Chris Hannover - Germany Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 After recieving the brand new 1/32 Hasegawa P-40 E, i had a fast look at it. All looks very nice and i went on to have a little test fit of the main parts. Now i´m up to do a quick job on it, and hopefully i can get it done in the next 7 or 10 days. Here are the first pics. The Box art The overall shape is great Close up of the windscreen What the hell is going on here... To spread the fuselage a bit to close that bad hole between fuse and wings, i added a plastic rod Looks much better now, i can live with that. The surface detail is great and it seems, Mr. Trumpeter has his fingers in the game... The chin cooler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Looks a fine kit Chris, and I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it. You're right about the Trumpeter-like rivets though. I'm not a fan of rivets personally, but I'm not freaked out by them either, and I'm sure they'll look OK under paint etc. I wish I could build a kit in 7-10 days! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Good looking kit Chris, I am sure you will doa great job on it!! Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Thanks for that chris , I havn't got round to test fitting anything yet , (My Tornado F-3 is a cruel mistress!), I don't know if I'm alone in this , but the Pilot ikit looks excellent, and I think he might get a flight for once.. anyone else thinkig of crewing their P-40? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 Needs some attantion: Glue topside first, then the lower one.The cockpit, starting with the seat.The instrumentpanel The kit wheelsBut from what i know, later P-40s were refited with this wheels, so i'll use them. That are True Details Mustang wheels.Bomb and drop Tank. I'll use the bomb on this one. Yellow stripes are provided in the kit decals, but i want to paint it. I bend a stripe of Tamiya's Masking Tape around the bomb and covered it with FUTURE. After painting i'll have a raised detail which should be easy to paint.That's all for now. At the moment i'm working on some wireing in the cockpit as well as the wheel well.Hope you like it, please leave comments and have a look for the next updates. I've planned to do something like a daily diary. We will see how it is coming along Cheers,Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 Thanks Gentlemen That was fast... I HOPE to get it done in 7 - 10 days, i'm not sure about it... The rivet detail isn't that bad, i like them. The pilot figure looks indeed very nice, but i won't put "him" inside, as i want to show the cockpit.Cheers,Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rigor Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 wow chris look's like a nice kit,but 7-10 days good luck and i thought i had alot of project's going at once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 Thanks mate, at least i try to get it done in time... Just the Sea Fury and the P-40 on the go. Cheers, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancman Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Hey Chris, start doing builds in 7-10 days and you may have to change your name to Erwin :D It looks a nice kit from straight out the box. Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 Thanks Graham! Cheers, Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Hey thanks for the close-ups Chris. M M ...mine's on it's way from HLJ now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hannover - Germany Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 My pleasure Mike You'll like the kit i'm sure.Cheers,Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Are there pictures on this thread? Cause I am not getting them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJ Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Are there pictures on this thread? Cause I am not getting them? Yes there are. You should check to see if all pictures have stopped being visible to you. If so you might need to re-set your preferences under "my controls" then click on "board settings" in the left column. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Dollar Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I picked mine up two days ago. It looks really good. I'm going to build mine as a late AVG P40E with Chinese markings instead of using the US national insignia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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