**** DONE: Curtiss P-40M-5 Kittyhawk III, ‘Wairarapa Wildcat’, C’wealth GB

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Everyone....possible I may get the white recognition markings on maybe tomorrow night, depends on my critical eye checking things over at lunch time....if I am not satisfied then Wednesday....

 

[magnu]

Even if it not finished on time I'm sure that like the Ju88 it will be well worth the wait

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks mate!

 

[rochie]

looks rather neat Wayne

 

[Wayne Little]

found a couple of small issues to deal with....these were quickly fixed....I got home early from work and whacked on the white for the recognition markings.....this will now not be masked until Thursday lunchtime at the earliest....want to get more paint on over the weekend.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

 

[T Bolt]

Very nice looking Wayne. What's that pylon on the underside of the left wing between the landing gear and the guns. I don't think I've ever noticed that on a P-40 before. Looks a little like what was on the early P-36's to catch the shells.

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Wow Wayne, that is coming along really nicely.

 

[Airframes]

Looking good Wayne. I think that 'pylon' is maybe the gun camera?

 

[Crimea_River]

Me like.

 

[rochie]

Ah ! wondered if you were going to paint them on or use decals !!!

looks great as always

 

[Wayne Little]

Ah ! wondered if you were going to paint them on or use decals !!!

looks great as always

Gotta be painted...to get the look right and add the dark border around the striping, the dark border will be added after the camo is done so that will mean a whole lot of extra masking.....

Sprayed a bit of extra white today as the white stripe over the forward fuselage is a bit further forward than the instructions show.
Sprayed the spinner too, forgot that yesterday...

Also added the sway braces for the drop tank...

 

[Wayne Little]

Ok Masking of the stripes is done!! Minus the section on the Port Aileron.

....and you can see the tank sway braces too....

 

[ozhawk40]

Neat! 8)

Cheers

Peter

 

[Crimea_River]

..and away we go!

 

[Wurger]

Very nice.

 

[Wildcat]

Looking good Wayne!

 

[Airframes]

Time for colour squirting !

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Top stuff Wayne, looking forward to the finished project.

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Guys, painting definitely tomorrow, it's my day and the Missus will leave me alone to get on with it!

so big transformation coming...