diamant Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/24/2022 at 12:18 PM, georgeusa said: Just going through this thread left me with these impressions: 1. To say this was an ambitious project is an understatement. 2. Your father is a beast to complete so many models in so little time. 3. Who would have thought there were so many variations of schemes for the P-40. 4. How on earth did he keep the motivation to complete all of the models and maintain such a high level of assembly and painting? 5. Can he assemble the main kit used in his sleep? 6. Your friend that does the decals does amazing work; keep him as a friend! 7. Did I mention how in awe I am at the depth and breath of how absolutely imposing your goals were and how well you have achieved them? 8. Congrats to your Dad and you for helping him on this massive undertaking. I am absolutely amazed at it. Hi, Thank you very much for your comments. 1. Well, it became in our largest series. 2. Yes. He is like a machine. He really enjoy building these models. 3. Completely agree with you. We thought that the 35 kits in our stash was a good start but we needed 91 more kits. 4. It is my Father’s secrets. Lol. We share the passion and we use to discuss the approach for each project. 5. Probably. Not sure about to painting. 6. Yes, he has done a great job. I am sure that they look great on the models. Some of those shark mouths are unique. 7. Thank you very much. I am glad that you like our models. This is just one of our series. 8. I will let him know. I will keep posting our models here. On 10/24/2022 at 10:59 AM, Roberto said: Amazing project, so many lovely subjects! Well done Thanks Roberto Cheers Santiago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_c67 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Fantastic as always! Out of interest (I may have missed it) what kits were used and what were your opinions on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 Hi, Quote Fantastic as always! Out of interest (I may have missed it) what kits were used and what were your opinions on them? Thank you very much for your comments. Actually my father used many different kits. Which is version are you thinking to build? Now that our friend Luis has made the special decals for us my father has finished the first P40 which was put on hold. Tomahawk Mk IIB AK122 BT-H of 1686 FLT Cheers Santiago 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 My father has finished two more P40 now that we have the decals. Here are the final photos Kittyhawk N B SAAF Waterkloof or Zwartkop Tomahawk IIb AK367 Fayid Airfield september 1941 Cheers Santiago 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 The shark mouth decals you have created are looking awesome! 👍 If they were available as aftermarket product, I would order them immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 Hi Thank you very much. My father had to work with some mouthes. In some cases he used 2 decals sheet to get it done correctly. Unfortunately my friend has done a short run for us and he do not sell them but please send my an email. There are a couple of more P40 finished. P40 M-5 or M-10 NZ30 (not known) No. 4 (F) OTU Ardmore June 1944 P40 M-5 or M-10 NZ30 (not known) No. 4 (F) OTU Ardmore June 1944 