I am once again building this Academy P-40E and the P-40N kits together. I have custom decal sheets to finish them. Good little kits, they share their major sprue frames, but with different fuselages. One problem is the E model uses the incorrect M model windscreen. No, the N canopy part is NOT used on this short tail P-40. Only the long tail N used that extended canopy.
Wow that's just super! You achieved a fantastic result! I've got one of these I plan on making as John Belushi's P-40 from 1941. If I get results even half as good as yours, I'll be well pleased! Thank you for posting this video and giving me a head's up on what to expect when I finally build this kit!
To use the long P-40N canopy, you'd need the longer P-40M/N fuselage, or it would look weird to a P-40 enthusiast. I've done this kit, and like it. Decent detail for the scale.
Hi, Michael. I've been watching your videos and admire the skill you have in building them. I know more than almost anyone about military flying machines from the Wright Brothers on up. Sometimes I wince when you talk about different pieces in them. In this one, you wondered what the different canopy parts were for. After the E model P-40, several other variants came off assembly lines but had the same basic airframe. The canopy parts give you the option to make a P-40N which became the most produced P-40 of them all and meant to give the pilot greater visibility...
My names not Michael, by thanks for the compliments. I’ll try to do better with what I choose to say. I’ve also cut the ‘in-box’ parts out of my new videos, so it shouldn’t be a problem again
The area of the fuselage that is under the rear teardrop portion of the cockpit canopy should be painted the same color as the rest of the fuselage. You did catch that the two vertical lines on the teardrop canopy parts should not be painted. The teardrops were each made from three overlapping pieces that end up looking like framework.
Thanks for letting me know. I am going to pull those sections out and repaint that area olive drab- not a whole lot is known about this plane, so I figure the Japanese might not have bothered to repaint that part! Additionaly, the ones reference I could find (link in description) seems to have that section painted drab anyway.
Looks great pal try to use thinner rigging line your kit will look much better if they where in scale they'd be as thick as the pilots arm nearly haha !!!
Thanks! I built this back when thread was my only option- I've actually gone through, cut off the threads, and re-done this model with Ez-Line. Looks much better now.
I am once again building this Academy P-40E and the P-40N kits together. I have custom decal sheets to finish them. Good little kits, they share their major sprue frames, but with different fuselages. One problem is the E model uses the incorrect M model windscreen.
No, the N canopy part is NOT used on this short tail P-40. Only the long tail N used that extended canopy.
Wow that's just super! You achieved a fantastic result! I've got one of these I plan on making as John Belushi's P-40 from 1941. If I get results even half as good as yours, I'll be well pleased!
Thank you for posting this video and giving me a head's up on what to expect when I finally build this kit!
To use the long P-40N canopy, you'd need the longer P-40M/N fuselage, or it would look weird to a P-40 enthusiast.
I've done this kit, and like it. Decent detail for the scale.
Hi, Michael. I've been watching your videos and admire the skill you have in building them. I know more than almost anyone about military flying machines from the Wright Brothers on up. Sometimes I wince when you talk about different pieces in them. In this one, you wondered what the different canopy parts were for. After the E model P-40, several other variants came off assembly lines but had the same basic airframe. The canopy parts give you the option to make a P-40N which became the most produced P-40 of them all and meant to give the pilot greater visibility...
My names not Michael, by thanks for the compliments. I’ll try to do better with what I choose to say. I’ve also cut the ‘in-box’ parts out of my new videos, so it shouldn’t be a problem again
Nice build, thanks for sharing it in this video.
The area of the fuselage that is under the rear teardrop portion of the cockpit canopy should be painted the same color as the rest of the fuselage. You did catch that the two vertical lines on the teardrop canopy parts should not be painted. The teardrops were each made from three overlapping pieces that end up looking like framework.
Thanks for letting me know. I am going to pull those sections out and repaint that area olive drab- not a whole lot is known about this plane, so I figure the Japanese might not have bothered to repaint that part! Additionaly, the ones reference I could find (link in description) seems to have that section painted drab anyway.
Nice build!I am amazed by the quality of the kit i have a academy hellcat and it was very bad this video gave my trust back for academy thanks :)
+Doruk DD Thanks! Academy can be hit or miss. The only thing is, if your decals were printed before the mid-2000's, don't even bother. Go aftermarket.
TheWaggishAmerican Yeah the decals were very bad in my f6f
Looks great pal try to use thinner rigging line your kit will look much better if they where in scale they'd be as thick as the pilots arm nearly haha !!!
Thanks! I built this back when thread was my only option- I've actually gone through, cut off the threads, and re-done this model with Ez-Line. Looks much better now.
Nice Build. I also love Academy kits. Yes, their decals are bad and some of their kits are not accurate. What Airbrush do you use?
Iwata HP-C Plus
I'm thinking of getting an airbrush, what's the name of the one you use? Great job on the warhawk by the way!
+Tomcat Model Kits I use an Iwata HP-C plus on a cheap compressor mounted to a air tank.
TheWaggishAmerican
Thanks!