Curtiss P-40F-20 Lafayette
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Commanders James Doolittle and Carl Spaatz with French Major General Bergeret during Hand over ceremony in Casablanca, 1943
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Hand over ceremony in Casablanca, 1943
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Hand over ceremony in Casablanca, 1943
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Cockpit is done, my first work using PE parts. It works great in my opinion 🙂
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Cockpit is done, my first work using PE parts. It works great in my opinion 🙂
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Fuselage and wingparts are on.
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Wings-to-fuselage parts with gaps, as expected.
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Okay, lets start the filling and sanding job.
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Okay, lets start the filling and sanding job.
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Landing gears with PE parts done.
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Finished the masking job.
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All handpainted and gloss coat on, ready for the decals.
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All handpainted and gloss coat on, ready for the decals.
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All handpainted and gloss coat on, ready for the decals.
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Decals are on. They were very, very thin and some broke during application. I could save them all except one roundel on the fuselage so I took two from the leftover box as a spare.
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Decals are on. They were very, very thin and some broke during application. I could save them all except one roundel on the fuselage so I took two from the leftover box as a spare.
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Decals are on. They were very, very thin and some broke during application. I could save them all except one roundel on the fuselage so I took two from the leftover box as a spare.
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Okay, here it is, my finished P-40F. Matt coat, soft weathering and the last few parts are on. I am very happy with it. Enjoy!
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Okay, here it is, my finished P-40F. Matt coat, soft weathering and the last few parts are on. I am very happy with it. Enjoy!
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Okay, here it is, my finished P-40F. Matt coat, soft weathering and the last few parts are on. I am very happy with it. Enjoy!
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Okay, here it is, my finished P-40F. Matt coat, soft weathering and the last few parts are on. I am very happy with it. Enjoy!
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Okay, here it is, my finished P-40F. Matt coat, soft weathering and the last few parts are on. I am very happy with it. Enjoy!
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Okay, here it is, my finished P-40F. Matt coat, soft weathering and the last few parts are on. I am very happy with it. Enjoy!
Comentarii
34 5 October 2022, 16:38
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Hi Bas Tonn, i am building the 2in1 kit from Special Hobby, P-40F/L Warhawk & Kittyhawk Mk.IIA. SH72211
17 October 2022, 04:15
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I have the same kit and the same project in the queue 🙂
Following with interest!
17 October 2022, 05:56
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Cheers Moreno 🙂 It fits good, not the best details but good. I think it will come out well
17 October 2022, 10:15
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I did the SH Kittyhawk, it's a great kit- and you're doing great with it!
17 October 2022, 10:40
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Thank you Andy 🙂 This kit is not the same like the Kttyhawk, Special Hobby have made a new Tool in 2008 and the Kittyhawk is new tooled in 2017. This one here is from the older tool 😉
17 October 2022, 17:15
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I think I have the new tool...Ciao Edward, thanks for the info, keep up with the good work on this model!
17 October 2022, 18:55
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One of my favorites WW2 fighters, and moreover with frenche roundels 👀
I will follow with great interest 😎
21 November 2022, 18:15
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The guy in the middle of photo number 2 was definitely hoping to be noticed!….., anyways-cracking work, nudging along nicely
21 November 2022, 22:56
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Thank you Andy, i give my best and hope to get it right at the end 🙂
22 November 2022, 04:56
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Thank you Moreno. It was a long time ago since i have worked on it. This project is open since last october. In between i had to repair two damaged models. And now i am ready to finish this beauty 🙂
18 March 2023, 09:21
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tres belle réalisation j'ai fait les memes attention au motifs de camouflage special hobby aurait attendre la parution des Ailes n°2 et n°3 La Fayette nous voila ! (je plaisante bien sur) chaque appareils référencés avaient shema de camouflage différent le gc II/5 en Tunisie de Novembre 1942 a Mars 1943 si vous etes fan de cette escadrille et de la période nord africaine berna decals a sorti une belle petite planche de décalcomanie incluant les Bell p-39 et p-40 "f" in french service on retrouve le 8 blanc le 13 blanc et le 6 bleu .. de meilleur qualité que ceux de la boite special hobby . J'avoue aussi que j'ai bien galérer aussi a appliqué ceux ci j'attends d'autres photos de votre réalisation pour voir le résultat final attention aussi au couleur des casseroles il y a de gros débat en France a ce sujet
22 March 2023, 20:26
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Merci beaucoup pour ton message, Samuel. J'ai effectivement ajouté la planche de décalcomanies de Berna à ma liste de souhaits. Cette période de la guerre en Afrique du Nord est vraiment très passionnante. Merci de ton intérêt pour mon modèle !
23 March 2023, 05:02