RNZAF P40 N-20 P40 N NZ3267 45 Ardmore 1945 RNZAF P40 M NZ3118 14 Kukum Field, Gudalacanal 1-jul-43 Cheers Santiago 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 These are a few more P40 recently done. Kittyhawk Mk I (P-40N-20) NZ3253 – 4 OTU Kittyhawk N3070 14 Squadron Whenuapa Kittyhawk Mk I (P-40N-25) NZ3283 in New Zealand probably around c.1945 Aircraft flown by 4 FOTU Cheers Santiago 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 Hi My father has finished the 126 P40 and with this we concluded our "P" (Pursuit) sub collection with 242 models in 1/72 scale. 18 Curtiss P36 8 Lockheed P38 Lightning 9 Bell P39 Airacobra 126 Curtiss P40 Tomahawk / Kittyhawk, 1 Republic P43 Lancer 15 Republic P47 Thunderbolt 62 North American P51 Mustang, 1 Bell P57 Airacomet 2 Bell P63 Kingcobra 1 Vultee P66 Vanguard Cheers Santiago 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 Hi, Please find below a couple of more shark mouth´s P40 just done by my father. Curtiss P40 E 1071 A 14 Squadron Umnak Island summer of 1943 Curtiss P40 E-1 A29-148 I 76 squadron Flt John Meehan September 1942 Curtiss P40 E AK815 VW-T 118 Squadron RCAF Annette Curtiss P40 E ET789 GA-G 112 RAF Cheers Santiago 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Amazing task and works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 Many thanks Roberto Please find below a couple of more P40 done. Curtiss P40E A29-83 2 OTU Curtiss P40E ET840 CV-P Saga of the White Bomb (ipmsnsw.com) Curtiss P40 K short tail FR338 GA-? 112 RAF Cheers Santiago 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 Hi, Please find below the first set of the P40's group photos taken by my father. He still have to take the sub group photos. REFERENCE Serial code letter Squadron Pilot Place Time 1 Tomahawk BK853 - AAE&E UK 01-nov-40 2 Tomahawk AH767- 400 RCAF UK 3 Tomahawk AH771- 400 RCAF UK 01-oct-41 4 Tomahawk AH860 RM-F 26 Gravesend 1941 5 Tomahawk AH973- 1940 6 Tomahawk AH893 RM-D26 UK June/July 1941 7 Tomahawk AH903 RU-Z 414 RCAF UK 8 Tomahawk AH895 SP-B 400 RCAF UK 01-ago-41 9 Tomahawk AH899 PB-F1683 Bomber defense Training Flight Market Harborough01-may-44 10 Tomahawk AH8520414 RCAF UK01-mar-43 11 Tomahawk AK184 at Hamble, Hampshire1943-1944 12 Tomahawk AH830 RM-A26 UK 13 Tomahawk AH945 XV-W2 RAF 01-sep-41 14 Tomahawk AK490 Amriya septembre 1941 15 Tomahawk AK431ED73 OTU Libia 16 Tomahawk AN311TA-C 2 SAAF 01-nov-41 17 Tomahawk AK438CV3 RAAF Squadron 18 Tomahawk Unknown1471 OTU Gordon’s Tree Sudan 19 Tomahawk AK122BT-H1686 FLT 1944 20 Tomahawk AK367C Fayid Airfield septembre 1941 21 P40 E 1052D111 Squadron RCAF Umnak IslandMay 2 to June 12, 1943 22 P40 E AK857 VW-H 118 Squadron RCAF Annette Island, Alaska October 18, 1942 but not before June 21, 1942 23 P40 E AL229-AAE&E Uk 01-abr-42 24 P40 E AK571- 1940 25 P40 E AL194V 111 Squadron RCAF Fort Greely, Kodiak Island, Alaska19-abr-43 26 P40 E ET604 BOC (brought on Charge) RNZAF Station Hobsonville01-may-42 27 P40 E NZ3008 After her assignment to 2 OTU/14 Squadron 28 P40 E A29-82 29 P40 E 1076 30 P40 E 1057B 132 Canada 1943 31 P40 E AK673 GA-F Gazala 2 Februrary 1942 32 P40 E AK739 FZ-R94 20-mar-42 33 P40 E AK919 LD-B 250 Sqdn. Ldr M.T. Judd 01-ago-42 34 P40 E AK961 CV-03 RAAF Squadron Amartya, Egipt 1942 35 P40 E ET611 North Africa 01-jul-42 36 P40 E ET790 GA-? 