My First Group build and I hope the first of many 
If I make a mistake don't hesitate to pm me because I'm not the greatest when doing things the first time (even if I read through the rules :S)
Username:Rogi
First Name: Igor
Category:3 (I'll start in the little leagues for now and try a OOB kit of this aircraft with few modifications to it, I may add aftermarket decals just in case one of the kits decals isn't that good quality, If I need to change into 2 please let me know, not sure how the rating system goes)
Scale: 1/48
Kit Manufacturer: Pro Modeler by Monogram
Model Type: P-40E
Details: I'll be using the kit decals to portray Captain Andrew J. Reynolds' Stardust (Oklahoma-Kid)
9TH FS. 49th FG, Darwin Australia
The main issue I'm going to have when building this kit is Stardusts' final color scheme, it was originally painted in a RAF color patern and its reported to have been re-painted in American colors. I'll have to do more research and do the plane justice when finally completed. If I need to add more history please let me know I know I didn't post a lot of it here (none almost :S just basic info atm)
I'll post another post with the start of my build and go from there in case I need to edit this initial post later
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Dec. 3rd, 2011
So I can't beleive it a couple extra days and I got her done, ty all so much for the extension My leg feels better than if I had to rush it in 1 day wich wouldn't have been possible
Another 4 weeks -8 weeks like this and I'll be fracture free-yay
Down to business: A couple things before posting the pics, there is no crosshair or anything for the front cowl in the kit and I was going to use a spare one out of a mg set, but I couldn't find the mg cross hair set But as shes from the box I guess that doesn't really matter.
I made the aircraft more worn than prestine, I had a major problem with the decals, whenever they hit the water they'd break up as the decal glue let go of the piece of paper which happened to my main hawk decal, it was in 38 or so pieces at one point, so I switched to diping them in future and adding them that way, it solved the problem.Having no back up for the hawk decal I pieced it together it turned out ok I think
The final pics of the aircraft:
First the Mandatory pictures (used a friends camera to take these pics I hope it turned out ok):
Just another note: my friends camera got some shots a lil blurry(2 of the Other Side shots, so I put in 2 side shots of a bit better clearness in the 4 optional pics) My camera broke just before I completed the model so I needed to use my friends
The Front:
The Back:
One Side:
Other Side:
Back Side 1:
Back Side 2:
Now the 4 optional pictures:
I ended up liking the result even if I'd never build this same aircraft from Pro Modeler again, there was just too much stuff that didn't fit and that you had to use this or that to correct.
Thank you all for the kind words or encouragement it was really a great build and the extra time really helped my leg out ill be fracture free in 4-8 weeks hoping all goes well
If I make a mistake don't hesitate to pm me because I'm not the greatest when doing things the first time (even if I read through the rules :S) Username:Rogi
First Name: Igor
Category:3 (I'll start in the little leagues for now and try a OOB kit of this aircraft with few modifications to it, I may add aftermarket decals just in case one of the kits decals isn't that good quality, If I need to change into 2 please let me know, not sure how the rating system goes)
Scale: 1/48
Kit Manufacturer: Pro Modeler by Monogram
Model Type: P-40E
Details: I'll be using the kit decals to portray Captain Andrew J. Reynolds' Stardust (Oklahoma-Kid)
9TH FS. 49th FG, Darwin Australia
The main issue I'm going to have when building this kit is Stardusts' final color scheme, it was originally painted in a RAF color patern and its reported to have been re-painted in American colors. I'll have to do more research and do the plane justice when finally completed. If I need to add more history please let me know I know I didn't post a lot of it here (none almost :S just basic info atm)
I'll post another post with the start of my build and go from there in case I need to edit this initial post later
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Dec. 3rd, 2011
So I can't beleive it
a couple extra days and I got her done, ty all so much for the extension My leg feels better than if I had to rush it in 1 day wich wouldn't have been possible Another 4 weeks -8 weeks like this and I'll be fracture free-yay
Down to business: A couple things before posting the pics, there is no crosshair or anything for the front cowl in the kit and I was going to use a spare one out of a mg set, but I couldn't find the mg cross hair set
But as shes from the box I guess that doesn't really matter.I made the aircraft more worn than prestine, I had a major problem with the decals, whenever they hit the water they'd break up as the decal glue let go of the piece of paper which happened to my main hawk decal, it was in 38 or so pieces at one point, so I switched to diping them in future and adding them that way, it solved the problem.Having no back up for the hawk decal I pieced it together it turned out ok I think
The final pics of the aircraft:
First the Mandatory pictures (used a friends camera to take these pics I hope it turned out ok):
Just another note: my friends camera got some shots a lil blurry(2 of the Other Side shots, so I put in 2 side shots of a bit better clearness in the 4 optional pics) My camera broke just before I completed the model so I needed to use my friends
The Front:
The Back:
One Side:
Other Side:
Back Side 1:
Back Side 2:
Now the 4 optional pictures:
I ended up liking the result even if I'd never build this same aircraft from Pro Modeler again, there was just too much stuff that didn't fit and that you had to use this or that to correct.
Thank you all for the kind words or encouragement it was really a great build and the extra time really helped my leg out
ill be fracture free in 4-8 weeks hoping all goes well
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