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Re: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (Eduard 1/48)
« Reply #30 on: November 27, 2016, 07:34:37 PM »
Just for fun, the seat: before and after  :-green
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Re: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (Eduard 1/48)
« Reply #31 on: November 27, 2016, 07:34:52 PM »
And excellent result!
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Re: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (Eduard 1/48)
« Reply #32 on: November 28, 2016, 06:02:41 PM »
Thank you ;)
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Re: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (Eduard 1/48)
« Reply #33 on: December 03, 2016, 10:44:38 AM »
Some finitions for the cockpit.
I'm really happy with the instrument panel, result is looking great on my eyes.
For the cockpit floor and seat, I did not followed the instructions (gluing the ensemble against one of the half fuselage) because that was not easy to obtain a perfect result IMHO. I preferred to glue the ensemble on tne wings part...
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Re: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (Eduard 1/48)
« Reply #34 on: December 03, 2016, 10:48:12 AM »
...Then half fuselages and wings are assembled. Not easy at all with the cockpit floor and seat; it was a real sport comptetion. But finally it's OK.
Bot on the other hand I'm really disappointed with the fitting of the wings/fuselage! As in "Cyrano de Bergerac": it's not a gap, it's a cape, a mountain, a peninsula!!!"
Lot of work will be needed, especially for the right wing...  :-think :-think :-think

OK, will do that but easy and slowly...
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Re: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (Eduard 1/48)
« Reply #35 on: December 03, 2016, 11:12:48 AM »
Filler factory will be grateful for this gap :))
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Re: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (Eduard 1/48)
« Reply #36 on: December 03, 2016, 12:14:55 PM »
Quote from: No.1 on December 03, 2016, 11:12:48 AM
Filler factory will be grateful for this gap :))

Sure!  :))

Anyway, first step: to reduce the sales benefits of the filler factory (and essentially to avoid that the filler ruins the wheel bay), Evergreen. Then I've removed the excess of plastic with a cutter...
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Re: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (Eduard 1/48)
« Reply #37 on: December 03, 2016, 02:27:31 PM »
Your progress is excellent!

I wonder why almost all P-40/P-36 kits have this wing/fuselage fit problem.......my Ertl/AmTech kits and Hobbycraft all fit poorly in about the same place as your Mauve version, and I know they were from different molds!
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Re: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (Eduard 1/48)
« Reply #38 on: December 03, 2016, 04:17:40 PM »
Thank you Scott. I just hope that the new 1/48 Airfix P40 is better...
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Re: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (Eduard 1/48)
« Reply #39 on: December 03, 2016, 10:06:50 PM »
Yes, that one is highly anticipated......!
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Re: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (Eduard 1/48)
« Reply #40 on: December 04, 2016, 04:52:50 PM »
Well, the correction of the kit is on good way...  :))

In the wheel bays, I will just have to paint the miliput and the Evergreen in Interior green...
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Re: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (Eduard 1/48)
« Reply #41 on: December 04, 2016, 05:15:55 PM »
Precise filling :)) I am a bit wild and cover wider area so make shape again ;) But too much work, your way is smarter :-ok
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Re: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (Eduard 1/48)
« Reply #42 on: December 04, 2016, 05:31:06 PM »
Thank you.

Of course I will also have to use putty on other surfaces of the kit...
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Re: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (Eduard 1/48)
« Reply #43 on: December 05, 2016, 10:06:01 AM »
Superb job mate !
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Re: Curtiss P-40 Warhawk (Eduard 1/48)
« Reply #44 on: December 06, 2016, 11:38:38 AM »
Thank you!

After a long sanding session, result is good.
Of course I will have to rescribe some panel lines and also to use filler for other locations of the kit...
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