Curtiss P-40F-20 Lafayette

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October 5, 2022
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October 5, 2022
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October 5, 2022
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March 18, 2023
Commanders James Doolittle and Carl Spaatz with French Major General Bergeret during Hand over ceremony in Casablanca, 1943
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October 5, 2022
Hand over ceremony in Casablanca, 1943
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October 5, 2022
Hand over ceremony in Casablanca, 1943
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October 16, 2022
Cockpit is done, my first work using PE parts. It works great in my opinion 🙂
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October 16, 2022
Cockpit is done, my first work using PE parts. It works great in my opinion 🙂
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October 23, 2022
Fuselage and wingparts are on.
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October 23, 2022
Wings-to-fuselage parts with gaps, as expected.
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October 23, 2022
Okay, lets start the filling and sanding job.
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October 23, 2022
Okay, lets start the filling and sanding job.
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November 20, 2022
Landing gears with PE parts done.
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November 20, 2022
Finished the masking job.
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March 18, 2023
All handpainted and gloss coat on, ready for the decals.
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March 18, 2023
All handpainted and gloss coat on, ready for the decals.
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March 18, 2023
All handpainted and gloss coat on, ready for the decals.
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March 19, 2023
Decals are on. They were very, very thin and some broke during application. I could save them all except one roundel on the fuselage so I took two from the leftover box as a spare.
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March 19, 2023
Decals are on. They were very, very thin and some broke during application. I could save them all except one roundel on the fuselage so I took two from the leftover box as a spare.
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March 19, 2023
Decals are on. They were very, very thin and some broke during application. I could save them all except one roundel on the fuselage so I took two from the leftover box as a spare.
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March 26, 2023
Okay, here it is, my finished P-40F. Matt coat, soft weathering and the last few parts are on. I am very happy with it. Enjoy!
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March 26, 2023
Okay, here it is, my finished P-40F. Matt coat, soft weathering and the last few parts are on. I am very happy with it. Enjoy!
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March 26, 2023
Okay, here it is, my finished P-40F. Matt coat, soft weathering and the last few parts are on. I am very happy with it. Enjoy!
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March 26, 2023
Okay, here it is, my finished P-40F. Matt coat, soft weathering and the last few parts are on. I am very happy with it. Enjoy!
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March 26, 2023
Okay, here it is, my finished P-40F. Matt coat, soft weathering and the last few parts are on. I am very happy with it. Enjoy!
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March 26, 2023
Okay, here it is, my finished P-40F. Matt coat, soft weathering and the last few parts are on. I am very happy with it. Enjoy!

Comments

34 5 October 2022, 16:38

Bas Tonn
What kit are you building?

16 October 2022, 18:38

Edward MacKenzie
Hi Bas Tonn, i am building the 2in1 kit from Special Hobby, P-40F/L Warhawk & Kittyhawk Mk.IIA. SH72211

17 October 2022, 04:15

Moreno Baruffini
I have the same kit and the same project in the queue 🙂
Following with interest!

17 October 2022, 05:56

Bas Tonn
thanks Edward, enjoy !!

17 October 2022, 08:26

Edward MacKenzie
Cheers Moreno 🙂 It fits good, not the best details but good. I think it will come out well

17 October 2022, 10:15

Edward MacKenzie
Thank you Bas Tonn, i do 😄

17 October 2022, 10:16

Andy Ball
I did the SH Kittyhawk, it's a great kit- and you're doing great with it!

17 October 2022, 10:40

Edward MacKenzie
Thank you Andy 🙂 This kit is not the same like the Kttyhawk, Special Hobby have made a new Tool in 2008 and the Kittyhawk is new tooled in 2017. This one here is from the older tool 😉

17 October 2022, 17:15

Andy Ball
Well, good luck!!

17 October 2022, 18:26

Moreno Baruffini
I think I have the new tool...Ciao Edward, thanks for the info, keep up with the good work on this model!