112 RAF Sqdn. Ldr Billy DrakeEl Daba 01-jul-42 37 P40 E AK886 OK-R 450 RAAF late Jul 1942 38 P40 E AK702 KJ-J 4 SAAF F/O W.P. Pictorius Feb and April 1943 39 P40 E AK840 DB-N 2 SAAF Jul/Aug 1942 40 P40 E A29-118F A82 Squadron Bankstown late 1943 41 P40 E ET953 CV-V 3 RAAF Squadron 42 P40 E A29-75K 76 Squadron 43 P40 EA29-78 16th Aug 1942 44 P40 E A29-85 CD-E 2 OTU Mildura 01-ene-45 45 P40 E A29-133FA-B82 Squadron Bankstown 01-oct-43 46 P40 E 729C 1944 47 P40 E NZ3038 JZ-A 15 Howick 1943 48 P40 E ET789 GA-C 112 RAF 49 P40 E 1071 A 14 Squadron Umnak Island summer of 1943 50 P40 E AK815 VW-T118 Squadron RCAF Annette Island, Alaska October 18, 1942 but not before June 21, 1942 51 P40 E A29-83 2 OTU 52 P40 E A29-14 8 76 Squadron Flt John Meehan 01-sep-42 53 P40 E ET840 CV-P 54 P40 E NZ3094 (Ex 68th Pursuit Squadron USAAF) 2 Servicing Unit (or FMU) 55 P40 E A29-129 2 OTU 1942 56 P40 E NZ3043 FE-B 2 OTU 01-ene-44 57 P40 E NZ3027 FE-V Ohakea 10 January 1944. 58 P40 E NZ3036 HQ-Q 59 P40 E A29-97 X 475 RAAF 60 P40 F FL220 Uk 01-ago-42 61 P40 F FL234 HS-A 260 SQN 62 P40 K short tail 245951 H 111 Squadron RCAF Amchitka Islandsummer/ fall of 1942\ 63 P40 K short tail 245945 F 111 Squadron RCAF Elmendorf Air Base03-sep-42 64 P40 K short tail 246004 S 111 Squadron RCAF Amchitka Islandsummer/ fall of 1942\ 65 P40 K short tail 245954 G 111 Squadron RCAF Amchitka Islandsummer/ fall of 1942\ 66 P40 K short tail FL8918 67 P40 K short tail EV322 CV-I 3 RAAF Squadron 68 P40 K short tail FR241 LD-R 250 SQN 69 P40 K short tail EV421 DB-H 2 SAAF 70 P40 K short tail FR338 GA-? Da 71 P40 K long tail NZ3050 HQ Gunnery Training school Ohakea 1944 72 P40 K long tail NZ30609 14 Guadalcanal 01-jun-43 73 P40 K long tail FR507 OK-REB 450 RAAF R.E.Bary Grottaglie Italy 4th October 1943 74 P40 K long tail A29-182 AM-C 77 Squadron New Guinea 1943 75 P40 K long tail A29-302 86 Auguts 1943 76 P40 L FS4525 Takoradi 77 P40 L FS490 BAE 3 RAAF Squadron WGCDR Brain EatonItaly 78 P40 M 837 79 P40 M 851 Dartmouth, Canadaearly 1945 80 P40 M 831C 132 81 P40 M FR806 GA-Q112 RAF 82 P40 M A29-49 5 Piva North01-sep-45 83 P40 M 5055D 84 P40 M A29-323 SV-F76 Squadron Momote, Los negos01-abr-44 85 P40 M A29-357 SV-H76 Squadron 86 P40 M 855F 133 Patricia Bay1944 87 P40 M FT859OK-L450 RAAF S/Ldr. Jack DoyleFano1945 88 P40 M A29-412 5 squadron Piva01-sep-45 89 P40 M NZ3121K4 Servicing unit Ondonga, New Georgia 90 P40 M Unknown No. 4 (F) OTU Ardmore June 1944 91 P40 M Unknown No. 4 (F) OTU Ardmore June 1944 92 P40 M Unknown No. 4 (F) OTU Ardmore June 1944 93 P40 M NZ3067 FE-H 67 94 P40 M NZ3070 14 RNZAF Station, Whenuapa 95 P40 M NZ3118 14 Kukum Field, Gudalacanal01-jul-43 96 P40 M Uknown GA-L7 5 Squadron 97 P40 M FT853 D-75 Refresher Flying Unit 98 P40 N 877T 132 Western Air Command RCAF Tofino, British Columbia early 1944 99 P40 NA29-91 5FA-diamont 82 Squadron F/Lt F,Schaaf Labuan01-sep-45 100 P40 N A29-531 2 OTU Oakey1945 101 P40 N A29-650 102 P40 N A29-1208 3 AD Amberley1945 103 P40 N 867PN5 OTU RCAF Boundary Bay, British Columbialate 1944 104 P40 N FT943OK-R450 RAAF F. Lt. Ray GoldbergCutellaFeb. 