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Airfix 1/48 P-40 B/C Pearl Harbour build...quick one, 7 days!!


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Hey folks, waiting for some supplies for my Hornet build...so I am building a few P-40s for our club contest for Dec. This is one of them.

 

Just a quick build of the Pearl Harbour version...nothing fancy really. This was a great excuse to work on some subjects I always wanted to build.
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Day one:
Cockpit shots.
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The cockpit should have been a little more yellow, but oh well, it's mine not yours...LOL. AND I likes it!!

Cheers

 

AFM

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5 hours ago, Cubs2jets said:

That instrument panel looks really nice!

 

I know it is kit part placement, but how long do the pilots legs need to be to fly that thing?  LOL !!

 

C2j

Actually, its the Kit part...only the instrument panel was replaced.

 

Cheers

 

AFM

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Day 3, little more work done...

Filling gaps, sanding gaps...
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Blackening the white metal gear, first time for using VMS Black track Pro 2.0 and first time using white metal gear...and I'm impressed.
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Follow the directions...corrosive.
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Priming almost done..
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All the bits n pieces...
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Cheers

 

AFM

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Day Four
Primary coat applied for flaking effect. and the progress to the near final coat. Masking applied, love this stuff too me about 10 minutes, first time use for me.
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Thin initial coating to create abit of modulation.
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Highlighted some panels.
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Even coats to fill out the rest of the body, the panels for modulation is subtle.
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Final coat color in light coats to achieve the look you want...40% flat white added.
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Different perspective with some chipping.
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Cheers

 

AFM

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