good evening Today I painted the rudder and leading edges in white with some patches in darker green Patrice 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 Good evening Today I placed the radio antenna mast and the decals Patrice 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 That's a great looking Warhawk Patrice 👍 Can't wait to see the finishing touches. Cheers Greg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted November 2, 2019 Author Share Posted November 2, 2019 Good evening Today I made a light weathering , I placed the pitot tube and the landing gear Patrice 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share Posted November 3, 2019 Good evening Today I placed the propeller and a fuel tank I think I will end this build there Patrice 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Great result Patrice 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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