1/72 Airfix Tomahawk Mk IIb- AN413, 112 Squadron

[Brian C.]

Just completed this one today, my take on PO Jack Bartle's "Nan". This was a pretty fun build, not only my first ever Airfix P40/Tomahawk, but also my first ever RAF variant. The upper and lower cowl bits needed some fitting and filler, nothing terrible though. I broke the control stick, which seems to be a rite of passage with this kit. Some Tamiya extra thin got it whole again. Miraculously, I didn't knock off the gun barrels, antenna or pitot! Paints are Vallejo Model Air, decals are a mix of Eaglecals and the kit decals, and I added a Master external gun sight. The exhausts and 50 cal barrels were drilled out. I cut the seat down to a square back, added Eduard belts, scratched out the rear view mirror and gunsight in the cockpit, and added the bullet resistant panel behind the windscreen. I separated the canopy from the windscreen with a razor saw, wanting to position the canopy open. It fit fine, until the rear side glass was installed. I spent, at minimum, an hour last night with sanding sticks and polishing pads thinning the canopy from the inside so it sat in the open position better. Probably would have been easier to use a vacform canopy, but this turned out ok. Weathering was done with oils and Tamiya Weathering Master, and the brake lines were made from 32 gauge beading wire. I went for a dusty, but not battered look, which I attempted with Mission Models translucent dust, thinned, and sprayed from directly above. The effect is subtle and hard to photograph. I probably could have done a couple things better, but it will display fine. I wasn't satisfied with the exhaust staining, I toned it down with some gray after the photos were done. Thanks for looking in on this one, feedback is always welcome. 

[evilbobthebob]

Awesome, I have the same kit in my stash so hopefully I can get the same quality result out of it!

[ColinChipmunkfan]

Beautiful paint job, well done sir!!

[FinnAndersen]

Brilliant, just bloody brilliant. You've extracted every ounce out of that kit. 

 

/Finn

 

[Eric Mc]

Lovely.

 

I have a number of these in my stash (thanks to Aldi's cheap Airfix deals - and I even won one in a raffle 😀).

[bigbadbadge]

Looks fantastic,  great scheme and great work.

Chris

[Vultures1]

Lovely job! The desert camo scheme looks great - well done 

[stevehnz]

I like that, a super job indeed. I had to scroll back to the top to check the scale, I thought I was looking at 1/48.

Steve.

[kelly9mm]

Nice clean bird. Well done!

[Brian C.]

Thanks for the kind words, everyone. 

[dogsbody]

 

 

 

 

Chris

[Epeeman]

Lovely job on your model Tomahawk!

 

Regards

 

Dave

[JWFP]

Very nice work and thanks for sharing this.

[Phantome]

Love it, that Airfix kit is quite good for a quick build and you did it justice.

What decal set did you use? I just did an admittedly very quick google search but couldn't find those markings.

[Brian C.]

2 hours ago, Phantome said:

Love it, that Airfix kit is quite good for a quick build and you did it justice.

What decal set did you use? I just did an admittedly very quick google search but couldn't find those markings.

Thank you! I used EagleCals/Eagle Editions #178, it comes with 4 options for the Tomahawk. Nice decals, very easy to work with. 

[112 Squadron]

This is indeed an excellent P-40. Good work👍 

[georgeusa]

A beautiful P-40 finished just so well.  You did good on your first British version.  Thanks for sharing.