Mikester Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) Still battling photo hosting issues since I shut down my website, so let's see if this works... Here's the (un-buildable ) 1/32 Trumpeter P-40B/C done in the markings of Robert Neale's "White 7" of the AVG in Kunming, China in June of '42, CO of 1st Pursuit and the leading AVG ace with 15.5 kills. Decals are from Kits World mostly and were excellent. I started with Tiger Wings decals which look great on the sheet but we were so thin and brittle they were mostly unusable. Big, big shout out to my buddy Rick Kranias who provided me with the two side windows for the cockpit after I broke mine. Details: BarracudaCast resin wheels Master brass MG set SAC landing gear (only because lone of my struts got lost) Cockpit corrected with left over parts from Azur Hawk 75 and some scratch-building Kits World decals Paint: Mr. Color Edited December 9, 2018 by Mikester Lenny320, coogrfan, Pfuf and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 That looks absolutely spot on, you just need to put up some Black and White photos to make it seem even more real. The kit was the first Trumpeter kit that I built and despite it's flaws I found it a really nice build and it still lives on in my display cabinet. Cheers Dennis Mikester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Beautiful work, Mike! Kev Mikester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Wow, super nice! Very well done on the photography too Mikester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 That! is how that model is supposed to look. Sincerely, Mark Mikester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Yeah , not bad for a POS kit That's a beauty Mike Hope mine turns out that well. Mikester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Spectacular work! A beauty is it! Mike Mikester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Put a pagoda in it and we'll think we're in Kunming. Very nifty Flying Tigers build. Mikester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffH Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Beautiful job Mike! Mikester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Absolutely stunning!!! At first I thought I was looking at reference photos of actual plane - very well done! Thank for posting. Mikester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Terrific work Mike, absolutely spot on finish! Torben Mikester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Well done Mike. Love the color on this one. Pictures are great too. Troy Mikester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Beautiful model, looks like the real thing. Your photos are excellent as well. Dan Mikester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 excellent !!!!! and very nice pictures too !!! Alain Mikester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUROK Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Gorgeous job on the model and the photography as well! Mikester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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