Airfix P-40 Warhawk, American Volunteer Group

[bapowell]

This is the well-loved Airfix Hawk 81-A-2 of the AVG in China, around 1941.  Built mostly OOB with the addition of Infini Model Aero Rigging 0.055 mm for the radio antennas.  Only fit issue was a large gap (around 2mm) along one of the wing roots.  Otherwise, the kit has nice and delicate recessed details and is sharply molded.  Mr Color and Tamiya paints; AK enamel wash, Abteilung 502 and Mig Oilbrushers oils, and Tamiya pigments for weathering.  I wanted this thing to look really beat up, so I took the plunge and tried my hand at weathering the decals, coming at them with all manner of sharp implements.   Likely overdone, but it was a fun learning experience.  Thanks for looking!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[28ZComeback]

The colors are spot on. Beautiful weathering. 

[marvinneko]

Nice! I picked up one of these kits 2nd hand just a week ago. Great to see a build of it.