**** DONE: GB-59 1/48 P-40 AVG - WW2 PTO V

[N4521U]

User Name: N4521U
Name:...........Bill
Category:.....Advanced
Scale:.............1/48
Manufacturer/Model:...Trumpeter #05807
Extras:..................................Legend P-40B/C cockpit #LF4036 for Monogram/Academy
I'll make it fit!!!!!!

I am finally getting to do an AVG P-40! Too easy.

 

[Wurger]

 

[N4521U]

Well now This kit is not going to take long at all.
Fit is pretty nice and assembly is so simple n easy.
These are just lndg gear legs and wheels.
I'll be painting everything but the 4 tire parts
silver, then assemble and paint tire black. Add
brake lines and Bam....................................

Prop is easy, paint tips yellow, mask then black.
I'll pre-paint the spinner.

The horiz stabs come in two halves.
Glued up nice. The ailerons same.
Flaps, I attached to the wings. Gear
box sides are in place. Unsure of the
guns, the barrels are kinda weak in
detail and have to go in first. Thinking.

The rudder is two part, just doesn't
line up well at top with vert stab.
Will have to do so adding at top.

Exhaust are two pieced, dies are getting very old.
Just big gaps and dunno about this. Fill? they are
hollow so will be testy...................?

To the cockpit marked "K" are the Kit parts. Am quite
happy with the amount of detail in the resin kit!!!!!!!
A bit of a chore working out how to get it to fit. Will
be doing some blocks to support the floor.

The side walls and seat back fir pretty good,
a lot of trimming was needed for the back.
Nothing too difficult. just slow going.
It goes on..........................

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far Bill!

 

[N4521U]

Not to self......
Self, do not attempt to Remove molded seatbelts from resin seats.

Unless you want to hunt for a replacement!!!!

 

[N4521U]

So after I botched my pilots seat
and located a substitute.........
I did a bit of scratch detail.

Then I corrected the rudder to vert stab.
First I tapered the edges, in yellow, to
receive the rounded edge off the rudder.

Then holding it all together with masking
tape, I took about 0.5mm off to match
the curves, Bam! I'm happy with it.

I've been busy fitting all the resin
cockpit stuff. A bit tedious cuz it's
not for a Trumpeter, but it's what
I do..........................

 

[Wurger]

 

[N4521U]

This kit seems to be all right. Fits and detail.
I'm the one making it difficult.

I just give all this a shake.........

And Bam......................... most of it is in!

Seat back and IP are not attached yet.
Spray and detail paint before buttoning up.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Lots of detail on the side walls.

 

[N4521U]

Lots of detail on the side walls.

Heaps!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Excellent Bill, good work.

 

[A4K]

Very nice Bill!

 

[N4521U]

Thanks guys. I don't think even Kindig test fits as much as I'm having to do. Even still......!

 

[le_steph40]

Excellent Bill

 

[Crimea_River]

Liking all that so far Bill.

 

[fubar57]

Good stuff Bill

 

[N4521U]

So I thought I was smart.............pfft.
My gun barrels. The wing is fitted with Guns,
not just barrels. So I glued in a block I could
drill for the barrels. Well Old Bill just went ahead
and tried drill Before the glue was set, Of course
I had glued the wing tops on and off came the
blocks!!!!!! Shoot man!

So now I had to do some Big drilling, insert a 1.6mm rod, then drill
That out to 0.7 for 4 barrels. Just a lot of work. But it did work.

So now back to the cockpit painting.

 

[A4K]

Sorted it though Bill- good on ya!