Martinnfb Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Pretty cool stuff. Setting my chair up for some chill time, to follow your build more closely Cheers Martin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ivanovich Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Now I feel sorry for having sold off my P-40K/M/N kits. Inspiring one-man group build. Keep it up! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunhertz Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 That's looking nice. You don't see enough Merlin p 40's 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 Production line style painting, early stages, but it’s a start... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunhertz Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Nice one! What green do you use for curtiss interior green? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 7 hours ago, Grunhertz said: Nice one! What green do you use for curtiss interior green? I use Tamiya XF5, but by the time I add washes and filters, it looks pretty close to some original color pictures i have in some books I have. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 A little bit of detail painting today. Painting dials drives me nuts. If I didn’t have 7 of them, I would have bought PE for each. Luckily the Eduard kit came with two panels, and I have another late panel, some day I will figure out an easy way to paint them. I still have home touch up to do with green, black, and silver. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunhertz Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 16 hours ago, 1to1scale said: I use Tamiya XF5, but by the time I add washes and filters, it looks pretty close to some original color pictures i have in some books I have. Thanks I'll remember that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 6 hours ago, Grunhertz said: Thanks I'll remember that I have a formula I use, dark brown wash fills all the nooks and crannies, and changes the tone of the green, then I use light green and metal pastel pigments to lighten all the raised areas. On aircraft in dusty or desert areas, I use a light tan wash. Then I always use a light grey wash on all black surfaces. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunhertz Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 That's beautiful nice technique. I'll put that away for when I build my e 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 OMG, I'm confused just looking a the production line. Thank you for the tips on the interior weathering - looks spot on and very realistic Keep 'em comin Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJTX Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Looking great Mark. It will be so neat to see 7 different versions all lined up next to each other. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 I got the washes applied to the individual cockpits, at this stage I had to stop, take some notes. I had to think about each aircraft and the environment it operates in in, then pick the right weathering colors for it. I also had to determine which seats, panels, and what seat belts each had. I had to create a list so I could keep it straight. I also had to stop and do a workbench teardown, as I was missing the trim knob and rudder pedals from one of the planes. I searched the carpet, my workbench twice, and the boxes. Nothing. so I decided to do a full mid build workbench cleanup. Still nothing. I finally found that one of the P-40 boxes had my F-15E box sitting on top of it. Guess what...they were still attached to the sprues. Now I can continue with the build. I still have some weathering to do on the cockpits, final assembly, then I can close the fuselages. That's where the fun begins, filler and sanding.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 Im just trying to keep it out of the ditches. i had to start writing things down, sorting out the IP, seats, belts, and weathering for 7 aircraft has been confusing, I finally took some notes. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunhertz Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Good idea on that. I don't know how you got that far without notes tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 Today I finished assembling my and weathering the last of the cockpits, so I moved on to getting some filler on the tail seam, before I glue it together. I used masking tape to try to preserves as much detail as possible. I applied three coats of Mr Surfacer 500, which has become my favorite large gap filler. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 The pictures posted backwards, but you get the idea. As you can see from the pictures, this is a “K” tail, of the short and long tails, it is by far the worst. This one had the worst shape issues, only one panel line matched each side, and the rivets were too light. I’m going to have to definately do some rivet work on the two “K”s. I have a feeling this project is going to involve filling non existant panel lines along with a lot of sanding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunhertz Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 This is my worry with the hasegawa P40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJTX Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I had the same issue on my P-40. Also had to work at cleaning up the seam where the window section goes. Yours is looking great Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 I tried cleaning up the seam a little, you can see the wavy gravy wonky seam, this K tail is not quite a disaster, but does require some work. After sanding, it straightened out pretty nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunhertz Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 That looks pretty damn good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 one down, 13 more to go! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 ......Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Man I have trouble with one on the bench, can’t wait to see them all lined up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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