ScottsGT Posted January 19 Posted January 19 Well this took longer than expected! The huge tiger head decal just did not want to cooperate. So I ripped it off and started over. Thank goodness I had the foresight to scrounge up two sets of these decals over the years. Okay, truth be known? I probably forgot I bought the first set and bought another accidentally. 🤪 But I photocopied the second set and made a stencil out of Tamiya 40mm tape and painted the yellow and then the same with the black areas. Outline was done with a paint pen after too much caffeine in the morning. The old hand isn’t as steady as it used to to be. In hindsight I should have just trimmed the black outline off the good decals and applied them. The eyes and mouth is also sections off the second decal set. White bands were painted on. Stars would have looked better if I had stencils and painted them as well. Cockpit details are Quinta. 11
HubertB Posted January 19 Posted January 19 She’s looking good, Scott 👍 ! Funny, my only knowledge of the Aleutian Tigers P-40s was the box-art of the venerable 1/32 Revell kit. I had a memory of a fierce-looking tiger, when this one looks only half awake with its strange eyes 😂 ! Anyway, great-looking P-40 ! Hubert 2
ScottsGT Posted January 19 Author Posted January 19 34 minutes ago, HubertB said: She’s looking good, Scott 👍 ! Funny, my only knowledge of the Aleutian Tigers P-40s was the box-art of the venerable 1/32 Revell kit. I had a memory of a fierce-looking tiger, when this one looks only half awake with its strange eyes 😂 ! Anyway, great-looking P-40 ! Hubert Thanks Hubert! I also have a set of very old Microscale decals and the Tiger is completely different. Especially the eyes. 2
Martinnfb Posted January 19 Posted January 19 Lovely build, looks natural. The tiger head stands out better when painted. 👍 Cheers Martin 1 1
DocRob Posted January 20 Posted January 20 Completely wow, Scott. I love how you solved the tiger head issue. What blends better than a decal, right, paint. I don´t know, if I had chosen this way or if I would have chickened out. Cheers Rob 1 1
JohnB Posted January 21 Posted January 21 Turned out really nice Scott! Very nice work. 🙂 (Of course I'm partial to P-40's too.) 2 1
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