Flying Tiger Progress

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September 24, 2017
Cockpit 1
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September 24, 2017
Cockpit 2
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September 24, 2017
Instrument panel. I only used the top part from the Eduard kit. The kit instrument panel is really nicely detailed.
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September 24, 2017
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 😉
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September 24, 2017
More photo etch from the Eduard kit.
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September 24, 2017
The cockpit fully assembled and inserted in the fuselage.
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September 24, 2017
Showcasing some of the really nice and crisp detail of this kit.
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September 24, 2017
The progress so far. Next will be adding the canopy and masking.
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September 26, 2017
Base camoflage finished.
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September 26, 2017
Underside color laid down.
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September 26, 2017
Left side. I also painted the blue ribbon instead of using the decal.
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September 26, 2017
The blending in of the gun part into the wing was successful.
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September 26, 2017
Right side camoflage. I used the same colors as for the spitfire and the Lancaster.
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September 26, 2017
A few problem areas that I just didn't make a good job with. They should be blended in.
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September 28, 2017
Decals are on. Not alot of stencils in this set. Only the standard markings.
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September 29, 2017
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.
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October 1, 2017
Everything is ready for weathering. There are some small parts left that I will add and weather separately.
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October 3, 2017
Finished
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October 3, 2017
Auxiliary fuel tank.
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October 3, 2017
Some external PE detail.
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October 3, 2017
Some more PE detail in the cockpit, and the gun sight.
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October 3, 2017
I used a bit of aluminium foil for the mirror.
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October 3, 2017
Side view.
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October 3, 2017
Finished.
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October 3, 2017
Top view.

Comments

1 24 September 2017, 12:41

Stephan Ryll
Looking nice so far 👍

24 September 2017, 15:51

Christian Ristits
Impressive Start!

24 September 2017, 16:11

Erik Leijdens
Great start!

24 September 2017, 16:54

Soeren R.
Nice work! 🙂

24 September 2017, 17:02

David Thor
Beautiful cockpit!

24 September 2017, 17:23

Björn Svedberg
Thanks 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

oudlad
Looks great!

24 September 2017, 18:14

Vladimir Sergeev
Great job so far! Chipping looks awesome!

25 September 2017, 17:42

Miro Herold
unbelieve good work in cocpit

25 September 2017, 18:19

Björn Svedberg
Thanks oudlad, Vladimir and Miro!

25 September 2017, 18:29

Clifford Keesler
Very nice start.

26 September 2017, 01:13

Erik Leijdens
I am building almost the same kit, don't forget to blend in the tail and rear windows inserts Björn

26 September 2017, 05:16

Martin Oostrom
Watching this one

26 September 2017, 05:23

Björn Svedberg
Thanks 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 Oostrom
Just psr until everything is tip top. You cant hide everything with paint

26 September 2017, 12:08

Björn Svedberg
Added 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 Leijdens
Paintjob is terrific Bjorn!I guess you made some corrections with paint at the front of the shark mouth?

28 September 2017, 20:06

Björn Svedberg
Yes, 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 Hastings
Looks 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 Svedberg
Thanks 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

Tim Heimer
Wow! Sharp looking build!

29 September 2017, 12:24

Björn Svedberg
The 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

Erik Leijdens
Great result Björn! 👍

3 October 2017, 08:12

Soeren R.
Awesome work Björn!

3 October 2017, 09:05

Björn Svedberg
Thanks Erik and Sören!
@Erik I look forward to seeing more updates on your "Wham Bam" P-40 🙂.

3 October 2017, 10:57

Mike Daniels
Outstanding. Love that lime green in the cockpit.

3 October 2017, 13:30

Clifford Keesler
Very nice P-40.

3 October 2017, 20:47

David Thor
Beautiful! And such a fast pace!

4 October 2017, 07:34

Björn Svedberg
Thanks 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

David Thor
Which ones are on your bench now?

4 October 2017, 16:41

Björn Svedberg
The Catalina and the IL-2, both with BigEd photo etch kits 🙂

4 October 2017, 18:53

Erik Leijdens
Will do my best Björn! Not a lot of building time lately 🙁

4 October 2017, 19:40