JohnB

It'll be a beauty when finished Carl and I look forward to seeing it.

Thanks Peter. Right now I'm waiting for the Quinta cockpit set from SB to arrive so I'm working on other areas of the build. Nearly finished with the wings, the prop/spinner, and landing gear are done.

Agreed Carl. Should make a attractive model.

I figure it's about time for another Spitfire build. Tamiya's Mk VIII is another one of their outstanding kits and I know it will be a enjoyable build. I will be using the Kagero Top Colors for this one also and a Quinta cockpit set. Stay tuned.

Thank you!!!!

Getting there for sure Peter.

Thanks! Took a fair amount of whipping too! LOL

Thank you Peter. I tried to be careful on the "weathering" as it's so easy to over do it. The chipping/wear areas on the wing roots was especially tedious. But I'm pleased with the results. LOL

Looking good Peter. Outstanding work.

Thanks Fran! Very much appreciated.

Thank you! I'm glad you like it.

Finished up this one. https://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/19611-p-40m-to-a-p-40l-conversion/

Got this one finished up and RFI. I used a Hasegawa P-40M with a Trumpeter P-40F nose grafted on to make this a "L". I also removed the Trumpeter exhaust setup and replaced that with a much more accurate Hasegawa one. The "L's" only had four .50 guns instead of the usual six so I had to remove two of the muzzles although they kept the armament panels as they were previously with six guns so there was no modification needed there. The belts are from FineMolds. I used decals from the Kagero Topcolors #11 "Fighters Over Italy" for the unit and personal markings. The national insignias are from my decal stash. The model is painted with Colorcoats except for the cockpit which is my own mix of Testor's paint for Interior Green Zinc Chromate. I painted the seat with Alclad aluminum. When I was getting started on the conversion I had serious doubts about the very poor fit of the Trumpeter nose to the Hasegawa forward fuselage but with a lot of filling, grinding and sanding they finally mated up pretty well. Not perfect but acceptable. I hope y'all like the results of my efforts. Please remember to click on the 1st photo for best resolution and to view as a slide show. THANKS!!!

Probably so Jeff. LOL

Agreed Peter. You can find lots of collectables on ebay and other memorabilia sites. Some reasonable, some definately not! LOL (I have a pair of Luftwaffe flying boots which are in good condition I plan to let go if I can find a buyer.)

'Nuthern. Type P11 this time.

Show and tell time for sure. LOL This is my Bendix USAAF D-12. It's been sitting on a shelf for a while and I see it needs some cleaning up. Soon!

Excellent! In great condition too.

Painting done. Decaling is next.

Thanks! Sounds like a plan Winnie. I look forward to seeing it!

As far as I can tell Jeff it does. Looks beat up but it still works.

Just got a "new" addition to my collection of RAF WW II a/c compasses. A well worn Type P6 that still has the liquid in it which is a bit unusual as they usually don't still have the liquid. I just happened to see it on ebay with a great price (less than $50 and free shipping). Here it is with a couple of my other compasses (I have several more!). I though some of you might enjoy seeing this just for grins.

I appreciate the vote of confidence Peter, thank you.

Thanks Peter. It's about time Revell got their "stuff" together. It was very nice to have no cuss factors on this one! LOL

I had doubts this build would ever get this far but it has and I'm pleased with it. Now that the undersides are painted I'll start on the uppers.