Another P-40E to P-40K build!

[biggtim]

On 3/11/2025 at 1:33 PM, ScottsGT said:

Now the cathedral ceiling area is a different story.  One of the guys thinks they attached the Sheetrock directly to the roof rafters.  He doesn’t think it has a truss system with space above.  They’re going to return with an infrared camera to look for hot spots to see of any insulation was packed between the joists.  

Wait till you get a fire in one of those damn cathedral ceilings, and you have to pull every bit of the drywall down to get it all out because there's no attic.....

Makes for dang miserable New Year's Eve for everyone concerned.

[ScottsGT]

47 minutes ago, biggtim said:

Wait till you get a fire in one of those damn cathedral ceilings, and you have to pull every bit of the drywall down to get it all out because there's no attic.....

Makes for dang miserable New Year's Eve for everyone concerned.

Well that will let me sleep sound.   LOL!  I am glad to say we finally went to an artificial Christmas tree.  Backs just too ganked up to be hauling around a live 12’ tree anymore.  

[ScottsGT]

Been away from the bench for a while traveling to see our daughter.  Got back to it this morning.  Did some touch ups on the camo where I mis-masked and had primer edges showing.  
this is right after hosing it down with leveling thinner to blend in the touch ups.  

And my new squirrel (distraction)….

This thing is light years away from when I was flying back in 1999.  It’s a damned computer now.  

[HubertB]

4 hours ago, ScottsGT said:

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And my new squirrel (distraction)….

This thing is light years away from when I was flying back in 1999.  It’s a damned computer now.  

It’s amazing that this flies at all, without wings and engine 😲 ! As you say, technological progress is beyond the understanding of us, old men …😉

 

Hubert
 

Hubert

[BlrwestSiR]

Hubert, with enough thrust, anything can be made to fly. 

Just got to make sure Scott's throwing arm is up to it. 

On a separate note, have you seen the RC 777 this guy built? That's large scale...

 

[ScottsGT]

Actor/Director/Producer Tyler Perry is into the big jets as well.  He owns a huge hanger in Atlanta GA that’s on his “compound” where his mansion is.  He has a C-17 about the same size as the 777 in the video.  

[BlrwestSiR]

On 3/19/2025 at 9:26 AM, ScottsGT said:

Actor/Director/Producer Tyler Perry is into the big jets as well.  He owns a huge hanger in Atlanta GA that’s on his “compound” where his mansion is.  He has a C-17 about the same size as the 777 in the video.  

Scott, this is the same guy that did the C-17 for Tyler Perry. 

[ScottsGT]

It’s been a minute!  But I’m back on the P-40 this morning.  Wife’s had me busy around the house, yard has been calling and trips were made!  
Starting the fun.  

[ScottsGT]

I need a good stiff Scotch after that.  

And now off to the other side.  Ugh….

[HubertB]

37 minutes ago, ScottsGT said:

I need a good stiff Scotch after that.  

And now off to the other side.  Ugh….

Maybe wait for the other side before the Scotch ? For a steadier hand ... And a double at the end ? 🥃🥃

[KUROK]

Looking good!

And I can sympathize on doing any sharkmouth decals.

I have told myself if I ever do another sharkmouth that I'll be better off painting/masking than trying to get a decal on.

Good luck and enjoy and well-earned Scotch.

[Martinnfb]

 I need scotch just by looking at it.

 

[ScottsGT]

Other side went down just as good!  Mr. Mark Softer is the schiznit for these decals.  Micro Set just didn’t do the trick.  
Now my only complaint is that the decal at the bottom is way too short to meet up in the middle.  I’m going to have to get all artistic with my detail brush.  
 

[ScottsGT]

1 hour ago, Martinnfb said:

 I need scotch just by looking at it.

 

That bad, ‘eh?

[Martinnfb]

Yeah, alcoholism has no mercy  

Looking good Scotty, can't wait for the finish.

Cheers

M.

[BlrwestSiR]

Ohe nasty overbite there Scott. 

Definitely paint then scotch. Don't want you mixing up which bottle the brush goes into. 

[ScottsGT]

Carl,  back in my bodyshop days we kept a small container of lacquer thinner on our bench to wet a shop rag and wipe down our Bondo spreaders.  I made the mistake of using a Mountain Dew bottle for my thinner bottle.  This was back in the day of glass 16 oz. Soda bottles. 
One day I was drinking a Mt. Dew and not paying attention as I was reaching for it.  
 

Did you know lacquer thinner tastes like the cheap Johnnie Walker red label? 
I immediately removed the thin styrofoam labels they put on glass soda bottles. 

[BlrwestSiR]

I'm surprised the lacquer thinner didn't melt the Styrofoam label. 

I didn't know what lacquer thinner tasted like but I do know white glue (school glue) tastes the way it smells. 

Foam labels on glass bottles, that's really taking me back.  Did you ever have the tall, sorta thin glass pop bottles from around the early to mid '70s? They were I think 1 litre bottles and were discontinued when it was discovered the glass walls were too thin and they could explode if shaken. 

[ScottsGT]

Nothing like that I can remember.  But I do miss my sodas in glass bottles.   I recently bought some Mexican Cokes in glass bottles and made with real cane sugar.  Talk about flashbacks!