1/72 P-40E "Star Dust"
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I built this scheme back in high school using the old Monogram Pro Modeler kit. I always liked it and I've always wanted to build a better one.
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Kit side panels, really nicely detailed. I really enjoyed painting these.
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Instrument panel has surface details for the dials, plus the decal sheet includes instrument faces on a clear background. The gauges fit perfectly over the molded in detail. Seat belts are from Kits World. Better looking than just regular decals, but I'm not completely happy with them.
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Carb intake on left fuselage half was short shot. I squared up the intake on the panel line and then glued a small piece of sheet styrene to the end. Once it fully dried, I was able to cut and sand it to shape. Pretty happy with the results.
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Been a while since the last update and I missed a bunch of pictures. This is bottom coat of neutral gray over the preshading.
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Neutral gray underside done along with a Hasegawa "N" and an Airfix "C".
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Decals applied to all three.
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Starting the weathering on the "E" and the Airfix "C"
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More weathering. Experimenting with the chipping and playing around with some AK weathering pencils.
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All finished up. Not perfect, but I'm pretty pleased with it. Loving the Special Hobby kits. I picked up quite a few more for the stash.
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One of my favorite parts of the new Special Hobby kits. Someone finally got the intake correct. Compare to the Hasegawa/Academy kits and you'll see what I mean.
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29 18 August 2021, 02:27