nspreitler Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 I've decided to do a pair of P-40s from the now 50+ year old Monogram (Revell) kit. I have 6 finished P-40s and a lot more in the stash, and there is always room for more. One will be with the kit decals for an AVG aircraft since I don't have one yet and a collection of P-40s needs a Flying Tiger. I haven't decided on marking yet, I have decals for an Egyptian one in desert scheme, but I just saw pictures of examples flying later in the war in a NMF which is interesting on an early P-40. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandboof Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Interesting pair Egyptian would be different Martin H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nspreitler Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 The Egyptian one is different, I already did the Turkish one on the sheet, with a not as classic Academy kit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I'm a bit of a P-40 fan myself. It's been ages since I've built a Revell P-40. Looking forward to following along. Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Neat I think I built that one around 40 years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Did you ever start this project? It sure looks like it will be an interesting model when you are done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nspreitler Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Kurt, funny you replied. I had started this awhile ago but never took pictures. I completed the main assembly on both kits today. I am still not entirely decided on the paint schemes, I briefly considered a NMF one that was in service around 1943, but with this kit that might just be an exercise in frustration. However, I was pleasantly surprised with how they went together. I was expecting some major gaps and fit problems and while it is far from a perfect fit they actually went together well for very worn out 50+ year old molds. There will be filling and sanding but it is a lot less than I was expecting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nspreitler Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 The P-40s are in primer. They are far from perfect but I'm not going to stress about every flaw on these. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandboof Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Looking good Martin H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spectre711 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Have any updates for us on these? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nspreitler Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 These two are nearing completion, I'll have some pictures tomorrow. I painted the AVG aircraft this evening, using the fantastic Mr Paint. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nspreitler Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 P-40s are getting painted. I'm really using these to play around with Mr Paint which is by far the best paint I have ever used. It sprays perfectly and is so easy to use. The only downfall is it is lacquer so it does have fumes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandboof Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Both looking great Martin H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nspreitler Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 (edited) Decals are on and were surprisingly good. I'm looking forward to getting these on the shelf with my other 6 finished P-40s. Edited May 16, 2017 by nspreitler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nspreitler Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 All done, they are far from perfect but it was fun. The best part was using the Mr Paint, by far the best paint I've ever used. '''' One the shelf with the rest of the P-40s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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