Airfix Curtiss P-40C
Starting point (at least planned one)...
Panel lines correction.
Seat reshaped.
Levelling-up scratches wih Mr. Surfacer.
The first paintjob. Curtiss Interior Green.
Cockpit details painted.
Radio wire.
Aluminnium...
Instrument panel.
Cockpit.
Radio wire.
Seat finished.
Pilot's office
Radio wire placed.
Fancy clips in action again...
Some guns...
Fitting of upper cowling.
Fitting of the intake + putty on the upper cowling seam.
Fiddling with the nose. Some extra sanding due to small reshaping.
Priming the nose job.
Getting his wings...
Fancy clips back in action...
Repairs after priming.
White One Shot primer.
The first layer of real paint.
More paint and even mote touch-ups with putty and glue.
OD finally finished.
Finishing up paint job.
Decals up.
Decals down.
And magic potion...
Display base.
All decals placed.
Getting final shape.
Wheels up.
New nose guns.
Drilled exhausts.
And painted...
Some weathering.
Tamiya make-up.
Tamiya make-up.
Tamiya make-up.
Brake tubes.
Brake tubes.
Brake tubes.
Almost done.
Almost done...
Calling it done.
Calling it done.
Calling it done.
Calling it done.
Settled on the base.
Settled on the base.
Settled on the base.
With his brother...
And corrected antenna layout.
Comments
7 8 March 2017, 08:07
Tomislav MartanMG-s are MiniWorld (miniw031a or miniw031b).
I got mine from modelsUA.com.
10 April 2017, 12:36
David ThorGood to see you are making steady progress on this one! Looks good, keep it up! 🙂
1 May 2017, 21:34
Tomislav MartanThanks.
From some czech model shop.
I think MN Modelář has them.
24 April 2021, 09:41
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31st Pursuit Squadron, La Joya Field, Panama December 1942
