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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: No.1 on February 23, 2015, 12:14:23 PM

Title: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on February 23, 2015, 12:14:23 PM
New project, again with basic idea to review some products ;)
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: draken35 on February 23, 2015, 02:45:56 PM
Is this the old Academy kit reboxed, or a new one?
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on February 23, 2015, 04:22:16 PM
No idea :(
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on February 24, 2015, 09:39:42 AM
Interior elements built in and main body assembled :))
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: Second Air Force on February 24, 2015, 07:17:47 PM
Looking very good!
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on February 24, 2015, 07:40:49 PM
Thank you :)
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: draken35 on February 24, 2015, 08:25:16 PM
Yahu instrument panel is stunning, once in place!
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on February 24, 2015, 08:59:58 PM
I am impressed with their line, so easy to use and so effective!!
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 04, 2016, 06:11:09 PM
No, I did not forget this project and after more then a year, I am back to finish it. There is several project in various stage of work and hope they all will be completed. Now, I start preparation for final fit, this include to smooth all join lines and fit all parts and start painting. Decals will be for British sample, GA-M from no 112 Squadron. Interesting is that three P-40M have letters GA-M:

FR811,GAM, 43-5612, Missing Apr 8, 1944
FR861,GAM, 43-5755, Force landed north of Trogir, Yugoslavia Mar 22, 1944 following flak hit

My sample will be:

FR864,GAM, 43-5758, Crashed at Ripa Dec 20, 1943 after pilot bailed out following flak hit

Big problem for now is lack of any image of this plane.
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: draken35 on November 04, 2016, 06:39:26 PM
"Several projects in various stages..."

Are we twin brothers? ;)
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 04, 2016, 06:40:05 PM
It look like :))
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: draken35 on November 04, 2016, 06:41:30 PM
:-ok
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: modellius on November 04, 2016, 07:20:47 PM
this will be nice !
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 04, 2016, 09:48:46 PM
Thanks :) I find one reference photo :))
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: Second Air Force on November 04, 2016, 10:07:26 PM
P-40 week!!
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 05, 2016, 10:47:46 AM
Nice week must say  :-razz :-razz
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 05, 2016, 10:49:10 AM
Now doubt... is this P-40 painted with British paints or that was US contemporary? DuPont did have similar range of paints. or that was field paint used, like in this chart?
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 05, 2016, 03:03:04 PM
To paint today... will try to use paints close to DuPont shades (I guess I will)
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: draken35 on November 05, 2016, 04:33:37 PM
:-ok
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 05, 2016, 05:02:22 PM
Here is difference between US and British paint and I find almost identical paint direct from jar  :-razz
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: draken35 on November 05, 2016, 05:52:48 PM
Good to avoid mixing of paints...
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: modellius on November 06, 2016, 11:53:53 AM
nice progress, like it !
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 06, 2016, 04:57:43 PM
Thanks :))
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 08, 2016, 10:49:37 AM
Now, lets match brown
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 08, 2016, 12:23:32 PM
Comparing show that Tamiya XF-64 is best and closet choice. Gunze Sangyo dark earth does not match at all any paint  :-smey On photo it does not good, hope you will see on kit when completed
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 08, 2016, 04:07:22 PM
Must apologize- brown paint I mention in previous post, is not reliable. Much more better is the one I use here, see image :))
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: draken35 on November 08, 2016, 05:07:32 PM
Nice!
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 08, 2016, 05:16:20 PM
Thanks :)
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 09, 2016, 08:51:38 AM
Now I think I have problem, bottom blue look darker  then US or British Azure Blue. I know color images should not be that much trusted...  :-wall
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 09, 2016, 09:47:35 AM
Blue painted and I choose fade out version of this paint I have.
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: Second Air Force on November 09, 2016, 12:08:11 PM
That looks pretty close, No.1. I struggled a bit with Azure when I built my last Kittyhawk as the Testors I had seemed too dark also.
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 09, 2016, 04:01:38 PM
Thanks mate, I try to do my best :)
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: draken35 on November 09, 2016, 06:36:12 PM
Excellent choice IMHO
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 10, 2016, 09:18:07 PM
Thanks :))
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 12, 2016, 08:12:07 PM
Just yellow leading edge  :-red
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: modellius on November 14, 2016, 07:00:53 PM
Excellent !
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 15, 2016, 04:31:27 PM
Dirt...
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: draken35 on November 15, 2016, 04:54:00 PM
Looks good
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: Second Air Force on November 16, 2016, 12:07:08 PM
Desert dirt!
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 18, 2016, 07:48:02 AM
And completed :))
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: Second Air Force on November 18, 2016, 12:07:58 PM
Love the desert camo on Kittyhawks!!
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 18, 2016, 01:00:51 PM
:-ok
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: draken35 on November 18, 2016, 09:21:00 PM
Very nice!
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 18, 2016, 09:30:40 PM
Thanks :)
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: modellius on November 25, 2016, 01:14:12 AM
Superb once again !
Title: Re: P-40M Academy 1/72
Post by: No.1 on November 25, 2016, 06:47:42 AM
Thanks :))