Italeri P40N - Kittyhawk IV - Aircraft of World War II

FlexiBull · 06-08-2009, 03:59 PM

Just thought I would share some photos of my latest 1/48th model

Built almost straight from the box with the addition of UltraCast seat, wheels and exhausts.

The kit was not expensive and was OK apart from some bad surface detail on both wings from the internal wheel well ribs. These sanded out well. The undercarriage lets it down ( no pun intended) but thanks to a file from Macdrow and plenty of photos I have corrected some details. The gunsight went straight in the bin and a new one was made.

The cockpit had to be "blended" into the fuselage with the aid of some filler.

Needs a better background.

Now does anyone have a wat of making some 1/48th PSP for a decent diarama

Thorlifter · 06-08-2009, 04:02 PM

Beautiful!!!!! Nice P-40

Wurger · 06-08-2009, 04:05 PM

Well done.

Catch22 · 06-08-2009, 04:11 PM

Very nice!

FatMart · 06-08-2009, 04:58 PM

Excellent model, very well done.

Micdrow · 06-08-2009, 05:03 PM

Well done there, love the paint job!!!!

DBII · 06-08-2009, 05:17 PM

cool weathering.

DBII

Airframes · 06-08-2009, 05:19 PM

Very nice Flexi'. Both Verlinden and Eduard do PSP in 1/48th scale. The Eduard set isn't too expensive, in PE, and I believe the Verlinden kit, if still available, is/was resin. The Eduard stuff looks very nice.

FlexiBull · 06-08-2009, 06:09 PM

Thanks guys

I had some useful pictures of the actual aircraft to go on.

Terry thanks for the info on the PSP

Airframes · 06-08-2009, 06:24 PM

You're welcome mate.

109ROAMING · 06-08-2009, 07:06 PM

VERY cool mate

great job

Gnomey · 06-08-2009, 07:37 PM

Nice model!

muller · 06-08-2009, 10:09 PM

Lovely stuff, love the weathering on the wings! Nice scratch-building too.

I think we'll need to have a P-40 GB sometime.....

ozhawk40 · 06-08-2009, 10:16 PM

Great model Flexibull - really nice.

I have a base from Eduard that has the PSP texture molded in. You might want to have a look to source one yourself. I'm painting this now for the GB. I think they come in various sizes.

cheers

Peter

ozhawk40 · 06-08-2009, 10:28 PM

Did someone mention p-40 Group Build?

Great idea! A chance to thin the p-40 collection a little bit more.

06-08-2009, 03:59 PM	#1
FlexiBull Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 102	Italeri P40N - Kittyhawk IV Just thought I would share some photos of my latest 1/48th model Built almost straight from the box with the addition of UltraCast seat, wheels and exhausts. The kit was not expensive and was OK apart from some bad surface detail on both wings from the internal wheel well ribs. These sanded out well. The undercarriage lets it down ( no pun intended) but thanks to a file from Macdrow and plenty of photos I have corrected some details. The gunsight went straight in the bin and a new one was made. The cockpit had to be "blended" into the fuselage with the aid of some filler. Needs a better background. Now does anyone have a wat of making some 1/48th PSP for a decent diarama

06-08-2009, 04:02 PM	#2
Thorlifter Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 4,346	Beautiful!!!!! Nice P-40 __________________

06-08-2009, 04:05 PM	#3
Wurger Siggy Master Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 13,972	Well done. __________________

06-08-2009, 04:11 PM	#4
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,293	Very nice! __________________

06-08-2009, 05:03 PM	#6
Micdrow “Archive” Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,852	Well done there, love the paint job!!!! __________________ "Valor does not mean Hero."

06-08-2009, 04:58 PM	#5
FatMart Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 57	Excellent model, very well done.

06-08-2009, 05:17 PM	#7
DBII Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,429	cool weathering. DBII

06-08-2009, 05:19 PM	#8
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,062	Very nice Flexi'. Both Verlinden and Eduard do PSP in 1/48th scale. The Eduard set isn't too expensive, in PE, and I believe the Verlinden kit, if still available, is/was resin. The Eduard stuff looks very nice. __________________

06-08-2009, 06:09 PM	#9
FlexiBull Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 102	Thanks guys I had some useful pictures of the actual aircraft to go on. Terry thanks for the info on the PSP

06-08-2009, 06:24 PM	#10
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,062	You're welcome mate. __________________

06-08-2009, 07:06 PM	#11
109ROAMING Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 4,998	VERY cool mate great job __________________ "When all else fails read the manual"

06-08-2009, 07:37 PM	#12
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 15,224	Nice model! __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

06-08-2009, 10:09 PM	#13
muller Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Emerald Isle Posts: 1,497	Lovely stuff, love the weathering on the wings! Nice scratch-building too. I think we'll need to have a P-40 GB sometime..... __________________

06-08-2009, 10:16 PM	#14
ozhawk40 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Live on the Oz West Coast - Perth Posts: 443	Great model Flexibull - really nice. I have a base from Eduard that has the PSP texture molded in. You might want to have a look to source one yourself. I'm painting this now for the GB. I think they come in various sizes. cheers Peter

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