Brian C. Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 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. 41 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilbobthebob Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Awesome, I have the same kit in my stash so hopefully I can get the same quality result out of it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Beautiful paint job, well done sir!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnAndersen Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Brilliant, just bloody brilliant. You've extracted every ounce out of that kit. /Finn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 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 😀). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Looks fantastic, great scheme and great work. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Lovely job! The desert camo scheme looks great - well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly9mm Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Nice clean bird. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian C. Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 Thanks for the kind words, everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Lovely job on your model Tomahawk! Regards Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWFP Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Very nice work and thanks for sharing this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantome Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian C. Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 This is indeed an excellent P-40. Good work👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 A beautiful P-40 finished just so well. You did good on your first British version. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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