eBay: Curtiss P-40

[fubar57]

Would be cool to do. I have all this metallic blue paint for when we thought everything inside a WW2 Japanese aircraft was coated with it I wonder if the wings were done as well and attached as such

 

[Wurger]

Yes these were my friend ..

the source:

 

[Capt. Vick]

Now did they paint right over that or was it removed before painting?

 

[fubar57]

Awesome!!!! Saved for laters. Top photo....Neutral gray on the horizontal stabs and ailerons? And which model would it be? "B" or "C" ?

 

[Wurger]

Externally the B and C variants didn't differ too much I would say. So we can say that's the B/C version.
Regarding the colour on the horizontal stabs and the aileron .. it doesn't seem to be the Neutral Grey but the Olive Drab. Or it might be a kind of a primer of the olive-brownish tinge, IMHO.

 

[fubar57]

Off to look for a 1:48 B/C.................................

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

.................and we're back. Airfix 1:48 me thinks

 

[Schweik]

Off to look for a 1:48 B/C.................................

The "new build" Airfix is really nice

 

[Frog]

Curtiss Add from US Air Services May 1942 :

View attachment 647669

 

[MiTasol]

Awesome!!!! Saved for laters. Top photo....Neutral gray on the horizontal stabs and ailerons? And which model would it be? "B" or "C" ?

I cannot guarantee it was the case at that time but I have always suspected that the "blue dye" was a thin layer of blue plastic film applied to keep the skins clean and minimize scratching.

You can still buy aircraft alloy sheet with the film but now it is clear. I believe the first photo in post 463 above supports this theory as, to me, that looks like the film has been pealed back to allow the walkway to be applied.

 

[Frog]

Curtiss Add from US Air Services April 1942View attachment 647833

 

[Schweik]

Sadly all those strafing P-40s on the left are gonna crash, poor pilot training is clearly to blame.

 

[SaparotRob]

I wonder if that address is still valid. I'd like to send away for the fascinating 64 page book on the history of aviation.

 

[MiTasol]

If you really want a copy of

go to

There are only print copies identified so if you want a personal copy you will need to scan or photograph every page. Then you might as well PM them to me so I can produce a pdf and post it here.

I had never heard of the author (not that that means anything) but he was quite prolific

That Canadian magazine caught my eye until I saw the eye watering price. I never knew Canada built Hampdens.

 

[CATCH 22]

I had never heard of the author (not that that means anything) but he was quite prolific

Assen Jordanoff
BTW this is the first book written by him I read:

 

[MiTasol]

I am jealous. Being a Safety and Quality Manager I have collected a number of safety pubs of that era but I have never seen that one. It is interesting to see what has changed and what is the same - and still causing incidents/accidents.

The biggest change is from blame the pilot/mechanic to find why the pilot/mechanic/loadmaster/whoever made the mistake(s) they did and then try and train/modify procedures/etc to eliminate the hazard.

 

[TAG]

The blue film on those Warhawks is called Lionoil. It was actually included in Curtiss manuals and apparently was used both as a protective "shop coat" for the Alclad (which would be removed before final paint) and in some cases as an actual primer (with paint applied directly over it). Here's a link to a thread on Hyperscale that has all sorts of links and explanations re: Lionoil, pretty fascinating stuff: HyperScale Forums-WW2 aircraft sheet metal question

Hope that helps!

- Thomaz

 

[MiTasol]

Damn
I used Lionoil in the early 60s at work and never picked up on that. The stuff I used was honey coloured but I never put two and two together.
Double damn.

 

[MiTasol]

Thinking more - that photo that I blew up definitely shows a peelable coating and the Lionoil I used was definitely not peelable.

Another product from the same company?