Valleyforge Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 (edited) Well after a little messing about I have finally worked out how to post one of my first builds in almost 40 years. Thanks to a few suggestions for members on here I have gone with this way of posting my photographs so here goes. Loads of mistakes and the biggest disaster was the total loss of the wheel flaps. I tried to get them glued in place but the kit was not having it. Eventually I gave up and had to go with no flaps. Painted in enamels as I had some paint left over from some other work, so just went with what I had. Did a little chipping on the wing and probably over killed on the weathering so as to cover up the mistakes. First time i have painted cockpit supports. These where hand painted and was pretty chuffed with how they turned out. I have since got some masking tape and intend to use that next time. Yes I used saw dust for the sand and a back drop from the South Pacific show. Not great for the first time but hope to improve. Loved working on the kit. Loved painting it, hated putting on the very small decals. I have since bought another of these kits from Airfix and one from Academy and hope to have a go at building it again; when Ive improved, hopefully. Edited March 10, 2022 by Valleyforge My pictures keep disappearing after a few days. 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramedic Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 That´s a great build. Always liked the P-40s and especially the early ones, cooler mouth.. We all do mistakes 8I think! I do many! ) Nice to hear you started to build again after 40 years, please continue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Hi, great P-40!!! Find me a build that goes without any disaster, small or big... The next build is always better, anyway. Great show! JR PS: Posting more than 1 photo is encouraged! As I said above: great build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Good looking P-40, nice work after 40 years. The Academy is a very old kit so maybe good to practice on. Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valleyforge Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 20 hours ago, Wulfman said: Good looking P-40, nice work after 40 years. The Academy is a very old kit so maybe good to practice on. Wulfman I think Ill be looking into a few old kits to get the practice in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valleyforge Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) On 10/11/2021 at 2:20 PM, jean said: Hi, great P-40!!! Find me a build that goes without any disaster, small or big... The next build is always better, anyway. Great show! JR PS: Posting more than 1 photo is encouraged! As I said above: great build. Thanks for the encouragement. Next build is on its way and Ive invested in an air brush. this should be fun as Ive never air brushed in my life. Yes more pictures next time I post; now Ive got the hang of posting them up with a URL. Edited October 12, 2021 by Valleyforge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valleyforge Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/10/2021 at 10:54 PM, Paramedic said: That´s a great build. Always liked the P-40s and especially the early ones, cooler mouth.. We all do mistakes 8I think! I do many! ) Nice to hear you started to build again after 40 years, please continue! Thanks a lot for the encouragement. Yes I love the look of the P 40 and had time to go into its history. Such a diverse machine. Ive just got a Corsair on the go and Ive still done mistakes on it. Not as noticeable now. 😄, I think. Yes its a long time a go since my early modelling days and a lot as changed. Unbelievable detail on them compared to the old 70s ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramedic Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Yeah I show my dad, who modelled in the 70s and 80s, the stuff I buy and he says the same.. Cool, a Corsair - what brand? Looking forward to seeing it here later! ^^ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Nice job! It's a pretty good kit, the Airfix one. You've definitely done it justice in my view. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 That's not bad at all. Welcome home to the hobby! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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