Bad-Karma
Airman 1st Class
I finally completed my p40 kit! It only took me about a year and a half 
. Was probably only about 30 hours or so of actually working on it. I really enjoyed putting it together and can't speak highly enough about the quality of this kit (very beginner friendly). It's not perfect by any means and I left some of the smaller details off but it was a great learning experience. A couple of lessons for the less experienced:
DON'T CHEAPEN OUT! I used plain ole masking tape instead of the high quality model specific stuff. BIG MISTAKE. Spending a couple extra bucks is preferable to spending a ton of your time being ultra careful applying paint to find it bled through the masking tape.
Do your due diligence on assembling all the supplies. I had a specific color spray paint but not a matching bottle for touch ups. Spray painting a box and using a brush to lap up the paint is a piss poor way to do touch ups
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Paint will not fill gaps. Triple check that you filled gaps fully. I did a great job in most places but one or two spots I didn't fill enough.
Having a designated spot to work on models is a million times better than the kitchen table or in the garage. Working on this lesson right now.
Painting the glass frame makes a huge difference. I wish I would have done it but live and learn.
Overall I think it came out great considering my cavalier attitude towards putting it together. This was really a test of my interest level and to see if it warranted an investment in supplies.
Overall I'm hooked! My wife got me an airbrush for Christmas so now I'm on the hunt for a quieter compressor. I'm also building a craft bench in our sun room specifically to do models/reload ammunition. I'm excited to learn a lot of the more advanced techniques and will hopefully soon be starting a 1/48 b17g. My original plan was to use metal foil on the B17 but now that I have an airbrush I might try for alclad. Anyway enjoy the pictures. The paint is medium green and actually a lot darker in person but for some reason the lighting makes it seem very light.
. Was probably only about 30 hours or so of actually working on it. I really enjoyed putting it together and can't speak highly enough about the quality of this kit (very beginner friendly). It's not perfect by any means and I left some of the smaller details off but it was a great learning experience. A couple of lessons for the less experienced:DON'T CHEAPEN OUT! I used plain ole masking tape instead of the high quality model specific stuff. BIG MISTAKE. Spending a couple extra bucks is preferable to spending a ton of your time being ultra careful applying paint to find it bled through the masking tape.
Do your due diligence on assembling all the supplies. I had a specific color spray paint but not a matching bottle for touch ups. Spray painting a box and using a brush to lap up the paint is a piss poor way to do touch ups
.Paint will not fill gaps. Triple check that you filled gaps fully. I did a great job in most places but one or two spots I didn't fill enough.
Having a designated spot to work on models is a million times better than the kitchen table or in the garage. Working on this lesson right now.
Painting the glass frame makes a huge difference. I wish I would have done it but live and learn.
Overall I think it came out great considering my cavalier attitude towards putting it together. This was really a test of my interest level and to see if it warranted an investment in supplies.
Overall I'm hooked! My wife got me an airbrush for Christmas so now I'm on the hunt for a quieter compressor. I'm also building a craft bench in our sun room specifically to do models/reload ammunition. I'm excited to learn a lot of the more advanced techniques and will hopefully soon be starting a 1/48 b17g. My original plan was to use metal foil on the B17 but now that I have an airbrush I might try for alclad. Anyway enjoy the pictures. The paint is medium green and actually a lot darker in person but for some reason the lighting makes it seem very light.
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