Major Maurenbrechers Warhawk
Cockpit ready
Cockpit ready
Riveting using ‘Rosie the Riveter’ from Peter Dousek
Riveting using ‘Rosie the Riveter’ from Peter Dousek
Because the model will be NMF, the various inserts in the kit (tail and spine) have to be puttied and blended in carefully
Because the model will be NMF, the various inserts in the kit (tail and spine) have to be puttied and blended in carefully
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
Testfitting of Eduard flaps
Because of the kit’s engineering there are some gaps around the wheel wells That need filling
Blending in the gun inserts with Master gun tubes
Nicely blended in wing inserts
Glueing of and filling around the flaps
Primer on, mr. finishing surfacer 1500
Gloss black as a base for the Alclad 2
Alclad 2 polished aluminium
A coat of Alclad 2 aquagloss
The kit canopy has a beveled edge at the front which is wrong. So a replacement canopy from Rob Taurus was used
Fit of the Vacu canopy is good
Not present in the kit, but often used by RNEIAF are wing mounted bombracks for 500lb bombs. So I had to make some..
Exhausts
Orange red spinner and intake lip. And OD replacement panels added
Dutch decal flags added
Dutch decals flags perform wel with daco strong
Eduard 500lb general purpose bombs
The quickboost u/c doors are thinner and more to scale than the kit parts
Starboard flap added
Starboard flap added
Unmasking the canopy, nearing completion
Transparant port navigation light
Transparant starboard navigation light
A neutral grey replacement droptank from another Warhawk within the squadron, the C3-510
The smallest part on the model, a bead sight from a master set
Finished!
Kommentarer
92 2 February 2021, 18:19
James CThe interior painting is impressive, but that natural metal finish you've done is something else! 👍
18 March 2021, 23:07
Guillaume BlanchetGood looking interior! Very excited to see the finished exterior.
19 March 2021, 02:57
Patrick HagelsteinWow! 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
Kees KleijwegtThanks 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
Patrick HagelsteinGood 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
Daniel KlinkThat dirty metal effect is amazing and perfectly done Kees and fits the P-40 very well👍
15 April 2021, 16:47
TreehuggerReally 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
Hanno Kleinecke😮 😮 😮 Beautiful bird in very realistic looking metal finish, excellent work !
15 April 2021, 17:37
Kees KleijwegtThank 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
Jos JansenAbsolutely a beauty Kees, just what I said earlier...you did it again!
17 April 2021, 18:27
Erik LeijdensA 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
Kees KleijwegtThank 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
James CThat'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
Patrick HagelsteinOne can almost imaginary run one's finger over the skin and feel the oily and grimy residue, that realistic... 👍
21 April 2021, 13:47
Jim JWow. Kees, that's fantastic! I love the detail and metal finish. Inspirational! Congrats.
22 April 2021, 02:40
Eric LamareKees, 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
Bart GoesaertVery beautiful addition to the finished kits list... superb work...
23 April 2021, 03:44
Kees KleijwegtThank you for the positive feedback Jim, Giannis, Eric and Bart! 👍
23 April 2021, 17:11
Kees KleijwegtThanks for your motivating comments Gordon and Steve! 👍🏻
This is a modeel I'm quite proud of ☺️
11 April 2022, 16:36
Michael Kohlanother typical Kleijwegt-Model: very clean build, great paint job and convincing weathering. Excellent result.
12 April 2022, 12:13
Kees KleijwegtThanks you Spanjaard, Clifford, Kyle, Villers, WhiteGlint, Michael and Vincent for your positive comments, much appreciated! 👍🏻
13 April 2022, 11:15
Nathan DempseyI'm happy to see this one back in the feed. Mesmerizing. Beautiful. An inspiration.
13 April 2022, 13:30
GuusFantastisch model, geweldig mooi. "Maurenbrecher" zeg dat wel met die dingen onder de vleugels.
13 April 2022, 15:22
Kees KleijwegtThanks you very much for your humbling comments Nathan! 👍🏻
En bedankt Guus! 👍🏻 Hans Maurenbrecher was de CO van 120sqn.
14 April 2022, 16:37
GuusDat had ik begrepen Kees, "nomen est omen" zullen we maar zeggen 😀
Echt geweldig mooi, een waar kunststuk 👍
14 April 2022, 17:39
