iron bender Posted July 19, 2017 Share #1 Posted July 19, 2017 Well, I haven't built a model since maybe 1989. Now my kids officially irritate me and I need a reason to stay up late, so I decided to start cheap and easy with something on my skill/brain level. Here's a repro 1964 Revell p40. Gotta love a model that takes two nights. I think I could get back into this. Can't remember how to handle "aircraft glass". Everyone will always know it's mine as my finger prints are all over the cockpit glass. I guess I need another set of tweezers. Please feel free to kill it. I'm going off of what I remember, and yes I know the decals are cheezy with five z's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron bender Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted July 19, 2017 Being a Texas guy, I started with something local, since Claire Chennault lived down the road in Commerce. Plus I love the stories of the CBI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted July 19, 2017 Share #3 Posted July 19, 2017 Looks nice! The P40 is always a favorite of mine.I built the old Monogram Flying tiger P40 kit back in the 70s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron bender Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted July 19, 2017 Thanks doyler. I'll probably build a few more simple planes, then maybe a few tracks, then school will start again, go back to sports and hunting, then by next summer, I'll probably be into square dancing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandomatic Posted July 19, 2017 Share #5 Posted July 19, 2017 Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
268th C.A. Posted July 19, 2017 Share #6 Posted July 19, 2017 Dont forget Tex Hill. Great job on the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntssurplus Posted July 19, 2017 Share #7 Posted July 19, 2017 Good job on the model I really like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warguy Posted July 19, 2017 Share #8 Posted July 19, 2017 Great job, I built these kits as well as a kid and had them hanging from my ceiling with fishing line in mock dog fights. I was never nearly as talented as you though. Great job, thanks for sharing. Takes me back to a more innocent time, GI Joes, cap guns, blowing up models with black cat fire crackers and sleeping in the front yard in an old surplus WWI pup tent. Man those were the days, I can still smell the old gooey plastic cement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted July 19, 2017 Share #9 Posted July 19, 2017 Great job, I built these kits as well as a kid and had them hanging from my ceiling with fishing line in mock dog fights. I was never nearly as talented as you though. Great job, thanks for sharing. Takes me back to a more innocent time, GI Joes, cap guns, blowing up models with black cat fire crackers and sleeping in the front yard in an old surplus WWI pup tent. Man those were the days, I can still smell the old gooey plastic cement. Great story WG.....Sounds famwiar and we all turned out just fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstop61 Posted July 19, 2017 Share #10 Posted July 19, 2017 A really nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseloadr Posted July 20, 2017 Share #11 Posted July 20, 2017 I have 2 of this kit I started working on 30 years ago. Need to finish them sometime getting close to retirement maybe then , Good job on the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted July 20, 2017 Share #12 Posted July 20, 2017 Classic Revell and Monogram kits are very forgiving. A good place to start. If you did all of that including the paint in two nights, you have some skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron bender Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share #13 Posted July 20, 2017 Classic Revell and Monogram kits are very forgiving. A good place to start. If you did all of that including the paint in two nights, you have some skills. I cheated on this one. Completely disassembled, sanded, painted (with of all things a mid war German helmet paint from 1944 Militaria) and assembled for fit the first night. Couldn't have been more than 35-40 parts. Second night disassembled partially for some of the interior aesthetic paint, then killed it with Tamiya spray and some hand painting. My wife was getting irritated with me after 2 hours of decal application, not in anticipation of seeing it complete, but she wants to talk about our house remodel. Oh goody. A pro modeler would have been disappointed in my paint effort. Something I did learn after a 30 year model building break, the new adhesives are incredible compared to what we had in the 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted July 20, 2017 Share #14 Posted July 20, 2017 I like the paint.Never got to a level like I see builders on the forum achieve....looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted July 22, 2017 Share #15 Posted July 22, 2017 Really nice P-40. I haven't made anything recently but it has always been a great way for me to put everything else out of my mind for a bit. As an aside, do you really talk to your wife about remodeling? With me, it's usually "...that's a great idea. Lets do it". Luckily, my wife's ideas are very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted July 22, 2017 Share #16 Posted July 22, 2017 If your chops look like that after a 30-year hiatus, I can't imagine what your work looked like in the 80s. Superb. I recently started a model kit after a 20+ year break, and I agree, the adhesives today are light-years ahead. Gone are the days of having to take 'drying breaks'. Makes that part of assembly a lot faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron bender Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share #17 Posted July 22, 2017 Started this P38 a few nights ago. Another 1964 Revell. Fit's not quite as good as the p40 so this will definitely take longer. Still a simple kit that's fun to build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted July 22, 2017 Share #18 Posted July 22, 2017 Great job on the P-40! Your paintig skills are up to date, I'd say, very well worth some more close ups of this fantastic bird. Please start a new separate thread for the P 38 or shall I update the heading? Thanks Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron bender Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share #19 Posted July 22, 2017 Sorry bout that. I'll start a new thread when I'm done with the p38. Jordan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted July 23, 2017 Share #20 Posted July 23, 2017 That looks far superior to the ones I built! I've built that P-40 kit at least 3 times, the last version is the only survivor. I painted it as a Pearl Harbor defender and it's pursuing a Tamiya A6M2 Zero and a Nichimo B5N2 Kate in my den! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltz41 Posted July 23, 2017 Share #21 Posted July 23, 2017 Nice job! Esp in 2 nights!! Those old kits are still good enough to do, especially for getting back into the hobby or just taking a stab at completing one. Here's the bottom line when you are building models.....there's always going to be someone who built something better, so don't worry about comparisons and all that. Just have fun with it, and as long as you are happy, that's all that counts. Looking forward to seeing your 38! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypilot6670 Posted July 23, 2017 Share #22 Posted July 23, 2017 Beautiful. Thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted July 25, 2017 Share #23 Posted July 25, 2017 That's a very nice paint job on that P40. You put your own take on it, which is great. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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