Airfix P-40 wars

When the Airfix P-40 was release the was this fear battle of the bottom of the wing.  It had got so heat some folks got banned from Hyperscale.  Mike West quick came out with new resin keel.   All I have is the reference from the great debate.

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

Update on German Aces and their aircraft

German aces and their aircraft

Off of face book  by Alfie  Wurth

More 2018 national photos

Various sorts of face book 1/72 scale.   Barry Numerick Bf-109 did well at the nationals again.

He is the premier 1/72 Bf-109 modeler from the Three Rivers Pittsburgh  chapter. 

2nd Place Barry Numerick

2nd Place Barry Numerick