Scale Top Flite P-40 Build Thread

[Charles]

look very nice good work.

I am almost at the same point now.

Do you know the color already?

I'm going with light grey on the underside and camo with Olive drab camouflage. and cleared over the the plane after decals applied. I'm also doing to do detail work around the nose and add some detail to the whole plane with brush and airbrush. before clearing. :flyer:

 

[Charles]

Worked a little more finished the sanding the fiberglass finish and constructed the cowling. Tropical storm headed this way so hope we don't flood.

 

[Charles]

View attachment 35410View attachment 35411Worked a little more finished the sanding the fiberglass finish and constructed the cowling. Tropical storm headed this way so hope we don't flood.

I had to move cars and all my model stuff to warehouse on high ground and hung planes from cieling in case we flooded. Didnt want to lose everything like I did in Ike in 08. as of now didnt get any water under house so it will take a few days to get everything back over.ompom: http://www.3drcforums.com/images/smilies/smiley-happy080.gif

 

[3dNater]

Glad you are safe from floods [MENTION=3323]Charles[/MENTION]. I can't believe how much rain the middle part of the country has had! Not too much has fallen here in Nevada although we did enjoy a very long and mild spring. 109 degrees yesterday though

 

[Charles]

Started work again and ran into a snag with the landing gear pods. The used the crapy plastic stuff like the cowling and put in two right sides so instead of trying to get a left side I'm just going to fabricate a pair out of balsa and aluminum which I think will work better anyway.

 

[Charles]

I got the gear fairings roughed in and will fill and clear them up later this week. see when I was a kid and bought a kit and all there was in it was three blocks of balsa was a good learning experience. I used a small 4 oz coke can for the aluminum.

 

[Charles]

After much thought and looking at the aluminum fairings I really didn't like them and didn't think they looked authentic so did away with them today and planked the landing gear in and will smooth and fill to look authentic and will add other features with filler The only downside is I wont be able to repair gear with cutting open the gear pods. I also installed the flaps.

 

[Charles]

Worked for a couple of hours tonight on the the gear pods Got the sanded and shaped and filled will finish sand later and cover with epoxy.

 

[rcdude07]

Looking real good. I'm too kind to my family to hole up in my hobby room for the day to build.

 

[Charles]

Shaped the pods to look more realistic