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P-40 early
« on: August 27, 2009, 03:57:25 PM »
Fresh start and I have not much time to finish this one... note that color chips on profile are Du Pont samples for the US planes export to UK.

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Re: P-40 early
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2009, 01:00:17 PM »
After small brake I have to return and finish this project...  :-wall

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Re: P-40 early
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2009, 09:18:23 PM »
More work on the basic layout.

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Re: P-40 early
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2009, 03:49:37 PM »
Just a little work for now. Main work is shadows... in few hours I hope  :-wave

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Re: P-40 early
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2009, 04:40:30 PM »
I have start with shadows- now it look like airplane  :))

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Re: P-40 early
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2009, 08:16:49 PM »
In this moment layout is in stage when he get a breath of life...

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Re: P-40 early
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2009, 10:37:51 PM »
Working now mean- a lot of work just to get few details on the profile layout.

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Re: P-40 early
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2009, 10:50:26 PM »
All that riveting :-obey, and we get none on the model... :-roll Only good ole' Airfix does something in that direction, and then nobody is happy :-think (except me :-jump)
Ah, yes, your profiles... ;) Great, as ever  :-ok - is there going to be some Russian cammo, preferably winter?

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Re: P-40 early
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2009, 10:55:14 PM »
Why not, if get any good image.

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Re: P-40 early
« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2009, 09:13:52 AM »
Finaly! The basic layout is here  :-tri

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Re: P-40 early
« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2009, 10:45:06 AM »
This one is from No. 403 Squadron :)

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Re: P-40 early
« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2009, 12:03:17 PM »
Great profile  :-clap
Regarding the VVS samples maybe this could help
http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/articles/romanenko/p-40/index.htm

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Re: P-40 early
« Reply #12 on: September 04, 2009, 03:03:47 PM »
Who said 'Rusija'  :-cool

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Re: P-40 early
« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2009, 04:46:34 PM »
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Thanks for doing this sample  :-flo

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Re: P-40 early
« Reply #14 on: September 05, 2009, 02:18:35 PM »
This one is from No. 403 Squadron :)

Some info on 403 Sqn

"Created on 1 March 1941 as No. 403 Army Cooperation (AC) Squadron equipped with the Curtiss Tomahawk. In May of 1941 the Squadron's role was changed to Fighter and it exchanged its Tomahawks for Supermarine Spitfire Mk Is and moved from Baginton to Ternhill.

The Squadron moved again in August to Hornchurch to commence offensive operations and replaced its Mk I's with new Spitfire Mk Vb's. The Squadron continued operations from various airfields in the south of England until July 1942, when it withdrew to Catterick. It returned briefly to Manston to participate in operations over Dieppe on the 19th of August.

The Squadron then moved to Kenley in January 1943 and converted to Spitfire Mk IX's. Kenley became No. 127 Airfield in No. 17 Fighter Wing, and then 127 Wing of the new 2nd TAF (Tactical Air Force) later in the year. In April 1944 the wing moved to Tangmere for operations during the Normandy invasion, moving to French soil on 16 June. Patrols over the front and frequent aerial engagements followed throughout the summer and fall. Moving into Belgium in November the Squadron maintained regular contact with the remainder of the Luftwaffe and this ensured that the unit ended hostilities as the RCAF's second highest scoring unit with 125 1/4 victories claimed.

The code letters carried by the Squadron during this period were KH. The Squadron was disbanded at Fassberg, Germany on 10 July 1945."

Source - RCAF.com

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