p40e in captured japanese markings

[yak face]

hi all , well its been a long time coming mainly due to the freezing weather weve had keeping me out of the shed, but here is the 1/72 academy p40e. I first saw this scheme when a thread was posted by ron cole ,who is an aviation artist, challenging anyone to make a model of this particular aircraft . Always one who likes a challenge, i decided to have a crack ,so here it is. The kit was a dream -fantastic fit and detail and great value too ,in this scale the academy kits take some beating. The most difficult bit was hand painting the orange and sharks mouth (in fact if you look closely you can still see the pencil lines under the red paint , oops!)but i dont think it turned out too bad.Decals came from the spares box.I didnt add the prominent aerial wires (from tail to each wingtip) or the ring and bead external gunsight because the photos of the actual aircraft show these arent fitted. Anyway have a look and any comments welcome , cheers tonylane: edit. PS forgot to say , see also thread "someone must build this colourful p40e"









































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[Guest]

Wow, I remember the original posting and I remember thinking there was no way anyone would pull that off. I misjudged it by a mile. Great work Tony and kudos for having a go at it never mind pulling it off so well.

[spanner570]

Tony, you gave me the big 5 for my latest dio. and this is deserving of a darn sight more, I wish I could but I can't so.......

BIG FIVE TO YOU TOO!

Well deserved, mate.

Ron

[Gern]

Tony,

You kept that one a bit quiet! What a little gem!

Gern

[yak face]

cheers chaps, much appreciated, yes its been on the go for a while, theres a few more things starting to move a bit faster now too, heres a little teaser





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[stona]

Beautifully done Tony. I remember seeing the original thread and thinking I could just about pull of the painting at 1/48 or 1/32 but you've pulled it off nicely at the smaller scale. I bet it took the proverbial blood,sweat and tears! Well worth it.

Nice 109 too,is it one of H-JM's Fs?

Cheers

Steve

[yak face]

Beautifully done Tony. I remember seeing the original thread and thinking I could just about pull of the painting at 1/48 or 1/32 but you've pulled it off nicely at the smaller scale. I bet it took the proverbial blood,sweat and tears! Well worth it.Nice 109 too,is it one of H-JM's Fs?

Cheers

Steve

hi steve , yes its the one thats going in the desert dio with his kubelwagen, when i get the base finished. cheers tony

[Guest]

Hi Tony, Painting those Sharks Teeth at 1/72 must have made your eyes water - Great job Cheers Derek

[Guest]

I think this is brilliant Tony! I could never even attempt those teeth so my hat's off to you sir! The 109 looks good too!

Patrick

[yak face]

Thanks derek , patrick , yes it was a tricky job , but helped no end by the magnifying lamp, the best 18 quid ive spent in ages! Ive also got a message from ron cole, the guy in america whose post about his aviation art website started it all. He s going to send me a print for completing the model!! Brucie bonus!!! cheers tony

[Guest]

Nice one Tony, well deserved, bet you are well chuffed.

[Guest]

Tony mate this is fantastic work, i love the colour scheme and the sharks mouth is hand painted ... well done sir you can have five stars from me for this one, only hope my lancaster turns out half as good.

scott

[Guest]

Top notch Tony.

Can't wait to see the desert dio complete with bird.

BB.

[yak face]

Thanks gents, much appreciated ,especially the stars!! cheers tony

[Centurion3RTR]

I can't believe i've missed this beauty, sorry Tony lol busy, you know how it is mate. Cracking job you've done though.

Top job, John