Ricks' Ramblings

[Rick Lowe]

  No, just the kit headlights with small bits of card to depict the blackout masks.
The effect probably comes from the slot they're glued onto showing through.

And thanks, fellas.

[NARSES2]

Come out well Rick 

[Nick]

Looks very good 

[Rick Lowe]

Cheers

[Rick Lowe]

1/72 XP-40Q **Real World**

The last of the wartime Warhawk/Kittyhawk line.
A proposed variant to continue production; there was no appreciable advantage over the P-51 Mustang already in production, so it was not taken up and the P-40 line ended.

Post-WW2 the aircraft was privately entered in the 1948 air races but the engine failed at low level and when the pilot bailed out, the aircraft was destroyed.
I used a side profile in Squadron Signals' P-40 in Action as the inspiration and general configuration.

Standard Hasegawa 1/72 P-40 (short tail).
I cut down spine, extended the rear fuselage, reprofiled the chin intake and removed the upper air intake.
I clipped the wings and added underwing intakes, removed the inner guns accordingly.
P-47 canopy.
Heller P-39 propeller, Airfix P-51 front part of spinner, P-40 kit rear part of spinner.

Spraycan Tamiya Olive Drab & brushed unknown Neutral Gray.
Spares box markings, depicting a generic in-service aircraft.

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[NARSES2]

That looks good 

I've always found the P-40Q an attractive aircraft and built the Pegasus kit many years ago.

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[zenrat]

 

[Old Wombat]

  

[Rick Lowe]

Nice, Chris. 
And thanks, all.

[Wardukw]

I do like that alot Rick...my fav version of the P-40 
I am/was/still might build a high altitude version of that plane...ive got a Hobbyboss P-40 short tail in 48th with missing canopy which would make a good donour 
Just have to keep it in the memory banks so I don't loose the idea 

[Rick Lowe]

Sounds like a Plan, Phill/
A good way to use something like that, should you not want a regular version or be able to find a replacement canopy.   

[DogfighterZen]

Very nice work!

[Glenn Gilbertson]

That looks really good!

[Rick Lowe]

Thanks, guys. 

[Wardukw]

Sounds like a Plan, Phill/
A good way to use something like that, should you not want a regular version or be able to find a replacement canopy.   

I've never been a real fan of the original canopy layout ..when I saw the Q with a bubble canopy my like level went right up