1944 105 P40 N FX594- Uk 106 P40 N A29-1005 GA-F 75 Squadron Circa1945 107 P40 N A29-1140 SV-T 76 Squadron 1945 108 P40 N A29-806 AM-V 77 Squadron 1944 109 P40 N A29-558 HU-N Morotai 01-ene-45 110 P40 N FX515 OK-K 450 RAAF San Angelo May. 1944 111 P40 N FT928 OK-L 450 RAAF S/Ldr. Jack Doyle Cervia1945 112 P40 N FT928 OK-L 450 RAAF S/Ldr. Jack Doyle Cervia 1945 113 P40 N FX815 Ok-B 450 RAAF 114 P40 N 5077 R 11 OTU Isipingo 24-3-44 115 P40 N 5067 F 11 OTU Isipingo24-3-44 116 P40 N FX666 CV-Z 3 RAAF Squadron late 1944 117 P40 N FX660 CV-W 3 RAAF Squadron late 1944 118 P40 N 5092 L A-Flight at AFS Waterkloof in Pretoria 119 P40 N 5111 120 P40 N NZ3283 Nil code4 FOTU New Zealand1945 121 P40 N FX543 OK- R450 RAAF 16011 122 P40 N UnknownB11 OTU 123 P40 N NZ3253T -294 FOTU 124 P40 N NZ326745 Ardmore 1945 125 P40 N Unknown 7 Air Depot 16-feb-45 126 P40 N FX559 LW 239 WG HQHQ Colonel L. A. Laurie Wilmot Cutella early 1944 I hope you like them. 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k5054nz Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Utterly spectacular!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 Hi Thank you very much Zac. These are the final photos of this series. All the Tomahawk P40 E P40 F P40 K Long tail P40 K Short tail P40 L P40 M P40 N RCAF RAAF RNZAF SAAF 3 squadron 450 Squadron Shark Mouth's I hope you like them. Cheers Santiago 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 Just talking about the numbers We used 11 different colors for the underside camo and 16 different colours for the upperside camo. My father need it 355 days to build this 126 models which means one model every 2,82 days. Cheers Santiago 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted April 26, 2023 Author Share Posted April 26, 2023 Hi @marvinneko Here you can see the final photos of this project. Cheers Santiago 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvinneko Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 6 minutes ago, diamant said: Hi @marvinneko Here you can see the final photos of this project. Cheers Santiago Absolutely mind blowing. I love how you show them in different groupings. All those diff shark mouths alone are incredible. Would love to see your project in some kind of interactive website where it could be explored like a virtual museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamant Posted April 26, 2023 Author Share Posted April 26, 2023 Thank you very much for your comments. Yes, this kind of photo is really great and that is the idea of doing so many aircraft of the same type. Unfortunately, we do not have a website to show our models. We have 3 display cabinets in my parent´s house and my Father uses to post our models on his Facebook. Cheers Santiago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 (edited) 17 hours ago, diamant said: Thank you very much for your comments. Yes, this kind of photo is really great and that is the idea of doing so many aircraft of the same type. Unfortunately, we do not have a website to show our models. We have 3 display cabinets in my parent´s house and my Father uses to post our models on his Facebook. Cheers Santiago Dear Santiago, Have you ever considered to sign up for a free FlickR account where you can post up to 1000 photos? Best Regards, Martin Edited April 26, 2023 by 112 Squadron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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