Hasegawa 1/48 P-40E Warhawk
Hello out there,
New around here so I thought I might post some of my work. This particular kit was built around the time I returned to the hobby so I learned quite a bit. As I recall the fit was tough in places. The fuselage is molded in four pieces to allow for different tails. While this is a great option in terms of mold versatility it makes for a challenge to get it all lined up. I ended up reinforcing the join with a thin shim of plastic strip. Without doing so would result in a step at the join and the loss of some great surface detail. One excellent characteristic of this kit.. The only other real fit headache was the fuselage to wing root. I couldn't manage to get them attached without a large seam as is evident in some of the photos. I also hadn't quite figured out fillers either. Besides that this was a great kit. Their was plenty of detail in the cockpit and wheel wells, the chin scoop, and landing gear. A skilled builder could make a masterpiece out of it. I finished it in Model Master Olive Drab and Neutral Gray enamels and gloss coated with a Krylon Gloss for plactics. I've had really good luck with that particular gloss. The decals, though thick, will settle down with some heat and I used just a bit of Mr. Mark Softer on the nose decals. The rest got a hot towel treatment and conformed very well. That pretty much sums it up. I will build this one again in the near future as some of my skill has improved (I think?) since then. Thanks for your time and enjoy.
John
Nice Warhawk John. I'd like to see more pictures of it tho' 🙂 !
Welcome my friend to the model show that never ends. Very nice P-40 indeed, especially around the "Shark-mouth".
Magical Mystery Tour, right?
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, actually
"come inside, come inside!" 🙂
Nice build, John - (more pictures next time...we like to gawk). Welcome.
Thanks everyone! Sadly I don't have any more pics of that one. It was given to a family friend out of state. Really enjoyable build though. Again, thanks for the welcome.