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[Eddie M.]

Your P-40 is just a BEAUTY      

BTW the Hughes' is like a spanish project: HA-500 Alacrán (a kind of scorpion):
http://www.fag.es/aviacion/historia/Hispan...a500maqueta.jpg

Wow! That is cool! B)I've never seen that before. Sometimes I scare myself with the things that come out of my mind and they turn out to exist. I guess nothing is original anymore.  
  Eddie

[John Howling Mouse]

The P-40's looking sharp!

But the Hughes Hawk (or whatever you'll end up calling her) is a real tease, Eddie.

Need to start a whole new thread for that one!  Love the extended nose.  You certainly have nailed the Howard Hughes' feel for it!

[Eddie M.]

Thank you JHM! B) Here's another mod to the nose.
  Eddie

[Brian da Basher]

That's really inspired, Eddie! It adds to the sleekness factor by 1000%!

Brian da Basher

[cthulhu77]

seeeeeexxxxyyyy!!!      

[K5054NZ]

I had a vision of a Howard Hughes type aircraft.

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!

[Eddie M.]

Thank you All very much! Here's what it looks like with the primer coat on. Hardly looks like a P-40 anymore.  
  Eddie

[cthulhu77]

Unbelievably great work...love that front/nose section.

[Daryl J.]

Now this is just superb.            There will be more than one that is surprised when hearing this is/was a P-40!    


Daryl J., watching this with interest too!

[Eddie M.]

Thank you Greg and Daryl! B) Swanny suggested that I might need to add a bit of rudder because of the exhaust. This is what I cut out paper as a template. What do y'all think?
  Eddie

[cthulhu77]

Good call, I like the enlarged section.  Are you going to leave it square?

[John Howling Mouse]

Yep, I think the tail looks better enlarged.

I'd keep it squarish, like the wingtips, etc.

Going to look HOT, man!

[Mossie]

I concur, good man!

[Eddie M.]

Alrighty,...here we goooo...
 Eddie

[Eddie M.]

Rudder work is done.
 Eddie