Phantom2 Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 (edited) Hi I`ll jump in with this Hasegawa P-40E; Cheers! Stefan Edited March 1, 2023 by Phantom2 mywifehatesmodels, Rockie Yarwood, BradG and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, Phantom2 said: Hi I`ll jump in with this Hasegawa P-40E Aleutian Tiger is one of my favorite aircraft!! Looking forward to it! Edited March 1, 2023 by BiggTim Phantom2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom2 Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 Yes, I have wanted to do an Aleutian Tiger since I was in school, more then 50 years ago and I saw the old Revell kit. I could never afford it then, 1/32nd kits were very rare and much too expensive fror my weekly allowance. I´ll present the kit a bit later with some extra stuff I have. Cheers! Stefan Kagemusha and BiggTim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 There are some very nice P-40 options available, this included. Phantom2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Looking forward to this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom2 Posted May 11, 2023 Author Share Posted May 11, 2023 (edited) Hi All! As usual I start with building all the small subassemblies I can before painting and my table are soon filled with lots of these small builds and details…. The coolers as seen from the back… The wing spar and the wheel wells glued together…. First thing I did was gluing the tail to the fuselage, a very good fit, but there were some small sinkmarks. They are hard to see, but you can feel them with your fingertips. I have started sanding the seams and filled the sinkmarks with superglue. It works perfectly well, but you must sand it down within a couple of minutes before the glue hardens. You have to repeat this procedure a couple of times to get the desired surface. These parts did not fit at all! But I got them in place with some plasticard! Yes, You are quite right, I mucked it up, DOH! These are of course the INNER walls and they are supposed to fit as this; Later, a clear panel will form the outer fuselage side and the recess is supposed to be there, for now. PHEW, lucky I could catch it now, before the glue hardened! As you can se I also did a quick “tape together” to get a feeling of the fit… No problems whatsoever! The wing spar with the wheelwells glued to the lower wing part. Perfect fit, but it took some pressure to hold the parts together. More to come soon! Stefan Edited May 11, 2023 by Phantom2 denders, LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Soldier on Stefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Good start. I have heard the 1/32 kits don't fit well. I have the 1/48 in the stash, I fear it may suffer similar issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 (edited) What decals were you planning to use, Stefan? Edited May 12, 2023 by BiggTim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom2 Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 (edited) Thanks Guys! @Brad; almost all of these newer large scale kits from Hasegawa have really good fit, not WNW or Tamiya, but much, much, better then Revell. This far, I have built the P-47D, Raiden and now the P-40E, all have been really good kits with very good fit and they have been fun and easy to build. I still have the Ki-44 Shoki, Ki-84 Frank, another P-47 and a Raiden. @Tim; I will use these decals that I bought many, many moons ago; The option with the Tiger Head is "my" machine, "Aleutian Tigers" as they were called. Stefan Edited May 12, 2023 by Phantom2 MikeC, themongoose, MikeMaben and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Phantom2 said: Thanks Guys! @Brad; almost all of these newer large scale kits from Hasegawa have really good fit, not WNW or Tamiya, but much, much, better then Revell. This far, I have built the P-47D, Raiden and now the P-40E, all have been really good kits with very good fit and they have been fun and easy to build. I still have the Ki-44 Shoki, Ki-84 Frank, another P-47 and a Raiden. @Tim; I will use these decals that I bought many, many moons ago; The option with the Tiger Head is "my" machine, "Aleutian Tigers" as they were called. Stefan Ahhhhrrgh! You lucky SOB!! I have been wanting that decal set for years, and it's extremely hard to find!!! I SO wish Barracuda would make it again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Gotta love a tiger! BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom2 Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 Tanks all! Yes Tim, I bought this decalsheet as soon as I saw it! I have had the kit and the decals for years and finally, now I will build the thing! I love those Tiger mouths! Stefan KUROK and BiggTim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DugyB Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 I’d be so tempted to paint that tiger as a stencil….. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUROK Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 I have these same decals and I want to build the Tiger one day too. I will watch to see how you fit the decal! Someone did one of these at a model show I saw here in Atlanta. He said the yellow paint you need to match the decal is Tamiya "Camel Yellow". MikeC, Kagemusha and BiggTim 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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