Fantastic! Wish it was real!
P-40 Twin
- Thread starter T Bolt
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at6
1st Sergeant
Looking forward to the final assembly. Your first one in 1/72nd scale was great. This one should just as fantastic.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Really good work Glenn.
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- #285
T Bolt
Colonel
The lower nacelles are proving to be a lot more difficult to do in 1/48th scale than they were in 1/72nd. I've been trying various bits and pieces I have on hand but nothing seemed to work. I was about to try forming them with thin strips of card stock like barrel staves when I happened to look in the box with the left over parts from the two P-40 kits I've been cannibalizing and saw the optional engine cowl panels that came with the kits. They had a nice curve to them and taper to the spinner which I can turn around facing backwards, and best of all there are 4 of them.
The first picture shows the exhaust slots filled in and sanded smooth and the second shot shows the first one in place after a lot of custom trimming. It looks as though they will work out Ok for the main portion of the nacelles but there will still be a lot of fill in to do around the wings.
The first picture shows the exhaust slots filled in and sanded smooth and the second shot shows the first one in place after a lot of custom trimming. It looks as though they will work out Ok for the main portion of the nacelles but there will still be a lot of fill in to do around the wings.
Snautzer01
Marshal
- 46,292
- Mar 26, 2007
Plowing through a wet field it must be making this one. But thelines are there and look very good
Very much enjoying this build.
Very much enjoying this build.
Looks like you can make those work Glenn
Nice work so far Glenn!
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- #290
T Bolt
Colonel
The basic structure of the nacelles is together. The engines cowls worked out pretty good. I still need to shape the rear ends a bit more, close up the area around the wing and cut the wheel well openings to the shape I want.
fubar57
General
Getting better all the time
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- #293
T Bolt
Colonel
Thanks fore watching. It's been a lot more work than the smaller version. I'll be starting to do the fill-in at the wing today, then I will probably give all that glue a week to cure to prevent any sink marks before I start with the CA filler and filing to shape.
Good stuff there Glenn.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Likin' it.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Me too - nice work Glenn.
Good work so far Glenn!
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Lovin' this build - it's coming along great!
Beautiful my friend
The silver dragon
Recruit
Can wait to see it finished
