REAL WORLD: Special Hobby 1/72 RNZAF P-40K Kittyhawk NZ3061

[KiwiZac]

Hi all,
This kit was a birthday present to myself in August last year as I love P-40s, had liked the look of the Special Hobby kits, and am a sucker for RNZAF markings. The kit itself has lovely details and went together beautifully, the decals were well-behaved. The only issues I had were self-caused such as losing the correct canopy, and using a too-dark green for the top colour which somehow became even darker under Humbrol gloss. For various reasons I only added the finishing touches - painting the light lenses - today.

But I want more of these kits. It was a delight and, as long as I don't bring myself down by using the wrong colours, I expect the next (I want to get an E to honour a local pilot killed in a training accident) to be even better and more fun.

Photo of the real NZ3061 from "RNZAF The First Decade" by Charles Darby:
NZ3061 RNZAF The First Decade Charles Darby by Zac Yates, on Flickr

Special Hobby 1/72 P-40K-15 Kittyhawk NZ3061 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Special Hobby 1/72 P-40K-15 Kittyhawk NZ3061 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Special Hobby 1/72 P-40K-15 Kittyhawk NZ3061 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Special Hobby 1/72 P-40K-15 Kittyhawk NZ3061 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Special Hobby 1/72 P-40K-15 Kittyhawk NZ3061 by Zac Yates, on Flickr

[apophenia]

Nice build of a great subject Zac 

In the photos, the effect of the Humbrol gloss is not too noticeable. Nor is the fit of your replacement canopy that bad - though, hopefully, the 'carpet monster' will eventually coughs up the original ...

[KiwiZac]

Nice build of a great subject Zac 

In the photos, the effect of the Humbrol gloss is not too noticeable. Nor is the fit of your replacement canopy that bad - though, hopefully, the 'carpet monster' will eventually coughs up the original ...

Thank you! Unfortunately it's still darker than I'd like but live and learn *shrugs*.

As for the canopy? I found it two days ago 

[Old Wombat]

This is the way of things! I still haven't found the canopy hatch for (one of) my Tamiya 1/48 Beaufighters, & that was a two years, or more, ago.

Nice build!