Out2gtcha Posted March 4, 2011 Author Posted March 4, 2011 Got the inside of the fuse painted in Zinc Chromate tonight but thats not really pic worthy..........Got to get the sides of the fuse painted in interior green as the rest of the pit is, since its going to be visible once the Hasegawa canopy fuse sides are on. Blast it all...........I always seem to forget stuff like that. No biggie, I guess I had to respray it in interior green and not Zinc anyway. Im not sure there is a better way, but im not thrilled about those has conopy/fuse sections that are not on real panel lines and there for need to be filled. Oh well, will give me chance to put the sprue/terps method to work! Cheers, and more pics later Brian
camelhead Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 Those canopy join lines are a pain trust me and you'll need to do a lot of re scribing . Sean
Out2gtcha Posted March 4, 2011 Author Posted March 4, 2011 Those canopy join lines are a pain trust me and you'll need to do a lot of re scribing . Sean Ill bet your right about that Sean...................I saw that one coming from miles away when I noticed there were no real panel lines where Hasegawa placed the edges of the fuse canopy parts. Ah well, thats why we get into the hobby, I guess, challenges that make our models ours! Im hopefully going to mask off some/most of the detail surrounding those joints, then re-scribe and fill, then use my Rosie the Riveter tool to put the rivets back that I will inevitably destroy. So hopefully I will not take out too much of the kit surface detail if I mask carefully during the sanding process. Thanks for stopping in on me. Cheers, Brian
camelhead Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 (edited) Yes definitely going to need to mask the clear surfaces I made that mistake with mine when sanding the join but did manage to polish it out after, I'm a bit heavy handed I think as I'm used to working in brass not styrene. It beats me why Hasegawa didn't design the join line to match a correct panel line this would make life so much easier, Hmmm the fun of it all eh !! Sean Edited March 4, 2011 by camelhead
bdthoresen Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 Brian- Nice Work. I like the cockpit weathering especially. I have been wanting to build a P-40 for some time now, but never seem to have the time to finish any models right now. I have a few repairs still outstanding on the 202, and then the bench will be clear. This Hasegawa bird looks nice. I have a couple of Revell bagshots I have been squirrelling away, with Jerry Rutmans parts and some p.e.- I really want to build one of the Aleutian Tiger birds, weathered to hell. Anyway- Enough rambling on my part. Great work so far. Looking forward to seeing what you do with the foil on this one. Take care- THOR
Out2gtcha Posted March 4, 2011 Author Posted March 4, 2011 Brian- Nice Work. I like the cockpit weathering especially. I have been wanting to build a P-40 for some time now, but never seem to have the time to finish any models right now. I have a few repairs still outstanding on the 202, and then the bench will be clear. This Hasegawa bird looks nice. I have a couple of Revell bagshots I have been squirrelling away, with Jerry Rutmans parts and some p.e.- I really want to build one of the Aleutian Tiger birds, weathered to hell. Anyway- Enough rambling on my part. Great work so far. Looking forward to seeing what you do with the foil on this one. Take care- THOR Thanks Thor. Yeah, I figured it was about time to add a P-40 to the collection, as I did not have one up to this point. I cant WAIT to get to the "fun" stage of this build.......AKA foiling! It will be a just a bit, but other than the trial and tribs that Sean mentioned this build is going fairly smoothly. Next I just need to mask the outside of the fuse, and then spray the rear cockpit interior green that is visible in the back. As Sean said, looks like fun trying to blend not only the rear tail fuse plug, but those fuse canopy lines. Fun fun! Thanks for lookin. Brian
Derek B Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 Enjoying this build Brian I like the maps - they look pretty What did you use to tint your gunsight reflector glass? Good luck with the scribing. I use a (variable) mix of Cynoacrylate (Super glue) and talcum powder to fill any scribing errors - It dries uber fast (in minutes), can be built up in layers and is a lot softer to sand that straight super glue, but is still hard, unshrinking and will take scribing quite well (it also smells pretty good if you get it from the usual mother and child care section of the super stores! ). Cheers Derek
Out2gtcha Posted March 4, 2011 Author Posted March 4, 2011 Enjoying this build Brian I like the maps - they look pretty What did you use to tint your gunsight reflector glass? Good luck with the scribing. I use a (variable) mix of Cynoacrylate (Super glue) and talcum powder to fill any scribing errors - It dries uber fast (in minutes), can be built up in layers and is a lot softer to sand that straight super glue, but is still hard, unshrinking and will take scribing quite well (it also smells pretty good if you get it from the usual mother and child care section of the super stores! ). Cheers Derek Thanks Derek Always nice to hear those nice things from someone in the "biz". I just used the standard Eduard Acetate sheet for the gun-sight, sprayed on a VERY diluted coat (like 5 to 1 ratio or thinner) of Tamiya clear green on the underside of the sheet only, then took the top and dipped it in a thin layer of Future to get some glass-like reflection in it. I normally use a very similar technique for filling. I never use the kicker when using CA for filler, usually mixing it with "micro balloons". This time however, Im going to try my older technique of melted sprue but thanks to Ross's melted sprue in turps Idea, Im going to mix the sprue with turpentine, instead of liquid glue or lacquer, which does work but you usually end up with filled panel lines and a stringy mess. Brian
Out2gtcha Posted March 4, 2011 Author Posted March 4, 2011 Really nice work, Brian. Sincerely, Mark Thanks Mark! Kind words and heads up on that 109 E-bay auction mucho appreciated...........just need it to arrive from PA now. Thanks again and cheers, Brian
ChrisS Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 Really great weathering treatment on the pit...looking forward to the rest! Glad you could get the sight fixed without too much hassle!!
Allok Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 Looks like you're having some fun with this one, Brian. Looks terrific.
Out2gtcha Posted March 5, 2011 Author Posted March 5, 2011 Really great weathering treatment on the pit...looking forward to the rest! Glad you could get the sight fixed without too much hassle!! Thanks Chris..............glad you caught that or I just might have been happily meandering about in the pit finally assembled, only to have it complete with a bass-akwards gun sight. I they say, more pairs of eyes are better! Looks like you're having some fun with this one, Brian. Looks terrific. Thanks a heap Keith, and yeah, Im enjoying this one, as the fit so far seems really great. Im glad to see that your still up and about on the net. Nice maybe to take your mind off of all the terrible things going/have gone on. Thanks a heap guys for the kind words. As always makes all the difference sometimes. Cheers, Brian
Out2gtcha Posted March 5, 2011 Author Posted March 5, 2011 More progress last night and soon to be this morning.. Got the front chin intake squared away. Got the individual pieces glued together, then added the PE grills, and weathered the whole thing. Back side of the intake, with completed PE grills and a light(ish) sand wash After looking over the P-40 documentation I have, the front pics on a lot of them show thse two small tubes in the chin intake, that stick out in the airflow, and I really thought then looked cool for whatever reason. Not 100% sure what they are for, but Has provided two small indentations in the upper intake, I just had to drill the holes out and then cut off two pieces of stainless steel tubing the correct length, then ground them off @ a 45 deg angle. Mine are probably a bit further into the airflow than the 1:1 bird but hey, artists interpretation I say. Besides, I thought they looked cool in there, kinda like fangs. Gave the P-40 some bite! After I got the cockpit situated and the Intake done, I went to work buttoning up the fuse.........................more pics in a bit..........then sleepy! Then its back up-and-atom! Cheers, Brian
williamj Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 Love the gunsight and maps...nice touch. Watching and learning...this is like school for modelers.
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