Curtiss P-40B - coming soon to GreMir Models - Page 2

**GreMir** · #11 12-23-2007, 09:41 PM

I was finally able to spend one quality evening with the P-40B so here is a little update - plane received 12 exhaust pipes for the Allison engine and 50 cal fuselage guns.

**CMDRTED** · #12 12-24-2007, 12:03 AM

Looks like a night well spent!

**dansls1** · #13 12-24-2007, 06:51 AM

Yes - looks very good!

**46rob** · #14 12-24-2007, 06:51 AM

I wouldn't pay much mind about the OD being a bit light. Back then, planes were painted with nitrocellulose laquer, and it only took a year or so in the sun to really start fading. Even modern finishes show that tendency. We've got an OD C-46 out on the line, that's faded so much, it's more like khaki by now. (It's waiting it's turn in the paint queue).

**Clashster** · #15 12-25-2007, 05:04 PM

Looks great, Mike! I really like the weathering, too!

**outersketcher** · #16 12-26-2007, 11:57 AM

I just finished soaring through your site.. and I was thrilled. Loved your russion ships! Beautiful work.

David

**GreMir** · #17 12-30-2007, 08:14 PM

David,
Thanks. True credit goes to designers and modelers who build them.

Time for another update.
Plane received fillets around the tail - they are divide into four parts and it is a good thing since they have to be shaped rather extensively. I'm pretty happy with the result - discoloration on the leading edge is my clumsiness....

Framework for the wing is, as you can see rather extensive. There was a lot of 1mm cardboard cutting involved but everything fits as it should.
I couldn't resist dryfitting the framework to the fuselage just to get the feel for the plane - I always loved the P-40...

Last photo shows rather impatient pilot demanding faster progress with the build from an army guy. Crew promissed extra hours next weekend :D

**DrBill** · #18 12-30-2007, 09:29 PM

Looks really good Mike! When will it be available to the rest of us? (Rough guess...)

**GreMir** · #19 12-30-2007, 09:46 PM

Model will be available as soon as I finish building it. Can't give a date - my "building" time is very limited lately but I'm trying to push it as much as I possibly can...

**GreMir** · #20 01-04-2008, 09:43 PM

I have been good lately so got an extra few hours from my better half to cut some paper :D

This stage was a bit tricky, but everything went well. Don't know how Lukasz intended for this to be assembled but I figured that it will be easier to allign the skins if I start with the top half and it seems that that was the correct way to skin the wings.