Major Maurenbrechers Warhawk
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Cockpit ready
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Cockpit ready
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Riveting using ‘Rosie the Riveter’ from Peter Dousek
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Riveting using ‘Rosie the Riveter’ from Peter Dousek
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Because the model will be NMF, the various inserts in the kit (tail and spine) have to be puttied and blended in carefully
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Because the model will be NMF, the various inserts in the kit (tail and spine) have to be puttied and blended in carefully
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Almost every RNEIAF P-40N’s had 4 guns. Some by P-40N block type, some had the outer ones removed in the field. I replaced the kit barrels with Master items
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Testfitting of Eduard flaps
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Because of the kit’s engineering there are some gaps around the wheel wells That need filling
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Blending in the gun inserts with Master gun tubes
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Nicely blended in wing inserts
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Glueing of and filling around the flaps
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Primer on, mr. finishing surfacer 1500
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Gloss black as a base for the Alclad 2
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Alclad 2 polished aluminium
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A coat of Alclad 2 aquagloss
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The kit canopy has a beveled edge at the front which is wrong. So a replacement canopy from Rob Taurus was used
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Fit of the Vacu canopy is good
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Not present in the kit, but often used by RNEIAF are wing mounted bombracks for 500lb bombs. So I had to make some..
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Exhausts
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Orange red spinner and intake lip. And OD replacement panels added
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Dutch decal flags added
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Dutch decals flags perform wel with daco strong
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Eduard 500lb general purpose bombs
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The quickboost u/c doors are thinner and more to scale than the kit parts
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Starboard flap added
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Starboard flap added
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Unmasking the canopy, nearing completion
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Transparant port navigation light
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Transparant starboard navigation light
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A neutral grey replacement droptank from another Warhawk within the squadron, the C3-510
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The smallest part on the model, a bead sight from a master set
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Finished!
Коментарі
92 2 February 2021, 18:19
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The interior painting is impressive, but that natural metal finish you've done is something else! 👍
18 March 2021, 23:07
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Good looking interior! Very excited to see the finished exterior.
19 March 2021, 02:57
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Wow! I really love the subtle weathering on this one. My brother just sent me the trailer for the new Amazon series 'De Oost' (The East, a series about Indonesia gaining it's independence from the Netherlands right after WWII), right in time to watch after seeing this beauty here. 😉
15 April 2021, 01:35
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Thanks you for you positive feedback mates, much appreciated! 👍
Just working on the final bits and then she's finished.
@Patrick: Actually this aircraft is not from just after, but during WWII. Although the Netherlands and Dutch East Indies surrendered, the RNEIAF kept fighting. This aircraft was from the unit commander during 1944/1945
15 April 2021, 05:46
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Good to know Kees! I have a Special Hobby P-40N sitting in my stash waiting to be built and the decal options have decals for it fighting during WWII and immediately after and I prefer to build it as a testimonial to the liberation rather than otherwise...
15 April 2021, 16:38
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That dirty metal effect is amazing and perfectly done Kees and fits the P-40 very well👍
15 April 2021, 16:47
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Really nice seeing somebody using an aftermarket vacuum canopy.
Q: Are you happy with the result? Presumably it looks a lot better than thicker plastic. I have a few such vacuum canopies in store for various kits, but haven't yet fiddled with any of them.
15 April 2021, 16:47
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😮 😮 😮 Beautiful bird in very realistic looking metal finish, excellent work !
15 April 2021, 17:37
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Thank you Robert, Eelco, Patrick, Daniel, Treehugger, Björn, Hanno, Jan, Christoph and Marek.
Your positive comments humbles me 👍
@Treehugger: For this model I only replaced the sliding part of the canopy with a vacuum part. But in general they are quite easy to use and they can be a great improvement
17 April 2021, 06:18
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Absolutely a beauty Kees, just what I said earlier...you did it again!
17 April 2021, 18:27
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A real masterpiece Kees! This must be the most beautiful P-40 model I have EVER seen. The more than perfect build, the scratch build bomb racks, the eye for tiny details, your NMF finish and the weathering...it's just phenomenal Kees! I'll take my hat off for you mate...!
19 April 2021, 19:47
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Thank you Jos, Erik, Sebastian, Nathan and Neuling! 👍
As I already mentioned above, to receive such positive feedback from great modelers like you really makes me feel humble and is a great inspiration..
Thanks again! 🙂
20 April 2021, 16:32
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That's a stunning looking result Kees, and one of... if not, THE best metal finishes that I've ever seen. Congrats mate 👍👍👍
20 April 2021, 16:55
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One can almost imaginary run one's finger over the skin and feel the oily and grimy residue, that realistic... 👍
21 April 2021, 13:47
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Wow. Kees, that's fantastic! I love the detail and metal finish. Inspirational! Congrats.
22 April 2021, 02:40
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Kees, all your models are so neat. The quality of the build and paint are superb. Looking forward to see the next ones from your list ??
22 April 2021, 15:48
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Very beautiful addition to the finished kits list... superb work...
23 April 2021, 03:44
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Thank you for the positive feedback Jim, Giannis, Eric and Bart! 👍
23 April 2021, 17:11
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Thanks for your motivating comments Gordon and Steve! 👍🏻
This is a modeel I'm quite proud of ☺️
11 April 2022, 16:36
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another typical Kleijwegt-Model: very clean build, great paint job and convincing weathering. Excellent result.
12 April 2022, 12:13
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Thanks you Spanjaard, Clifford, Kyle, Villers, WhiteGlint, Michael and Vincent for your positive comments, much appreciated! 👍🏻
13 April 2022, 11:15
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I'm happy to see this one back in the feed. Mesmerizing. Beautiful. An inspiration.
13 April 2022, 13:30
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Fantastisch model, geweldig mooi. "Maurenbrecher" zeg dat wel met die dingen onder de vleugels.
13 April 2022, 15:22
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Thanks you very much for your humbling comments Nathan! 👍🏻
En bedankt Guus! 👍🏻 Hans Maurenbrecher was de CO van 120sqn.
14 April 2022, 16:37
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Dat had ik begrepen Kees, "nomen est omen" zullen we maar zeggen 😀
Echt geweldig mooi, een waar kunststuk 👍
14 April 2022, 17:39