Red Star GB - P-40E Kittyhawk

[FTS]

I hadn't realised there was a Soviet option in this kit. I'm going to have to buy another one of these kits now! Ah well!

[tc2324]

Another glorious type covered for the motherland comrade.

[steve149c]

Great choice!

[paddyboy]

Hi FT

I'm watching and waiting

Cheers

Patrick

[FTS]

After the last lot of Airfix builds that i've completed, it's a nice break to build something simple A little bit of filler is required in some places.

[steve149c]

Nice

[paddyboy]

Very nice

Patrick

[FTS]

I've been cracking on with this kit. I've not painted dark earth and dark green onto an aircraft in a very long time. It's tempting me to get some Spits built

I've brush painted all apart from the spinner and wheels with Tamiya acrylics. A coat of Klear had been applied just before I took these pics. The flash really highlights areas that need touching up, which is good, but makes the green look patchy, which is bad

[tc2324]

It looks the part Steve.

[steve149c]

Great job Steve, ref the green, looks perfect, adds a slight bit of texture to her. Looking really nice though!!

[paddyboy]

She looks sooooo good mate

I am well green-eyed

Cheers

Patrick

[steve149c]

I've just noticed, cracking work on masking the canopy there Steve!

Steve

[FTS]

Cheers chaps. The canopy I feel needs a bit more work. It's all painted free hand with a very thin brush. It would benefit from a few more coats.

[steve149c]

Steve,

Did you paint it the canopy interior colour first?

Steve

[FTS]

Steve,

Did you paint it the canopy interior colour first?

Steve

Yeah I did. I used Cockpit Green but when I bought it I hadn't noticed the (IJN) next to it I attached the canopy with Contact Clear and some seaped behind the glass. Tad bit anoying! Just thinking, did you mean did I paint the canopy frames with the interior colour first?

[steve149c]

Yes! When I paint, I normally mask up, then spray the interior colour, which is black for a hawk, then I spray the whole model primer, and then top coat.

Steve

[FTS]

Not much more left to do with this. All of the references i've seen of VVS P-40Es show them to have been in faily good condition, so i've only exhaust staining and a matt coat to add.

[steve149c]

Looking very nice!!

[Typhoon2]

That looks great!!

[paddyboy]

Looks like a great job to me

Cheers

Patrick