pcben80 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) Hello, I just wanted to throw up a few pictures of my recently completed Hasegawa P-40E. I made a very brief start on this one about a year ago and then set it aside. About a month ago, in an attempt to finally finish something, I decided this was the one from the SOD I was going to go with. In order to help me with the goal of a quick, stress-free build, I decided to keep things as basic as possible. Only AM I used was the CMK wheel wells, RB seatbelts, Eduard wheels and Zotz decals. And since the Eduard P-40 bazookas were on sale, I figured why not? Even though it seems that their use on the P-40 was limited at best! On that note, after deciding that I wasn't going to go down the paint mask route, I had a hard time finding a scheme for a P-40E that I liked since I couldn't find the Barracuda set for this a/c. So I went with the North African P-40 set from Zotz with the understanding that those are for an F and not an E. I picked Miss Fury because the paint scheme was easy (again, in line with the goal of finishing!). I used MRP for the US Sand and US Azure Blue and Gunze for the interior colors and the wheel wells which are also not accurate as best as I can tell! So, in contrast to Martin and Blackbeard's recent contributions which are clearly well researched, accurate and of top notch quality, I present mine which should basically be viewed as a "what if?" build. Even so, I'm happy with it and it was a wonderful, easy and quick build. I picked up another one of these kits a while ago and will endeavor to make that one much more accurate, probably using the GM P-40F conversion kit to make Sweet Bets. Cheers, Ben Edited June 21, 2017 by pcben80 Kendzior, Whitey, mpk and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Beautiful build Ben, clean and crisp. Bravo! Cheers Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcben80 Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) Beautiful build Ben, clean and crisp. Bravo! Cheers Martin Thanks Martin. Appreciate the feedback. Again, not really in the same category as your build but a lot of fun nonetheless! Ben Edited June 21, 2017 by pcben80 mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Nice! I don't think I've ever seen one with rocket launchers! pcben80 and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcben80 Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) Nice! I don't think I've ever seen one with rocket launchers! Yeah, the bazookas were definitely an impulse buy. I was buying some for a future P-47 build and I couldn't resist. Seems that there's a little more precedent for them to be mounted on a P-47 but I did find the picture below showing a P-40 with bazookas. Sounds like it was rare though. And, as I mentioned in my initial post, there's not much about this build that's accurate! Edited June 21, 2017 by pcben80 mpk and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 It's another terrific one, Ben! May I publish it on the website? Kev mpk, Shaka HI and pcben80 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben L. Hernandez Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Very cool build and very interesting with the bazooka launchers. Until now I've never seen them on a P-40. I like me it allot! pcben80 and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngtiger1 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Beautiful work Ben. You're one talented dude mpk and pcben80 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcben80 Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) Thanks for all the kind words about the build, guys. I'm glad I was able to contribute something to the site. As with my Dauntless build, I applied a lot of the tricks I've learned here when working on this one. Referring back to previous builds of this kit was also invaluable. It's another terrific one, Ben! May I publish it on the website? Kev Kev - of course you can publish it. I'd be honored. Edited June 22, 2017 by pcben80 mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUROK Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 I like it! Thanks for sharing it with us! mpk and pcben80 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Love the desert pink! Great job pcben80 and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Maybe"not much accurate" to quote your own words, but very nicely done, a fine representation of a P-40 pcben80 and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 love it! im a sucker for desert birds and anything with rocket tubes pcben80 and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Lovely, thanks for sharing. mpk and pcben80 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Brilliant work Ben! Cheer's, Jeff. mpk and pcben80 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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