discussion Finished Curtis Warhawk P40E Aleutian Tiger(without the tiger)

[Vaughan]

Hi All

Here are the images of the finished Warhawk. All in all a good build with just a few niggles those being the tail section being separate, the gun barrels on the leading edge and the over thick canopy( I chose the closed canopy option). Any comments welcome. Thanks for all your helpful comments during the build.

Vaughan

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[yak face]

Excellent job vaughan , flawless paintwork and build. Shame about the decal but it looks fine without ,still a 5 star job , cheers tony

 

[Ian M]

Wow thats one very well put together and painted warhawk. I like it a lot.

Five stars from me

Ian M

 

[Guest]

the weld marks on the exhaust and the way the detailing on the wings and the rest of the plane,is downright awesome,if there was a way to bottle your talent then i would be first inline to buy it,5*s will never be enough for this build,Roman could still learn some techniques from you lol

mobear

 

[papa 695]

Well Vaughan you have done it again, another stunning build well worth 5 stars if not more, looking forward to your next build

 

[Vaughan]

Thanks for the comments guys and of course the *'s. Ole that's a great compliment but I think I've still got a lot to learn from Romans outstanding builds.

Vaughan

 

[stona]

I watched this one along the way and it is a beautiful build. I know its not easy to make Olive Drab look realistic so very well done with that too. Top job.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Guest]

i thinks not baby puppy,speed and niceness on romans side,but precision and beauty on your side me thinks lol

mobear

 

[flyjoe180]

Great work Vaughan, this has finished as a real nice P40. You should be very happy with that result.

 

[colin m]

Excellent job Vaughan. You've highlighted the detail really well.

 

[Gern]

It's always a pleasure to watch your build photos Vaughan. You somehow make the modelling process come alive. Another stunning build gets my *****

Gern

 

[Centurion3RTR]

Said it once in your build thread so i'm going to say it here too, "sexy". Nice work Vaughan and five from me too.

Have fun, John

 

[Vaughan]

Thanks guys,

Dave I like to record my progress but sometimes forget to take photos, you get so engrossed in the build and then stop and think I should have taken a photo, I think that they are helpful for me and others as it can highlight the pitfalls and subsequently work arounds that you come across during a build.

Vaughan

 

[Guest]

outstanding mate, it looks really natural .... you certainly have a talent !!!!

I'm a bit of a dimwit when it comes to building planes but still have a go occasionally, threads like this help no end (even if just the end result is shown) as i can still pick up weathering and build tips.

 

[Guest]

Fantastic work on a clean build, great paint job, and effective weathering. Oh, did I mention the photography? The way you've achieved your pics is what I try to do but fail.....lol Top stars

 

[Guest]

Very nice! That canopy masking looks just perfect. Canopy masking is my weakness :-(

Theuns

 

[Vaughan]

Alex, believe it or not all photos were taken with my iPhone 4s. There was a slight amount of tweaking as in contrast and brightness but that's all. My photo studio consists of two pieces of A2 artist board and my modelling lamps. I used to to use a digital SLR but to be honest I got no better results and more faffing about into the bargain.

Vaughan

 

[Guest]

Vaughan you scored a direct hit with this build its simply stunning! Great all around weathering ,especially the exhaust staining. Spot on build ,very nicely done Sir! 5 well deserved stars !!!!

 

[Guest]

Very nice

 

[Vaughan]

Thanks Trey, I was trying to get a more accurate effect with the exhaust stains. I always presumed that they would be black but looking at images of the real plane they were paler and much more subtle. I'm really trying to perfect my weathering and I think I'm getting there.

Vaughan