Rod The Fixer Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Hi mates,I would like to participate to this GB assembling the 1/48 hasegawa kit to realize the Curtiss P-40 E white 65 of Maj. A.A. Matveyev, 154th IAP. if there was anyone interested: here an interesting article about Maj. A.A. Matveyev and his P-40E and here about P-40 Land-lease : "The P-40 in soviet aviation" A quick look inside the box: I'll use these aftermarkets: and now at work ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share Posted November 3, 2019 Rather then start with the cockpit I decided to face one of the most tricky parts of the kit .... assembling the tail ... and after a couple of hours (in Rome it's a raining day ... ☔) this is the result: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Good evening Rod Welcome aboard and have fun with your build .. All the best Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Ooh, another Soviet Warhawk, cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 A nice choice Rod and thanks for posting the links too Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 All the cockpit components, weathered and ready to be installed ... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 Cockpit assembled: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 Flaps assembled and ready to be installed: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 This is the most dangerous phase ... One false cut and ... 😅 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Tidy work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Nice cockpit work. This will be a good build. I hope you make on time. If not take it to work in progress. It will be worthwhile seeing it completed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 Trying to finish in time ... Plane assembled and cockpit closed .. Primer coat with Mr. Surfacer Fitting check ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 Green camouflage ... Final camo ... 😅 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Im liking your colors, which paint did you use ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Im liking your colors, which paint did you use ? I used Mr.color C335 Medium Sea Grey, Gunze H320 Dark Green and Tamiya Dark earth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 9 minutes ago, Rod The Fixer said: I used Mr.color C335 Medium Sea Grey, Gunze H320 Dark Green and Tamiya Dark earth Thanks I had hoped it wasn't Gunze. I love the stuff but Illinois has banned the importation for some reason ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 28 minutes ago, Rod The Fixer said: I used Mr.color C335 Medium Sea Grey, Gunze H320 Dark Green and Tamiya Dark earth thwe undersides are more likely to have been Sky Type S - Grey, despite name, it's similar to RAF Sky On 11/01/2019 at 18:37, LDSModeller said: Hi Mike, There is No such thing as DuPont Sky Grey - The correct term for the paint you are referring to, is Sky Type S - Grey which is a Duck Egg Blue Colour, such as on this P40E-1 Swatch in my collection Regards Alan from Tamiya Dark Earth is not a good match for RAF or US made Dark Earth, too red IIRC. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share Posted November 23, 2019 Decals and flap installed and ... only one day left ... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 Weathering ... phase 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Brilliant work! Good luck finishing on time. Cheers Greg 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod The Fixer Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 Finished ... just in time 😅 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Very impressive P-40. ... Someday soon i’ll get around to adding one to my VVS collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 That's fantastic Rod. Definitely one of my favourites in the GB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Well done 👍 Great to see it finished. Cheers Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Lovely work. Right down to the line but worth watching for such a result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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