17 October 2022, 18:55

Edward MacKenzie
Thanks Andy 🙂

18 October 2022, 04:10

Edward MacKenzie
Ciao Moreno, yer welcome and thanks, i enjoy this build 😄

18 October 2022, 04:11

Łukasz Gliński
Interesting topic 👍

20 October 2022, 07:30

Edward MacKenzie
Thank you Łukasz, yer welcome 🙂

20 October 2022, 10:16

Cuajete
I also want to watch this 👍

20 October 2022, 17:46

Edward MacKenzie
Thank you Cuajete, yer welcome 🙂

21 October 2022, 07:21

David Januska
Nice job so far👍, watching with interest.

20 November 2022, 18:56

Edward MacKenzie
Thank you David, yer welcome 🙂

21 November 2022, 17:15

Sylvain Vernier
One of my favorites WW2 fighters, and moreover with frenche roundels 👀
I will follow with great interest 😎

21 November 2022, 18:15

Edward MacKenzie
Yes, same here Sylvain. Thanks for following 🙂

21 November 2022, 22:35

Andy Ball
The guy in the middle of photo number 2 was definitely hoping to be noticed!….., anyways-cracking work, nudging along nicely

21 November 2022, 22:56

Edward MacKenzie
Thank you Andy, i give my best and hope to get it right at the end 🙂

22 November 2022, 04:56

Edward MacKenzie
All handpainted and gloss coat on, ready for the decals.

18 March 2023, 07:23

Moreno Baruffini
Great progess 👌🏻

18 March 2023, 08:45

Edward MacKenzie
Thank you Moreno. It was a long time ago since i have worked on it. This project is open since last october. In between i had to repair two damaged models. And now i am ready to finish this beauty 🙂

18 March 2023, 09:21

DURAND Samuel
tres belle réalisation j'ai fait les memes attention au motifs de camouflage special hobby aurait attendre la parution des Ailes n°2 et n°3 La Fayette nous voila ! (je plaisante bien sur) chaque appareils référencés avaient shema de camouflage différent le gc II/5 en Tunisie de Novembre 1942 a Mars 1943 si vous etes fan de cette escadrille et de la période nord africaine berna decals a sorti une belle petite planche de décalcomanie incluant les Bell p-39 et p-40 "f" in french service on retrouve le 8 blanc le 13 blanc et le 6 bleu .. de meilleur qualité que ceux de la boite special hobby . J'avoue aussi que j'ai bien galérer aussi a appliqué ceux ci j'attends d'autres photos de votre réalisation pour voir le résultat final attention aussi au couleur des casseroles il y a de gros débat en France a ce sujet

22 March 2023, 20:26

Edward MacKenzie
Merci beaucoup pour ton message, Samuel. J'ai effectivement ajouté la planche de décalcomanies de Berna à ma liste de souhaits. Cette période de la guerre en Afrique du Nord est vraiment très passionnante. Merci de ton intérêt pour mon modèle !

23 March 2023, 05:02

Edward MacKenzie
Finished today, pictures comming soon 😉

26 March 2023, 16:19

Edward MacKenzie
Pictures are uploaded. I hope you like it, i do 🙂

26 March 2023, 18:44

Guy Rump
Very impressive. 👍

26 March 2023, 19:06

Moreno Baruffini
Wow! Beautiful!

26 March 2023, 19:21

Andy Ball
So you should be, Eddie. It's a cracker!

26 March 2023, 19:28

Cuajete
Well done. Congrats!

26 March 2023, 19:48

Edward MacKenzie
Thank you guys! Too kind... i really liked this build 😄

27 March 2023, 03:59

Project info

Curtiss P-40F-20 «Lafayette»

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Completed

1:72 P-40F/L Warhawk & Kittyhawk Mk.IIA (Special Hobby SH72211)

Curtiss P-40F-20 Warhawk

Forces Aériennes Françaises (French Air Force 1er août 1943-1945)
GC 2/5 Lafayette 41-142891 / 13 (Commandant Kosťa Razanoff)
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