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31  P-40 Warhawk Forums / P-40 Models / Re: 1/72 Special Hobby RAAF 76 Sqdn. P-40N on: July 31, 2022, 01:59:33 AM
Work has been progressing.  I'm having some issue with my Iwata Neo airbrush.  Getting a smooth paint job has been difficult.
I was a bit too much in a rush when I tried to paint my own RAAF roundels.  I used a circle cutter to make precise masks.
However, the paint I used was not good and I had some disasters with tape pulling up olive drab.
Since these were taken, I have been able to:
1. repaint the affected areas
2. obtain a decal sheet with RAAF roundels
3. finish decal application




32  P-40 Warhawk Forums / P-40 Models / Re: 1/72 Special Hobby RAAF 76 Sqdn. P-40N on: April 25, 2022, 11:50:55 AM
I'm back to work on it...life got in the way for a while.

Masking the forward canopy.  This job is for the birds... especially in 1/72 scale.
I'm using a combination of Tamiya tape, painter's tape, bare metal foil, and MicroMask to fill in gaps.

33  P-40 Warhawk Forums / P-40 Models / Re: 1/72 Special Hobby RAAF 76 Sqdn. P-40N on: March 16, 2022, 01:12:54 AM

Well... The model show is a few days away.  Looks like it won't be finished.  I'm just too much of a perfectionist.
No problem.  I won't compromise doing it right.

I did a crash molded fabrication for the sliding canopy.

Here is the kit canopy used as a mold:



And the resulting canopy...



I do love this kit.  It is really well made and accurate to the P-40.  It's just too small for my old eyes.  Really wish I had this kit decades ago.
I'll get through it but it will make 1/48 and 1/32 seem like a cinch!



34  P-40 Warhawk Forums / P-40 Models / Re: 1/72 Special Hobby RAAF 76 Sqdn. P-40N on: March 09, 2022, 10:01:42 AM
This is the Eduard wheel, now painted.
Eduard has impressed me with the amount of detail on such a small scale.
I've used Testors metalizer on the hub and an old bottle of Polly Scale "scale black" for the tire.
Finally dry brushed with Model Master Light Ghost Gray on the treads.

35  P-40 Warhawk Forums / P-40 Models / Re: 1/72 Special Hobby RAAF 76 Sqdn. P-40N on: February 21, 2022, 11:19:15 AM
Small update.
This is the pilot seat from the old Eduard Photoetch.
It might not be exactly right for P-40N but it has a square back so that was good enough.
The belts are from the old Reheat photo etch sheet.

My eyes are struggling with 1/72.  I love the kit tho.

36  P-40 Warhawk Forums / P-40 Models / Re: 1/72 Special Hobby RAAF 76 Sqdn. P-40N on: January 29, 2022, 07:45:12 AM
Here is the decal sheet I'm using.  This was the first decal sheet I ever bought...about 40 years ago.
I've already done four planes from this sheet so I'd say I got my money's worth eh?

37  P-40 Warhawk Forums / P-40 Models / Re: 1/72 Special Hobby RAAF 76 Sqdn. P-40N on: January 28, 2022, 09:31:43 PM
Thanks!
I painted the bullets black and then sanded the protruding detail to expose the brass.  It worked perfectly.
Bare metal foil was used to represent the other portions with my carefully cutting out the bullet detail on the feed chutes.
I was worried about the two different metals corroding each other so I painted the brass with a layer of Future floor gloss.
Hope that does it...
38  P-40 Warhawk Forums / P-40 Models / Re: 1/72 Special Hobby RAAF 76 Sqdn. P-40N on: January 16, 2022, 02:02:52 AM
Hi all,
Today I installed some ammo bay detail I got from that Eduard photoetch sheet (from the early 90s).
I used black paint and bare metal foil to detail it before gluing it in here:

39  P-40 Warhawk Forums / P-40 Models / Re: Great Wall Hobby P-40B Tomahawk in 1/32 on: January 11, 2022, 12:40:57 AM
Nice!
I have not gotten mine yet but soon will. 
Gents it looks like after all these years we finally have a top notch Tomahawk in 1/32 scale!!!

Now, can get convince Airfix to do a Tomahawk in 1/24?   or a P-36?
40  P-40 Warhawk Forums / P-40 Models / Re: 1/72 Special Hobby RAAF 76 Sqdn. P-40N on: December 30, 2021, 11:50:14 PM
I have noticed that the RAAF in particular used a "double wide" belly tank.  I have not seen any USAAF or RAF P-40s using them.  One can assume that as the Japanese were pushed back, they needed more range.  As I recall the Aussies were pissed that they were given second line role...so much so that some of their top pilots resigned.

Special Hobby included a wide tank in the kit but they only made the tail end of the tank wider.  It's incorrect.
So I took a part from my spares box and modified it myself.  It was a belly tank from an old Hasegawa kit I built in the late 80s.

Here is a pic of the bad one included in the kit:



Now a pic of mine prior to primer and just before I added the "seam" around the circumference.  That was difficult.



Here it is with a coat of primer.  I'm trying to figure out what color to paint it.  Should it be an aluminum paint or neutral gray???








41  P-40 Warhawk Forums / P-40 Models / Re: Great Wall Hobby P-40B Tomahawk in 1/32 on: December 09, 2021, 06:15:14 AM
The kit seems to be out now!
I'm sure I'll pick up at least one soon.
42  P-40 Warhawk Forums / P-40 Models / Re: 1/72 Special Hobby P-40N on: November 29, 2021, 11:55:54 AM
I have an old Micro Scale decal sheet with a 76 sq RAAF kittyhawk.
Here is an old thread about this plane:

https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/done-finished-kittyhawk-iv-curtiss-p-40n-raaf-76-sqn-g-sv-a29-1140-group-build.18592/
43  P-40 Warhawk Forums / P-40 Models / Re: 1/72 Special Hobby P-40N on: November 22, 2021, 02:57:51 AM

I am amazed at the fit of the True Details sidewall parts which were designed for the old Hasegawa kit!
Seems more than a coincidence.




These are the resin wheels upgrade kit from Eduard "Brassin" line.
Beautiful fine detail that I hope I can preserve with some careful painting:


I also plan to use this old Eduard photoetch set also made for the Hasegawa.
It has some useful parts too.  I might do an open ammo bay just for a change of pace.

44  P-40 Warhawk Forums / P-40 Models / Re: Great Wall Hobby P-40B Tomahawk in 1/32 on: September 16, 2021, 10:28:48 PM
Check out the last couple of pages in the thread.
Looking really impressive!

https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/77012-great-wall-hobby-p-40b-tomahawk-in-132/page/28/
45  P-40 Warhawk Forums / P-40 Models / Re: 1/72 Special Hobby P-40N on: August 03, 2021, 10:01:29 PM
  I wish Special Hobby would re-tool its "F/L" kit, which is definitely earlier-generation and not nearly as refined.

I also have some of those earlier P-40F/L kits from SH.
You are right...they are not bad but the nose is still not quite right.
No model kit has ever gotten that right.
I have plans to do a resin nose for these new Special Hobby kits.
That is...whenever I get more spare time...   Ugh...
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