`Dem Bums`, P-40K Warhawk, China, Summer 1943

[russ c]

Howdy all, thought you wouldn`t mind me bothering you with some pic`s of my latest effort

My attempt at Italeri`s reboxing of AMT`s 1/48 Warhawk kit, which alleges to give you the option of a P-40E or K but actually contains parts to do a long or short tailed `K`

Finished in the markings of `Dem Bums`, flown by 1st Lt Marvin Lubner, 78th FS/23rd FG, China, 1943

The kit is showing its age a bit now and made a few improvements, including: some shims to widen the nose a bit so it matches the prop` spinner diameter, fuel vent thing aft of the wings,....

......brake pipes, under carriage retraction arms, ring and bead gunsight, clear piece on the main gunsight, modify the cockpit seat assy, and some canopy slide rails.

The markings are not in the kit but were from an old Sky Decals set, although I was tempted by the Alaskan markings on the kit sheet with the Wolf head on the nose

Lubner is believed to have flown the very last combat mission of WWII though not in this aircraft I imagine.

Hope you enjoy the photo`s, thanks for looking

Cheers Russ

 

 

[polybebber]

Just wow, what a beauty - hats off !!

Lothar

[SAT69]

Engine exhaust is spot on. In-the-field over paint very realistically duplicated. Cockpit looks very good. A mighty fine model you have there!

[JohnT]

Bravo 👏 

[GREG DESTEC]

Excellent Russ 👍

 

Got the same kit in the stash, and have built one previously. I think it still builds in to a nice replica of the Warhawk.

 

🍺 Greg

[John Masters]

Super Russ.  As usual, just great.

[Luciano Caetano]

Nice one.

[Vinnie]

Another cracking build, Russ.👍

[Wulfman]

Great build and finish on the Warhawk, nice presentation too !
 

Wulfman

[Spitfire31]

Oozing character with all these overpainted markings and very convincing weathering.

 

A class job!

 

Kind regards,

 

Joachim

[jhutchi]

7 hours ago, russ c said:

lthough I was tempted by the Alaskan markings on the kit sheet with the Wolf head on the nose

 

 

 

That sounds like an interesting scheme, not seen that before. 

 

Great build though 

[PlaStix]

Hi Russ. Looks like another 1/48 masterpiece!!! Superior paintwork and finish as always. 

Kind regards,

Stix

[Gary Brantley]

Very nice Russ! 👍  I always enjoy seeing P-40s, and I always enjoy seeing your work so it's a win-win for me.   Great scale modeling! 

[Gordon J]

I have literally just started this - dare I say - quite vintage kit and you have done a fabulous job with it. Looks great.