JohnB

If it's not one thing it's something else!!!! I was starting to mask off the areas on the tail to be painted white but when I pulled off a strip of masking tape to adjust the fit this little surprise happened. I then used masking tape to see just which areas might have this problem with the results you see here. I am NOT pleased!!! I tested the wings to see if there was going to be a problem there but there wasn't. I had painted the wings and other fuselage areas yesterday and then painted the rest of the model (underside and rear area) today. Same paint from same bottle. All I can figure is it has something to do with the amount of thinning I did as I had to use a bit more on this area than on the areas painted yesterday. The best thing to do at this point is to re-paint the problem area but use less thinner. Fingers and toes crossed. Choosing a different subject.

Making good progress now. The wings, canopy, etc are not attached. I just put them in place to see how they look, etc. 🙂

Thank you Kevin. 🙂

Finally got the needed replacement Quinta instrument panel. Now I can proceed with the build.

Thanks Rod. I decided to back burner this build for a while but I'll get back to it at some point. Thanks again! 🙂

Thanks Martin. I'm beginning to wonder just WHEN the replacement Quinta set will show up. PO tracking shows it hasn't been shipped yet but SB shows it HAS shipped. Go figure! Now it says delivering Monday 31st. Fingers crossed.

I was making some good progress on the build until I managed to bugger up the Quinta instrument panel 🤪. Ordered a replacement Quinta set from SB on 3/23 but it hasn't showed up yet. Until it does I'll work on other areas. I plan to fold the wings so I guess that's what I'll work on for a bit.

Here's another pic Martin.

It's time for another Tamiya Corsair build. This will be my subject. I plan to use a Quinta cockpit set on this one. Stay tuned!

Thanks Chris. It came out okay I think. 🙂

Thank you Paul. It had it's moments! LOL 🙂

Thanks Dennis! 🙂

Thank you Hubert! Much appreciated. 🙂

Time to put these pics in their correct spot.

I had the P-400 pics here by mistake but now I've moved them to their correct spot.

Thanks Carl. I got lucky on the tail as it was a clean break and everything fit back nicely with just a couple of spots needing some filler. I've got the gear sorted out and reattached but had to use some scrap plastic to replace a couple of small missing pieces. I'll post a photo in a bit. I figure I'll have it finished later today. 🙂

That's just the kit tail Chris. Remember, I always add a 3/8" plastic "insert" to get the correct fuselage length. The kit fuselage is a little short. 🙂 (I've done that on ALL my SH P-39/P-400 builds.)

Sounds like a good plan Scott! 🙂

Tail section re-attached!

Fingers crossed I can make it look "okay". 😐

Last night when I was moving some model kits I accidentally knocked this P-400 off the shelf. A cuss factor for sure! I'll rebuild it at some point. ☹️

I ran out of Testor's OD so I'll have to put this one aside until my order shows up from Scale Hobbyest. Probably mid-week next week. I think I'll do some preliminary work on the Gey Matter Corsair set in the meantime.

Coming along well Scott. 🙂

Agreed Rob. That process works well for me too. 🙂

Painting is underway! 🙂