discussion Pete's-1/72 Curtiss Tomahawk IIB

[Guest]

Hi this is going to be my entry for Peter's GB the Curtiss Tomahawk.

Starter Set.


Paintng instructions.


Parts.


Instructions and decals


Paints and the hairy stick which is better than most of mine.


Prop assembly all cleaned up.


Fuselage, the office al painted and a bit off detail added.


Instrument panel, seat and cockpit/joystick all painted.




This is how I will be applying the glue to the surfaces with the edge of my scalpel blade.


Cleaned up tailplane parts.


Applied instrument decal, fitted cockpit floor to lower wing.


Assembled the two fuselage halves.


Mockup only.


Thank you for looking in now off to play in the park to finish building camp and a tree house :tongue-out2:.

Will do bit more tomorrow after school and scouts if dad doesn't finish it first.

Pete.

 

[papa 695]

Very nice Pete, nearly done.

 

[Guest]

looking forward to more.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Pete
You don't hang about do you. Must have started at 1 minute passed midnight :smiling2:
Jim

 

[Fernando N]

Very nice one Pete, super swift progress too.:thumb2:

Guess you’ll be the first in the air.:smiling:

 

[Guest]

Very nice Pete, nearly done.

Cheers Ian still early days.
Pete.

 

[Guest]

looking forward to more.

Hi Ralph I'll do my best.
Pete.

 

[Guest]

Hi Pete
You don't hang about do you. Must have started at 1 minute passed midnight :smiling2:
Jim

Hi Jim, I could sleep so was at the beach at 5:30 but it's all caught up with me now :sleeping::sleeping::sleeping:.
Pete.

 

[Guest]

Very nice one Pete, super swift progress too.:thumb2:

Guess you’ll be the first in the air.:smiling:

Hi l think your beat me to it.
Pete.

 

[Guest]

Hi finished the stage.

Assembled the fuselage and lower wing halves in the afternoon because we had to come home early from the park, the big boy turned up
and stole our sweeties and smashed up ourcamp the little rotters.


Left over night to close gap at wing roots.


Fitted lower engine cowling.




Fitted top engine cowling, tail wheel assembly and undercarriage assembly.


All done will let dry overnight then on to the painting stage.








Thank you for tuning in and having a look.

Pete (age 12 3/4)

 

[boatman]

:thumb2:
HI Pete a very nice build are you goin to paint it in the deasert camo ? an I always liked these aircraft with the sharks mouth really sets the model off
chris

 

[papa 695]

Looking very good Pete

 

[yak face]

Great progress pete , its a very nice kit this one , i did one a while back , but cheated and used proper paints!!, itll be interesting to see how all the starter set GBers get on with the supplied paints ! Cheers tony

 

[Guest]

:thumb2:
HI Pete a very nice build are you goin to paint it in the deasert camo ? an I always liked these aircraft with the sharks mouth really sets the model off
chris

Hi Chris that's the plan but the paints are to say the least.
Pete.

 

[Guest]

Looking very good Pete

I haven't painted it yet and by the look of some I'm not looking forward to it.
Pete.

 

[scottie3158]

Pete,
Lovely job looking forward to the paint.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Pete
Looking good. Great progress.
Shame about the bully at the park. Next time wait until he's playing football and let his bike tyres down.
Jim

 

[Guest]

Great progress pete , its a very nice kit this one , i did one a while back , but cheated and used proper paints!!, itll be interesting to see how all the starter set GBers get on with the supplied paints ! Cheers tony

Hi Tony, it will certainly be interesting, it won't be a pretty sight :tongue-out2:.
Pete

 

[Guest]

Pete,
Lovely job looking forward to the paint.

I'm not :sad: I struggle using my own paints these are bad.
Pete.

 

[Guest]

Hi Pete
Looking good. Great progress.
Shame about the bully at the park. Next time wait until he's playing football and let his bike tyres down.
Jim

Cheers Jim, that's a great idea, plus we're going to steal this saddle :smiling::smiling::smiling:.
Pete.