ozhawk40
Master Sergeant
Unfortunate about the undercarriage, but it's looking very sharp. Well done.
Cheers
Peter
Cheers
Peter
**** DONE: Curtiss P-40M Wairarapa Wildcat FO Geoffrey Fisken Commonwealth GB
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Excellent work Glenn. You're a leg man now!
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T Bolt
Colonel
Thanks, that one little leg was about two hours of work with a needle file! I've got to stop loosing parts like this!
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Benevolens Magister
I'm impressed! Great work Glenn, looks tops mate.
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T Bolt
Colonel
Thanks guys it's much appreciated!
I did a lot of detail work today and almost finished.
Pictures 1-3) Gun sight. I modified the clear kit part by cutting off the ridiculously thick reflector glass and polishing the lens area. I painted it leaving the lens and the bottom unpainted, that way you can see light coming through from the bottom and it looks like it's lit up. I finished it off with reflector glass cut from thin clear plastic sheet.
Picture 4) The windscreen installed.
Pictures 5-8 ) The exhaust stacks were supplied as 12 separate Items. What a pain in the a$$!! A lot of time spent cleaning up the sprue attachment points , painting and installing them. Turned out pretty good, and the best part is that I didn't drop any of them!
Pictures 9 10 More details. The navigation lights, 6 in all counting the 2 clear ones on the tail, and so small you could hardly see them. The back sides of the red and green ones were painted and installed with clear plastic cement. Also shown is the PE rudder actuator.
Pictures 11-15) Here she is almost done. Just a few more details I'll finish up tomorrow and then the final pictures.
I did a lot of detail work today and almost finished.
Pictures 1-3) Gun sight. I modified the clear kit part by cutting off the ridiculously thick reflector glass and polishing the lens area. I painted it leaving the lens and the bottom unpainted, that way you can see light coming through from the bottom and it looks like it's lit up. I finished it off with reflector glass cut from thin clear plastic sheet.
Picture 4) The windscreen installed.
Pictures 5-8 ) The exhaust stacks were supplied as 12 separate Items. What a pain in the a$$!! A lot of time spent cleaning up the sprue attachment points , painting and installing them. Turned out pretty good, and the best part is that I didn't drop any of them!
Pictures 9 10 More details. The navigation lights, 6 in all counting the 2 clear ones on the tail, and so small you could hardly see them. The back sides of the red and green ones were painted and installed with clear plastic cement. Also shown is the PE rudder actuator.
Pictures 11-15) Here she is almost done. Just a few more details I'll finish up tomorrow and then the final pictures.
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Catch22
Major
Looks great Glenn!
Damn......way ahead of me now Glenn......Nice Mate!
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Benevolens Magister
Superb Glenn. The exhausts look the biz, but I can see they must have been a right Royal pain to fit!
Glenn, that is a fantastic job mate
Crimea_River
Marshal
I agree. My Eduard 110 had separate exhausts but their ends weren't hollowed out. I chucked the lot and got some resin ones.
imalko
Chief Master Sergeant
With all here. Great stuff Glenn. 
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T Bolt
Colonel
It's finally finished! This kit had a lot of unexpected problems but it came out fine in the end. The last couple pictures are it with the rest of my P-40 collection built from high school to the present.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
A fine build there Glenn! Well done!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Top stuff Glenn and I also think the exhausts are great.
Great work Glenn!
Night Fighter Nut
Master Sergeant
Now that is a great collection and that is a fantastic job you did on this bird. 
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Benevolens Magister
Very nicely done Glenn !
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