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Offline Brian da Basher

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P-40 Soviet Slammer weekend build
« on: September 28, 2014, 08:41:06 PM »
Sometimes you just want something simple, no major kit surgery, no muss, no fuss.

Fortunately, the Accurate Miniatures Air Combat Legends P-40N fills the bill nicely.



This kit is far more basic than I expected. It also looked a bit larger than the usual 1/72 scale P-40. It turns out this is an old "box scale" vintage Monogram kit, possibly 1/60th (?). I have another one of these buried in the kit stash jenga pile. Tack this up as a lesson learned: it pays to research first. Oh well. At least it builds up nice.









No filler was needed and only a touch of white school glue was used to close a small gap under the front of the canopy. I did have to resort to using the old rubber band (we call 'em gumbands here) trick to make sure the wingroot join was solid.









Maybe because of the blue, I kept imagining this bird flying with Soviet Naval Aviation defending Leningrad. I did some research but I couldn't find out if my choice of red stars was accurate, which probably means they're not, but I like the way they look.





The model was brush-painted freehand (no tape was used) in acrylics, mostly some nameless Testor's blue I got on the cheap. Decals were from spares.









I had a lot of fun on this low-stress project which I started Friday afternoon. I hope you enjoyed the pictures.





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« Last Edit: September 28, 2014, 08:47:44 PM by Brian da Basher »
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Offline Cliffy B

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Re: P-40 Soviet Slammer weekend build
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2014, 08:50:36 PM »
Nice refreshing build huh Brian?  Another nice one  8)
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Offline taiidantomcat

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Re: P-40 Soviet Slammer weekend build
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2014, 11:25:24 PM »
That looks great! I love the late P-40s they look so aggressive  :icon_twisted:


Nice job on the paint, very steady hand there without the aid of masking  :)
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Offline Jeffry Fontaine

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Re: P-40 Soviet Slammer weekend build
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2014, 02:52:08 AM »
Wot, no spats? 

Nice work Brian.  The blue is a definite change from the normal colors associated with the P-40 in Russian markings. 
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Offline finsrin

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Re: P-40 Soviet Slammer weekend build
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2014, 07:47:24 AM »
Again you come up with unusual color scheme that works :)
Painted like that, I see it being one plane of the first Soviet flight demonstration team.
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Offline elmayerle

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Re: P-40 Soviet Slammer weekend build
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2014, 10:08:41 AM »
Nice one.  That's an attractive scheme that looks like it belongs.
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Offline arkon

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Re: P-40 Soviet Slammer weekend build
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2014, 10:29:48 AM »
Great shade of blue😘, nice look to it all around
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Offline FAAMAN

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Re: P-40 Soviet Slammer weekend build
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2014, 01:16:35 PM »
The Monogram P-40 is 1/64th box scale. Yours is very bright indeed, well done!!! 8)
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Offline Tophe

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Re: P-40 Soviet Slammer weekend build
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2014, 07:00:52 PM »
I like it! :-*
(Thanks for your painted canopy, golden, I feel less alone in the modelling world...) :)
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Offline Camthalion

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Re: P-40 Soviet Slammer weekend build
« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2014, 06:08:16 PM »
top work
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