johnny akes Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 (edited) Hi folks This is Hasegawa's P40E done as a Kittyhawk 1a. Nice kit but spoiled by the various fuselage drop-in sections designed to allow them to get as many variants as possible from the one mould - none of the joins are on panel lines so if you don't like filling, sanding and scribing keep away from it. For anyone wondering about the yellow-ringed roundels under the wings, a Google search of '112 squadron RAF' will bring up a picture of FR440 showing just this. Shark mouth and serials all hand painted. Thanks for looking J.A. Edited November 22, 2020 by johnny akes Tyres fixed 45 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 What a beauty!!! I really love this masterpiece. 😍 The weathering is very subtle and perfectly done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Hi Johnny, This is truly a wonderful model! I love the colors, color modulation and weathering. Well done man! One question though - what happened to the weighted wheels not being sanded and shaped properly? Somehow it doesn't fit with the rest of the model's superb quality. Admit it, you left the final small bits to your minions! 😉 Best, Nikola 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny akes Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 40 minutes ago, Nikola Topalov said: Hi Johnny, This is truly a wonderful model! I love the colors, color modulation and weathering. Well done man! One question though - what happened to the weighted wheels not being sanded and shaped properly? Somehow it doesn't fit with the rest of the model's superb quality. Admit it, you left the final small bits to your minions! 😉 Best, Nikola You’re right Nikola, they were on my ‘snag list’ to do before I photo’d it but somehow I completely forgot and didn’t even notice! I’ll put it down to old age and tend to them in due course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Very nice indeed,.... love it,..... I take it we are talking 1/48th scale here? Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Great painting and weathering skills. cracking model. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Beautiful build and finish! A small fly in the ointment – what happened to the tyres? The iron a bit hot? Otherwise a real beauty. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angell328 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Stunning re-creation, finish is sublime. Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrzeM Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Very good model! It's hard to belive that the sharkmouth has been hand-painted, excellent job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Lovely build.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 That is lovely - really like it! Regards Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murewa Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Beauty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Absolutely cracking Kittyhawk. The finish is superb and looks pretty spot on to me. Well done! Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.au Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 That’s very nice indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 A real beauty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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