P-40 at Peal Harbor 1941
P-40B at Peal Harbor
LT Taylor and Welch (Welch right) with the 47th PS, 15th PG.. Welch down two in P-40B (160), Taylor down four in P-40B (155) on Dec 7, 1941.
P-40B (160) LT. Welch down Two
LT. Welch (160) and Taylor (155) P-40B
Kit box art
Kit paint and marking guide on rear of box
Kit decals
Kit instruction sheet
Kit parts
I allways wash the kit parts before starting a new project
Kit cockpit floor
Kit side wall details
Kit side wall details and cockpit floor
Kit lower wing
I will blink off wheel well opening
New wheel well roof
Kit upper and lower wings
I will remove kit wing guns
I will replace kit wing guns with a brass tube
Remove kit side wall detail
New side wall details
I removed the kit cockpit floor details and added some new details
New details to side walls and cockpit floor
Kit seat and resin seat
Painted resin seat
Painted seat
Wings glued up
Top of wheel wells
Kit wings glued up
P-40's had a canvas cover to keep out dirt
Kit cockpit with added details
Kit instrument decal
Painted cockpit
Painted side walls and cockpit floor
New side wall detail painting
Kit nose section
Kit nose sections and fuselage glued up
Fuselage glued up
Kit nose section
I used Surface Primer as a putty
A little gap on underside of nose
Cockpit glued in
Kit rudder
Kit rudder and tail
Fuselage and wings
Fuselage and wing
Wing glued on
Wing glued on
Note gap
Kit landing gear
Bad gap
Add plastic to hide gap
Kit landing gear added
Steel wool to smooth out the plastic and remove glue marks
Ready for paint
Airframe complete
Mix the paint real good
I use a Grex airbrush on this project and Model Master Acrylic Thinner
Flory's brown wash
Paint and wash complete
New rudder hinge
Brass tubs for wing guns
Brass tubes for wing guns
I used Model Master Clear Gloss
Clear Gloss coat
Kit decals with some Set & Sol
Kit decals
Kit decals and from spars box
Kit decals on lower wing
Other decals used on this project
Kit exhaust stacks
Exhaust stacks installed
Kit landing light
Landing light paint silver
Landing light with white glue lens and gloss clear coat red Gloss paint for Nav Light
I needed some new testors little bottles of enamels for Nav Lights
Testors little bottles all gloss
Testors, Green, Red, and White gloss for Nav Lights
Paint yellow prop tips
Kit prop painted
Kit prop painted
Prop painted
Prop decals
Prop finished
Kit tail wheel
Tail wheel installed
I used a straight pin for Pitot tube
Pitot tube
Landing gear installed
Resin seat
I will dip canopy in Future
Kit canopy dipped in Future
Komentáre
10 30 July 2021, 13:01
John Thomas
Added new project today, P-40 at Peal Harbor 1941. I will use the 1/72 Airfix kit for this project. More photos up soon.
Added new project today, P-40 at Peal Harbor 1941. I will use the 1/72 Airfix kit for this project. More photos up soon.
30 July 2021, 13:07
John Thomas
WhiteGlint, Thanks. I am starting to work on all the little bits and will do some more light weathering. More photos soon.
WhiteGlint, Thanks. I am starting to work on all the little bits and will do some more light weathering. More photos soon.
10 August 2021, 23:58
John Thomas
New photos up today. I have been working on the small bits and detail painting
New photos up today. I have been working on the small bits and detail painting
19 August 2021, 13:02
John Thomas
New photos up today. Nearing the end. Finally up on it's landing gear. Only the canopy left to do.
New photos up today. Nearing the end. Finally up on it's landing gear. Only the canopy left to do.
27 August 2021, 12:55