LSP_K2 Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 30 minutes ago, fastterry said: I was just sorting out my photo collection of P-40s and I noticed that the profile above serial number has a nine at the end and the photo definitely shows an eight. Thought you should know to save embarrassment from eagle eyes in the future. TRF Sure enough. Thanks for the info. I just checked, and the Zotz sheet has it as 5009 too. I'll have to see if I can dig up a replacement somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolga ULGUR Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 8 hours ago, LSP_K2 said: Yes, I saw that. Do you recall what specific OD you used, ANA 613 or 41? Thanks. I used Gunze's H52 Acrylic Olibe drab. But by creating different intonations LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 OK, the RF "E" IP is completely different from the "N" stuff, naturally, including even the gun sight, so I think I'm going to use the kit IP (with decals), and the RF stuff on the remaining areas. The "N" IP is pretty boring and colorless anyway, so this seems to be my best option at the moment. Now if I just had some decent seat belts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 I decided it was time to dust off the ol’ airbrush and do some painting tonight. Here the intakes have received some MM metalizer aluminum and a dark wash on the screens. Unfortunately, I used way too much liquid glue on these parts, ruining two of the three screens, so I’ll either replace with Eduard P.E, or just steal the same parts from my “E” kit and redo, not real sure yet. And the basic ‘pit components now given their base coat of Gunze 351. scvrobeson, MikeMaben, Landrotten Highlander and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 OK, I've decided to go with brand new intake parts, so here they are, assembled and puttied. HB252, R Palimaka, denders and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 Starboard tail seam turned out much better than I'd hoped. LSP_Kevin, chaos07, KUROK and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 "Pit parts now given a nice Vallejo dark olive wash. Once clear coated, I'll add some other colors. Pretty subtle, but I like that. Landrotten Highlander, Shoggz, Azgaron and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 More baby steps. ‘Pit now has some detail colors, Red Fox stuff and some random washes to unify and dirty it all up. Still more to do though, as I’m awaiting an Eduard set for additional interior stuff. Johnny Cloud, chaos07, Azgaron and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEYSSON Gilles Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Hello Kevin All you have to do now is assemble all these magnificent parts to create a very pretty cockpit ! Gilles LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waroff Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 (edited) On 3/1/2024 at 4:06 PM, Archimedes said: Ah, we’ve all done something like that and then realised we need to take a step back! The intake on the P-40 is a particularly interesting affair and it’s not the front that is the bigger challenge but the back . The shots below are courtesy of IPMS Stockholm and are of a P-40E so ignore the white tubes on the frontal shot. The last photo is of a P-40N where the tubes are deleted. Front: Rear P40-N (note tubes deleted) Paul this is the spark plug cooling tube, it also exists on the N, but further back maybe (D up to N these tube are same part number) Edited March 11 by waroff Archimedes, Tolga ULGUR, Johnny Cloud and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 2 hours ago, waroff said: this is the spark plug cooling tube, it also exists on the N, but further back maybe (D up to N these tube are same part number) Thank you for the information! Useful to know. I’ll try to find a shot from the rear of an N to see where they got relocated to. Kind regards, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waroff Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 17 hours ago, Archimedes said: Thank you for the information! Useful to know. I’ll try to find a shot from the rear of an N to see where they got relocated to. Kind regards, Paul hth chaos07, Archimedes, LSP_K2 and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 4 hours ago, waroff said: hth Merci pour votre secours Waroff. Cordialement Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Oh boy, P-40 stuff! In addition to the MRP neutral grey that's on the way, I may now be able to get the fuselage zipped up soon. There's also some Tamiya neutral grey here now, just to add some accents to the MRP grey. Landrotten Highlander, KUROK, LSP_Kevin and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Ooh, Grey paint (via a deal with our own cxk5075). Thanks so much for the help, Dino. I couldn't resist spritzing some on the fuselage and wing, and absolutely love the color. Fuselage seam obviously still needs more work. Landrotten Highlander, Johnny Cloud, R Palimaka and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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