Tomahawk progress

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July 23, 2018
Cockpit finished 🙂, but no seat belts yet..
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July 23, 2018
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July 23, 2018
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July 23, 2018
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July 31, 2018
Riveting done!
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July 31, 2018
Preshading and painting of all the small parts finished. Colors in the background will be used for the camo.
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July 31, 2018
All prepared for the second camo color. I changed my mind for the dark brown I will use RAF brown instead of XF-68.
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July 31, 2018
Camo finished! Colors look darker in the picture than they do in reality. The white balance on my phone camera isn't the best.
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July 31, 2018
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August 1, 2018
I seem to have misaligned the sharkmouth. Time to fix..
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August 1, 2018
First a bit of red sprayed in the air intake.
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August 1, 2018
Next, masking and spraying the black.
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August 1, 2018
A couple of shark teeth was painted using the air intake channels. Also added some white paint where it was needed elsewhere.
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August 1, 2018
Lastly, a coat of clear gloss to seal it in.
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August 1, 2018
Everything is finished and awaiting the weathering step.
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August 2, 2018
Tomahawk is finished.
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August 2, 2018
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August 2, 2018
Mirror is a piece of aluminium foil.
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August 2, 2018
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August 2, 2018
RAF 112 Squadron meetup 😉
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August 2, 2018
Tomahawk Mk.II compared to Warhawk P-40N.

Comments

1 23 July 2018, 18:25

Björn Svedberg
I've started building the Airfix Curtiss Tomahawk Mk.II. I will do the sharkmouth version from the 112 squadron. Unfortunately, the PE kit I bought didn't contain any seat belts so I had to order them separately. So the build has ground to a halt as I don't want to seal the fuselage before the seat belts are mounted. More to come..😉

23 July 2018, 18:29

Björn Svedberg
Thanks Mate! 🙂

23 July 2018, 22:00

Norbert Steffens
fantastic cockpit.

25 July 2018, 07:01

Björn Svedberg
Thanks Norbert! 🙂

25 July 2018, 15:50

Erik Leijdens
Great start Björn. Will look at yours closely as I have the same kit and want to make the Desert scheme too

28 July 2018, 04:51

Kerry COX
There is some careful and fine work in there mate. Looking fine all over. 👍 🙂

28 July 2018, 05:32

Björn Svedberg
Thank you Erik, I'm looking forward to seeing your build😉.

28 July 2018, 14:43

Björn Svedberg
Thanks Kerry! Your work is truly amazing, so it means a lot to me to receive these encouraging words from you, master😉.

28 July 2018, 14:46

Björn Svedberg
The seatbelts have arrived, so I've done some more work on the Tomahawk. Riveting and all base painting is finished. Next will be a clear coat and decals.

31 July 2018, 14:10

Erik Leijdens
Nice nice nice Björn. I like what I see. Think I must start mine soon. The riveting look great!

31 July 2018, 15:29

Kerry COX
Björn, Is the pre shadowing really worth the effort. ? As I am old school who 'washs' the surface in an attempt to create that fine line weathering. 👍
But what I am seeing has still got me looking for more pop corn. 🙂 👍
Blu-Tac rules. 🙂

31 July 2018, 16:25

Soeren R.
Fantastic work so far Björn.

31 July 2018, 16:29

Jean Pierre CULIS-FERY
Joli travail.

31 July 2018, 16:54

Wim van der Luijt
I can only agree with the other mates, really nice project so far!

31 July 2018, 18:09

Björn Svedberg
Thank you mates! 🙂
@Kerry, the pre-shading isn't that much extra work and combining it with post-shading I think it can give some nice result. Especially on the under side. Not so much on the top side when doing a camo pattern as on this plane, though, where I painted the colors on top of each other. I usually don't do that, but I was going to use a darker shade of brown to start with, and then when I changed my mind to go with the lighter shade, I had already sprayed the first layer.. I'm doing a wash later on also to enhance the detail and create some weathering effects. 🙂

1 August 2018, 09:34

Björn Svedberg
I didn't get the fit of the shark mouth down right, so I will have to do some painting to fix it. I'm also thinking of doing some extra painting around the intake.

1 August 2018, 09:49

Kerry COX
Björn, thank you for that little bit of info, as I am yet to try it, just to say I have had a go at something new. 👍

1 August 2018, 10:34

Björn Svedberg
The sharkmouth is fixed! 🙂
A little bit of masking, spraying and hand painting with a bit of clear gloss over it and the shark grin is there. Next is assembly and weathering.

1 August 2018, 12:05

Erik Leijdens
Great fix on that sharkmouth. I believe the sharkmouth decals never fit like it is supposed to. Good job Björn. Your P-40 already looks very good

1 August 2018, 16:14

Björn Svedberg
Thanks James! 🙂
The Tomahawk is finished! 🙂 My first Airfix model was a really nice surprise. Fit and details were good and with the extra details from the Eduard pack it came out really nice, so I'm happy with it.

2 August 2018, 16:18

soheil moghisi
Very nice

2 August 2018, 16:44

Erik Leijdens
A great DAF Tomahawk Björn! Inspiring too

2 August 2018, 19:16

Kerry COX
Björn. I can well imagine the biggest smile on your face right about now, 🙂 🙂 🙂
'What a beaut' as we say here in Oz, and ready for that big gold medal too I'd say. hehehehe
Just beautiful my friend and worth every second too. 👍 👍 👍 🙂

2 August 2018, 19:24

Soeren R.
Great work Björn and nice to see another finished kit from you😉

3 August 2018, 04:38

Björn Svedberg
Thank you Mates!
You put a smile on my face. 🙂

3 August 2018, 19:59

Kerry COX
You put a smile on ours too mate. 🙂 🙂 🙂 👍

3 August 2018, 21:09

Wim van der Luijt
very inspiring build....you make it look easy!

4 August 2018, 08:44