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:
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on: January 16, 2022, 02:02:52 AM
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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: |
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on: January 11, 2022, 12:40:57 AM
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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? |
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on: January 08, 2022, 09:50:25 AM
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on: December 30, 2021, 11:50:14 PM
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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???  |
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on: December 14, 2021, 08:51:14 AM
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Be sure to post in-progress photos of your build once you get around to starting it!
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on: December 10, 2021, 09:41:08 PM
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Let us know what it's like when you get one
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on: December 09, 2021, 06:15:14 AM
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The kit seems to be out now!
I'm sure I'll pick up at least one soon. |
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on: November 29, 2021, 11:55:54 AM
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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/ |
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on: November 23, 2021, 09:17:04 AM
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Looks like you're off to a good start, Vince! Have you decided on which markings for it?
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on: November 22, 2021, 02:57:51 AM
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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.  |
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