Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: KiwiZac on November 12, 2021, 09:28:07 AM
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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:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51673516141_3eb8733fee_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mJdh56)NZ3061 RNZAF The First Decade Charles Darby (https://flic.kr/p/2mJdh56) by Zac Yates (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacyates/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51673433608_e17ebaa7c8_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mJcRx7)Special Hobby 1/72 P-40K-15 Kittyhawk NZ3061 (https://flic.kr/p/2mJcRx7) by Zac Yates (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacyates/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51673868529_1bfc31bea8_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mJf5PK)Special Hobby 1/72 P-40K-15 Kittyhawk NZ3061 (https://flic.kr/p/2mJf5PK) by Zac Yates (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacyates/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51673868519_ca4c0f34fe_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mJf5Pz)Special Hobby 1/72 P-40K-15 Kittyhawk NZ3061 (https://flic.kr/p/2mJf5Pz) by Zac Yates (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacyates/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51673193931_21dc8cc77c_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mJbChK)Special Hobby 1/72 P-40K-15 Kittyhawk NZ3061 (https://flic.kr/p/2mJbChK) by Zac Yates (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacyates/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51673433588_8c581b4a56_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mJcRwL)Special Hobby 1/72 P-40K-15 Kittyhawk NZ3061 (https://flic.kr/p/2mJcRwL) by Zac Yates (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacyates/), on Flickr
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Nice build of a great subject Zac :smiley:
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 ...
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Nice build of a great subject Zac :smiley:
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 :icon_sueno:
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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! :smiley: