Trumpeter 1/32 P-40 M 'War Hawk'

[stona]

From other threads about Trumpeter’s 1:32 scale planes, like those BarryW has built, I get the distinct impression Trumpeter expects you to build it with everything open that they have designed to be open. Tough luck if you don’t want that …

I think that's true. Even the flaps, which do have a 'closed/up' option, need a bit of work to achieve. They weren't bad, but given the very good fit of the rest of the kit I suspect the closed option is a bit of an afterthought.

[stona]

Made some progress and have got the basic camouflage scheme on the model, which just needs a couple of edges to be tidied up a little.. I followed the Curtiss drawings for the pattern, not the instructions.



The underside colour is my estimation of Curtiss 'Light Blue 27' which was supposed to approximate the British Azure Blue but was, by all accounts, noticeably lighter. I just chucked some white, completely unscientifically, into some Azure Blue until it was indeed noticeably lighter.



I might even get this done over the next week or so. I need to as I had a rush of blood and have entered Andy's Japanese aircraft group build, which means I need to get on with something...errr...Japanese, namely my Special hobby 'Claude'.

[stona]

I've started spraying some markings. The kit decals, at least the national markings, are not much good anyway.

I made my own South African orange by mixing the red and yellow used for RAF markings...which is probably what the South Africans did too.

[yak face]

Just catching up steve , looking mighty fine , cheers tony

[Tim Marlow]

Looking good Steve.

[Jim R]

A lot of interesting research and head scratching so I'm sure you have things as accurate as is possible. Certainly looks good and the pilot does certainly up the look of the cockpit. Wheels up = no tyre issues :thumb2:

[stona]

I've got this to the point where there is really only a few bits to add and, of course, a bit of weathering.





I'll leave this thread here and post the completed model in a new one as soon as it's actually completed.

[Neil Merryweather]

love that, Steve!