russ c Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 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 39 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polybebber Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Just wow, what a beauty - hats off !! Lothar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Engine exhaust is spot on. In-the-field over paint very realistically duplicated. Cockpit looks very good. A mighty fine model you have there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Bravo 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Super Russ. As usual, just great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luciano Caetano Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Nice one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Another cracking build, Russ.👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Great build and finish on the Warhawk, nice presentation too ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Oozing character with all these overpainted markings and very convincing weathering. A class job! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhutchi Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Hi Russ. Looks like another 1/48 masterpiece!!! Superior paintwork and finish as always. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 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! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon J Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 I have literally just started this - dare I say - quite vintage kit and you have done a fabulous job with it. Looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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