Free French P-40F GC II/5 "Lafayette"

[mattlow]

Looking very nice, unusual subject as well...

 

Was the GM tail a bad fit because it was designed for a different kit? Looked like a major addition by you to make it meet up properly..?

 

Look forward to more.

 

Matt

[bsarnoffca]

The GM tail section was designed for the kit just didn't fit too well. Surprising since all the pieces are so well engineered and detailed.

[bsarnoffca]

Waroff here is a link to the H 75 I built some years ago. Forgot that mine was actually a conversion kit using a Trumpeter P 40B. Forgot how much I enjoyed building this kit doing the research and creating the diorama. There may be some useful information or you.

 

http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=7640&hl=bsarnoffca&st=0

[waroff]

Thank ypou for your link, it's very interesting, your H75 is beautiful.

 

 

Edit:

 

I delete the message because I wrote an error, also I makes a correction..

I mistake because there were two aircraft coded "2" this day.

blue 2 was the beginning of the row, and white 2 toward the end

Edited May 22, 2012 by waroff

[A.Wolf Grant]

Thanks all. Grant, not that busy. These are photos taken over many months and just posted all at once.

 

Well ...... of COURSE I knew THA..AT << Ahemmmm, cough>> - I was just testing

 

Grant

[bsarnoffca]

Warhoff good catch...."Both squadrons had the famous Souix head painted on the aircraft the 2nd squadron adding it"s own badge (a flying duck) under the windscreen. Individual numbers were white for the 1st squadron and light blue for the 2nd squadron. " (French Air Force Camouflage and Markings 1938-1945). So the aircraft in the color photo is "2" of the 2nd squadron and my model "2" of the 1st squadron. Here are two great sites for more information;

 

http://maquette72.free.fr/themes/lafayette/P40_normal/P40_avions.php

 

http://maquette72.free.fr/themes/lafayette/P40_normal/P40_historique.php

 

Here is an aircraft of the 2nd squadron;

 

[bsarnoffca]

Okay more pics. The aircraft is mostly finished but need a good weathering and staining.

 

 

[bsarnoffca]

Hmmm some of these are pretty out of focus

 

[bsarnoffca]

Some engine shots. I'll post more soon

 

 

[A.Wolf Grant]

Looking good.

 

Grant.

[KUROK]

Gorgeous. I still love weathering on the exhausts!

[waroff]

Excellent!

it looks like well the reality

 

The color of spinner was not "dark earth" as the other airplane?

[bsarnoffca]

Thanks all. Yes the exhausts look realistic painted that way. An inexpensive set of oil paints will do it. I changed the spinner color. I thought red looked nicer. Maybe this one was painted red later. Also some details I "stretch" a bit. The cowl should actually cover the firewall but this was the only way it would fit. The sheet metal behind the spinner is also made up. Looks about right not accurate.

[Tomek]

Very nice!

I'm looking forward to seeing the final product.

[bsarnoffca]

Okay finally finishing this project up. Finshed aircraft.