Monday, August 13, 2018

Amazing Airfix P-40C build Roger Fabrocini

started the 1:48 AirFix Warhawk. some molded levers were cut off and replaced. side wall parts detail is a bet soft so i filed them down to make them thinner.
AirFix added panel lines that don't exist around the middle, under the canopy opening, part of the fuselage. i removed them and added rivet detail. to tie it all together i riveted the rest of the fuselage (wings to follow). i also replaced the raised rivet detail on the wing fillets with recessed rivets using a beading tool.
interior colors is Tamiya yellow-green and black mix. detail picked out with vallejo acrylics. data plates are dry transfers from archer, seat is from UltraCast, lap belts P.E. eduard.
some gaps filled with true-earth plastic putty. i'm using the UltraCast resin exhausts and prop.
added a cross brace to the windshield and scratch built a new gunsight refelector plate, attached with future.
primed with Mr. Surfacer 1500 black. pre shade with white, rlm 76, and neutral gray. under surface color is mr. color #332, British Lt. A/C Gray
Top Camo is done. i wasn't too "jazzed" with my colors, Mr. Color RLM79 and FS34079 green, too much contrast. the RLM79 was too light., so i worked on over spraying it with Gunze H72 Dark earth. Masks were cut from Tamiya tape


started the 1:48 AirFix Warhawk. some molded levers were cut off and replaced. side wall parts detail is a bet soft so i filed them down to make them thinner.
AirFix added panel lines that don't exist around the middle, under the canopy opening, part of the fuselage. i removed them and added rivet detail. to tie it all together i riveted the rest of the fuselage (wings to follow). i also replaced the raised rivet detail on the wing fillets with recessed rivets using a beading tool.
interior colors is Tamiya yellow-green and black mix. detail picked out with vallejo acrylics. data plates are dry transfers from archer, seat is from UltraCast, lap belts P.E. eduard.
some gaps filled with true-earth plastic putty. i'm using the UltraCast resin exhausts and prop.
added a cross brace to the windshield and scratch built a new gunsight refelector plate, attached with future.
primed with Mr. Surfacer 1500 black. pre shade with white, rlm 76, and neutral gray. under surface color is mr. color #332, British Lt. A/C Gray
Top Camo is done. i wasn't too "jazzed" with my colors, Mr. Color RLM79 and FS34079 green, too much contrast. the RLM79 was too light., so i worked on over spraying it with Gunze H72 Dark earth. Masks were cut from Tamiya tape














































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