JohnB Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 I have decided to build this kit as one of the P-40C's flown by Welch or Taylor during the attack on Pearl. Should be fairly straight forward. This is all I have gotten done so far as I am waiting for Kitlinx to send me the CMK cockpit. Sean at TopNotch Custom Masks is doing the side numbers, etc for me. Should look good! But right now I'm killing time waiting for the CMK set. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Copycat. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I have to build one too, John... Maybe we should work as a team... But I want mine to look like this: Gaz 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 John Nice choice of kit and subject - so historically important. Now I understand the question about Kitlinx Keep ‘em comin Peter 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Yes, John got the right picture, for some reason there used to be a lot of confusion the aircraft numbers on the side. The large numbers on the side of the plane were there because the young pilots in training would always buzz the girls on the beach, of course, when the pilots were questioned about it, it wasn't them. So the commander had large block letters painted on each aircraft (flight line numbers), so the aircraft doing the buzzing could be identified. Some model companies interpreted the BU No or serial number as the large numbers, which was wrong. Some models and decals of these planes had 284 (damaged & repaired), 300 (Minor damage & repaired), 308 (Movie "Flyboys"), 317 (confused with Taylor's), 325 (confused with Welch's), 335 (featured in mini documentary), and 337 (heavy damage) as the ID numbers, which were wrong. I am glad that there is more information out there now and that people are using the correct 155 and 160 for their aircraft. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 15 hours ago, 1to1scale said: Copycat. Looks good! Nice work. Did you have any trouble with those fiddly exhaust stacks? I think they are a secret plan to drive us modelers crazy! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 9 hours ago, GazzaS said: I have to build one too, John... Maybe we should work as a team... But I want mine to look like this: Gaz That will be a real looker. Break out the Alclad! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 1 hour ago, 1to1scale said: Yes, John got the right picture, for some reason there used to be a lot of confusion the aircraft numbers on the side. The large numbers on the side of the plane were there because the young pilots in training would always buzz the girls on the beach, of course, when the pilots were questioned about it, it wasn't them. So the commander had large block letters painted on each aircraft (flight line numbers), so the aircraft doing the buzzing could be identified. Some model companies interpreted the BU No or serial number as the large numbers, which was wrong. Some models and decals of these planes had 284 (damaged & repaired), 300 (Minor damage & repaired), 308 (Movie "Flyboys"), 317 (confused with Taylor's), 325 (confused with Welch's), 335 (featured in mini documentary), and 337 (heavy damage) as the ID numbers, which were wrong. I am glad that there is more information out there now and that people are using the correct 155 and 160 for their aircraft. I agree. I hate to have a model finished only to find out the numbers or whatever are wrong. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Hah! I am about to start my one also... I just received the Barracuda Wheels and Master barrel set for it yesterday. Thou I will be doing an AVG scheme on my Hawk. Have you read Rick's fantastic build of his P-40? If you haven't - What are your plans for the depth issue for the cockpit? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/10/2019 at 1:27 PM, Dave J said: Hah! I am about to start my one also... I just received the Barracuda Wheels and Master barrel set for it yesterday. Thou I will be doing an AVG scheme on my Hawk. Have you read Rick's fantastic build of his P-40? If you haven't - What are your plans for the depth issue for the cockpit? That is a great build. He really did a good job of it. I don't plan to take it quite that far but we will see. I now have the CMK cockpit set and it really is nice and should go a long way to making this model look good. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I have the CMK cockpit also, unfortunately it is still to shallow. I thinking of adding some plastic card at the bottom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, Dave J said: I have the CMK cockpit also, unfortunately it is still to shallow. I thinking of adding some plastic card at the bottom Hmmmm...It looks okay to me but I haven't done a mockup dry fit yet. It's not as shallow as the kit cockpit thank God. I'll check it more closely later today. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelR32 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Looking forward to seeing this come together John. i just know you'll build her beautiful!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 14, 2019 Administrators Share Posted January 14, 2019 Cool thread. Of course I'll be contrary and might eventually come to the party with my Craftworks kit. Gotta love old,. old, old, OLD school resin. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 8 minutes ago, NigelR32 said: Looking forward to seeing this come together John. i just know you'll build her beautiful!! Thanks Nigel. Fingers crossed no that! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 14, 2019 Administrators Share Posted January 14, 2019 OK, I went to respond to Nigel and instead screwed up his post by vanishing it into thin air. Yes, it seems like Nigel's post asking about accuracy is gone. If you see a post missing, it's MY fault. You may now laugh uproariously and point mockingly at this silly man. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 One more and your fired !........harv 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 Here's the KMC cockpit dry fitted to the fuselage halves. Maybe not exactly right but it is MUCH better than the kit parts so I'll proceed with using it. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 For a moment, I thought you already had the cockpit done and the fuselage together. You know, building at the speed of John. I've got the same kit somewhere so it's great to see your take on it. For curiosity's sake, here's a comparison of a couple AM cockpit sets with the stock one. The PE one on the left is from Part, the middle is the CMK and the stock panel is on the right. Which leave me the question of what did I end up using in my kit? Carl 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 15, 2019 Administrators Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 hour ago, harv said: One more and your fired !........harv Yeah I went to respond and I did something wrong. :-/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 hour ago, BlrwestSiR said: For a moment, I thought you already had the cockpit done and the fuselage together. You know, building at the speed of John. I've got the same kit somewhere so it's great to see your take on it. For curiosity's sake, here's a comparison of a couple AM cockpit sets with the stock one. The PE one on the left is from Part, the middle is the CMK and the stock panel is on the right. Which leave me the question of what did I end up using in my kit? Carl LOL It's evident by the photo how bad the kit parts are. I like the CMK set. It's crisp in detail and looks good so I'll use it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 The CMK cockpit set is finished. Much better than what the kit gives us. It's kind of strange to me that the gunsight on the B/C's was down between the rudder pedals and reflected up onto the armored glass behind the windscreen. Hard to see in the photos but it's there. Straight from my leftover parts stash. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Looks really good John. I never noticed the gunsight before so thanks for pointing it out. Carl 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 It was a new one on me too Carl. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Progress. I have to say most of the parts fit pretty well. Mask stencils are on the way from Topnotch in England so painting will begin soon. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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