Flying Tiger Progress
Cockpit 1
Cockpit 2
Instrument panel. I only used the top part from the Eduard kit. The kit instrument panel is really nicely detailed.
Eduard photo etched parts for the air intake in the nose. I was a bit heavy handed with the dry brushing, but its not going to be seen anyway 😉
More photo etch from the Eduard kit.
The cockpit fully assembled and inserted in the fuselage.
Showcasing some of the really nice and crisp detail of this kit.
The progress so far. Next will be adding the canopy and masking.
Base camoflage finished.
Underside color laid down.
Left side. I also painted the blue ribbon instead of using the decal.
The blending in of the gun part into the wing was successful.
Right side camoflage. I used the same colors as for the spitfire and the Lancaster.
A few problem areas that I just didn't make a good job with. They should be blended in.
Decals are on. Not alot of stencils in this set. Only the standard markings.
A quick and easy fix. I added a couple of extra teeth to the shark mouth with a permanent marker. I think it looks better this way.
Everything is ready for weathering. There are some small parts left that I will add and weather separately.
Finished
Auxiliary fuel tank.
Some external PE detail.
Some more PE detail in the cockpit, and the gun sight.
I used a bit of aluminium foil for the mirror.
Side view.
Finished.
Top view.
Comments
1 24 September 2017, 12:41
Björn SvedbergThanks guys! Hopefully the rest of the build will be as smooth as the start 🙂. I really like building this kit.
24 September 2017, 17:40
Erik LeijdensI am building almost the same kit, don't forget to blend in the tail and rear windows inserts Björn
26 September 2017, 05:16
Björn SvedbergThanks Erik for pointing that out. I also noticed that I need to blend in the gun mounts in the wings. Unfortunately, sanding and filling isn't my strength, so I will hope that I can hide some of my short comings with the paint😉.
26 September 2017, 10:43
Martin OostromJust psr until everything is tip top. You cant hide everything with paint
26 September 2017, 12:08
Björn SvedbergAdded a few progress images. Base camo is finished. I'm sad to say I just didn't do a good enough job with the blending of the problem areas in the fuselage. Hopefully someone can learn by looking at my mistakes 🙂
26 September 2017, 18:50
Erik LeijdensPaintjob is terrific Bjorn!I guess you made some corrections with paint at the front of the shark mouth?
28 September 2017, 20:06
Björn SvedbergYes, that was actually a mistake.. I painted the front white before decaling and realized my mistake first when it was time to apply the shark mouth. As you can see when comparing it to the box art it is a little off. I'm thinking about doing some painting to bring the mouth all the way to the edge. I'm really stacking up the mistakes on this build 🙂.
28 September 2017, 21:50
Scott HastingsLooks superb to me. You see all the defects, I just see an awesome shark mouth P-40 taking shape
29 September 2017, 00:39
Björn SvedbergThanks Scott for the support! I did a quick fix and added an extra tooth in the upper and lower jaws. To me it looks better now 🙂.
29 September 2017, 06:19
Björn SvedbergThe P-40E from Hasegawa is finished. I really like this kit. It has nice details and a good fit. I used the Eduard photo etch kit for some of the detail, but I didn't use all of it as the kit already had nice detail level for some of the parts in the PE kit.
3 October 2017, 07:52
Björn SvedbergThanks Erik and Sören!
@Erik I look forward to seeing more updates on your "Wham Bam" P-40 🙂.
3 October 2017, 10:57
Björn SvedbergThanks Timothy, Mike, Clifford and David!
@David, the pace is slowing down. The two builds I've started now will be a more work than this. Lots of PE to bend..😉
4 October 2017, 14:03
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Progress pictures while building the Hasegawa P-40E Warhawk as a Flying Tiger.
