Airfix Curtiss P-40C
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Starting point (at least planned one)...
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Panel lines correction.
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Seat reshaped.
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Levelling-up scratches wih Mr. Surfacer.
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The first paintjob. Curtiss Interior Green.
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Cockpit details painted.
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Radio wire.
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Aluminnium...
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Instrument panel.
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Cockpit.
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Radio wire.
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Seat finished.
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Pilot's office
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Radio wire placed.
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Fancy clips in action again...
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Some guns...
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Fitting of upper cowling.
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Fitting of the intake + putty on the upper cowling seam.
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Fiddling with the nose. Some extra sanding due to small reshaping.
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Priming the nose job.
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Getting his wings...
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Fancy clips back in action...
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Repairs after priming.
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White One Shot primer.
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The first layer of real paint.
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More paint and even mote touch-ups with putty and glue.
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OD finally finished.
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Finishing up paint job.
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Decals up.
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Decals down.
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And magic potion...
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Display base.
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All decals placed.
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Getting final shape.
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Wheels up.
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New nose guns.
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Drilled exhausts.
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And painted...
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Some weathering.
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Tamiya make-up.
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Tamiya make-up.
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Tamiya make-up.
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Brake tubes.
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Brake tubes.
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Brake tubes.
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Almost done.
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Almost done...
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Calling it done.
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Calling it done.
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Calling it done.
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Calling it done.
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Settled on the base.
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Settled on the base.
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Settled on the base.
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With his brother...
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And corrected antenna layout.
Komentarzy
7 8 March 2017, 08:07
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MG-s are MiniWorld (miniw031a or miniw031b).
I got mine from modelsUA.com.
10 April 2017, 12:36
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Good to see you are making steady progress on this one! Looks good, keep it up! 🙂
1 May 2017, 21:34
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Thanks.
From some czech model shop.
I think MN Modelář has them.
24 April 2021, 09:41
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31st Pursuit Squadron, La Joya Field, Panama December 1942