Gern's HobbyBoss 1/72 P-40E Kittyhawk Cosford build 2018

[papa 695]

Looking good Dave

[Gern]

Just checked out that website Joe. It appears the wells on that plane are natural aluminium. I may go with that as it makes the painting easier.

As for the main colours, I'm going to use Tamiya XF14 Grey for the undersides and XF52 Earth and XF81 Dark Green for the top - unless anyone says they're wildly wrong.

[spanner570]

Go for it Dave. Who's to say your colour choice is 'wildly wrong'?

Keep in mind general weathering /Sun bleaching / wear and tear. The list goes on and on and.....

There again, take no notice of me, I'm afraid I'm a near enough merchant....:upside:

[Dave Ward]

Dave,
I made the HobbyBoss 1/48 Kittyhawk OOB, also a 'quick assembly' model - very nice detail, with an AM cockpit it could be the basis of a really nice model[ATTACH]301731[/ATTACH]
I also have a 1/48 P-38 Lightning 'quick assembly' that I got at a real bargain price
[ATTACH]301733[/ATTACH][ATTACH]301732[/ATTACH] As you can see, most of the airframe is in 2 parts, engraved detail etc.........
Dave

[Gern]

I'm afraid I'm a near enough merchant....:upside:

Me too, but I did change my mind about the XF14. It looks more like a grey-green colour so I used XF19 instead.

[Gern]

Dave,
I made the HobbyBoss 1/48 Kittyhawk OOB, also a 'quick assembly' model - very nice detail, with an AM cockpit it could be the basis of a really nice model[ATTACH]301731[/ATTACH]
I also have a 1/48 P-38 Lightning 'quick assembly' that I got at a real bargain price
[ATTACH]301733[/ATTACH][ATTACH]301732[/ATTACH] As you can see, most of the airframe is in 2 parts, engraved detail etc.........
Dave

I have to agree Dave. These HobbyBoss quick builds are really nice, I have a few in the stash including the P-38. Maybe they don't have the detail of the uber kits available today, but I don't really have the skills to do justice to them, so these quick build kits are just the job for me.

PS I hope my Kittyhawk comes out looking as good as yours!

[Dave Ward]

Ah, but it's in 1/48 scale - easier to finish than the smaller scale............... I have moved up to the larger scale, 1/72 being toooo small for my eyes, and fingers
Dave

[Steve Jones]

Dave
Just had a good read through of your blog. I am not a wingy man but its looking good so far. Look forward to the wet stuff. Good luck
Steve

[Gern]

Thanks Steve. Hopefully painting tonight so pics tomorrow.