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LOL Carl! I'm glad you like them.

Thanks. It's such a easy kit to build ya just can't help but "fly" through it.

Thank goodness for Tamiya masking tape!!!

Turned out really well Peter! A lot of work to get it that way!!! I LIKE it!

Painting done. I'll spray some clear gloss then start decaling.

Me too! It was just the wing insignias which hadn't been in place long. I re-wet them and tweeze'd ''em up. No sweat.

Agreed, the Wildcat looks really good. Those are some old Aeromaster decals. I started on the kit decals but they didn't turn out too well so I pulled 'em off and got out my decal file on the Wildcat and found a couple of Aeromaster sheets I had had for a good while that were just waiting to be used!

Nice thought Peter but a bit too late for that.

Ready for painting.

Thanks. Darn near ready for paint! Going a lot faster than I expected it would so I might set it aside for a bit and resume working on the FM-2 since it's ready for decaling.

Thanks Kevin. So far so good.

Thanks Carl. I agree, that tail section join line was a real PITA. I did the best I could but I think it will still show some. I'll live with it. This is such a easy kit to build (everything FITS except for the tail section) it should go fast. One of these days I'll have to start on something that will take a good while to build I guess LOL.

As usual the fit is excellent.

Thanks Mike. The undersides and part of the uppers are Gunze Mr. Color Gloss White acrylic but I ran out and finished it with good ol' Testor's Gloss White. I was a little concerned the Testor's enamel might not "agree" with the acrylic but it did just fine.

The Hasegawa 1/32 P-40's have been around for a good while but they are still nice kits. I plan to build this one OOB except for the FineMolds belts plus I intend to use kit decals to do Landers's "Texas Longhorn".

Thanks Kevin.

Looking good Peter! Very attractive scheme.

Thanks Carl. I agree. Very interesting and it makes building the same a/c at different time periods nice.

Thank you!

Well at least I'm honest! LOL

LOL Sure is Martin. Thanks.

I have to say Peter I had been working on this build for a couple of weeks before I posted any photos.

Thank you Peter. They are all in a display cabinet together with several other racer builds.

Finished with this one. https://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/19676-bardahl-special-completed/

All done with this one. This is my 3rd Bardahl Special although one of them represents the a/c as it is today (and is numbered as "3" instead of "8") and the 1st two represent it back in the 60's. None are identical. I again used a Revell kit with appropriate mods such as a replacement prop and spinner, removal of the fuselage tank and a couple of others. I really like this particular a/c (I figured y'all figured that out by now!) but I think this will be the last Bardahl Special I build. I hope you like the results of my efforts. Remember please: Click on the 1st photo for best resolution and to view as a slide show.