The disadvantage of using polishing paste, despite its unquestionable advantages, is the fact that sometimes it is impossible to remove it perfectly in the grooves of the sheet dividing line.

What a great choice in choosing a P-40E kit. Special Hobby has hit the nail on the head when making P-40 kits in 1/72nd.

I built the N model and the kit came with lot of extra's to fit the range of different P-40s they offer. My only niggle and this is my niggle, is that the tires are a little soft and not as sharp as the rest of the kit. I replace my kits wheels with some CMK resin wheels and was happy with the build. The only problem I had with my kit was between the ears. This should be a fun little build Lis. Looking forward to seeing your further adventures in modeling.

The preshading looks great, Lis @lis
Fully agree on the polishing paste, once inside the panel lines it is difficult to remove it.
I do use a dentist tooth hook which does the job pretty well.

Some informations about John George Glover:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/22886
Today I just noticed that the decal with the Australian platypus has the word "Glover" underneath. So the plane # 36 was definitely his.

With little parts come little problems. I did include a Eduard cockpit set to add to some of the insanity or challenge. There where some purple words . I kicked the can down the road with the drop tank. The plan was to us the tank with both ends rounded however, at the end of the project I attached the mounting brackets to the tank and couldn't get them to fit to the fuselage properly. I glued the brackets to the fuselage and called it a day. The prop / boss assembly has a short shaft on my kit. You can't spin the prop unless you provide some brass tubing? I glued my prop to fuselage end. I also, used Eduard masks. The front wind screen on my example was a tad narrow and floats on cockpit combing. Best to start earlier and glue that piece in and fill the gap. The tail wheel is to scale but, fragile. I've left mine off until its time to photograph.

Looks great to me as well, my friend @lis!

Looks great, Lis @lis
Always difficult to see on pictures, but the fading is absolutely visible.

Nice paintwork going on here, @lis.