yes folks here i go again.
i have been having a blast here lately and i thought why not go with the flow.
since the original hawkenstein i have been iching to try even more detail work on one of them birds. thinking about the hawk and all the wonderful stuff i have i thought why not.
now let me set the stage. this is going to be me posting the fun. i am going to take a monogram/revell p-40b in 1/48 and i am going to try to add a ton of detail and have a boatload of fun. to be honest i am excited about building again. my funk may be in the past, not sure, i hope so though. i havent thought of the markings. i havent thought out the build other than the initial cuts which i am going to show you soon. i am just going with it. and the best part i am going to involve the audience a little. yep. you get to join me in some decision making.
let me start with the kit. a basic monogram/revell kit in 1/48.
and what the sprues look like. sorry got excited and didnt really get close ups just a distance shot.
now the first cuts. flaps and such are now separate.
now i got to tell you i have never redone panel lines nor have i tried to do recessed rivits. not sure about doing that on this one either.
now you may have noticed some additional cuts. how about the access panel? or the fuel slots?
now when i was doing this my eye caught an interesting possibility. i have a resin engine for this. i also have o2 bottles. i have some other goodies as well. that got me thinking on how to make the access panel. the last time i tried this it was sloppy at best. this time i wanted a nice clean look. so i took some aluminum foil. using a cotton bud i burnished the foil down over the hatch as molded on the fuse. i then cut out the impression and taped it to an aluminum pop can i had previously cut up. i then cut out the hatch. IT WORKED. success. then i thought well if i was to open the engine area up, could i reconstruct some panels, oh YEAH. sucess again.
hmmm got to work tomorow but this could be so much fun.
now for the first of the you get to help questions.
what do you think?
-open the engine compartment and have fun detailing.
-just build it closed up.
what do you think?????
comments and criticisms are encouraged.
joe
i have been having a blast here lately and i thought why not go with the flow.
since the original hawkenstein i have been iching to try even more detail work on one of them birds. thinking about the hawk and all the wonderful stuff i have i thought why not.
now let me set the stage. this is going to be me posting the fun. i am going to take a monogram/revell p-40b in 1/48 and i am going to try to add a ton of detail and have a boatload of fun. to be honest i am excited about building again. my funk may be in the past, not sure, i hope so though. i havent thought of the markings. i havent thought out the build other than the initial cuts which i am going to show you soon. i am just going with it. and the best part i am going to involve the audience a little. yep. you get to join me in some decision making.
let me start with the kit. a basic monogram/revell kit in 1/48.
and what the sprues look like. sorry got excited and didnt really get close ups just a distance shot.
now the first cuts. flaps and such are now separate.
now i got to tell you i have never redone panel lines nor have i tried to do recessed rivits. not sure about doing that on this one either.
now you may have noticed some additional cuts. how about the access panel? or the fuel slots?
now when i was doing this my eye caught an interesting possibility. i have a resin engine for this. i also have o2 bottles. i have some other goodies as well. that got me thinking on how to make the access panel. the last time i tried this it was sloppy at best. this time i wanted a nice clean look. so i took some aluminum foil. using a cotton bud i burnished the foil down over the hatch as molded on the fuse. i then cut out the impression and taped it to an aluminum pop can i had previously cut up. i then cut out the hatch. IT WORKED. success. then i thought well if i was to open the engine area up, could i reconstruct some panels, oh YEAH. sucess again.
hmmm got to work tomorow but this could be so much fun.
now for the first of the you get to help questions.
what do you think?
-open the engine compartment and have fun detailing.
-just build it closed up.
what do you think?????
comments and criticisms are encouraged.
joe
