Dave_E

Whatever level of paint you have on the above picture… in terms of realism the graininess is about what that “poured steel” looked like (tanks I’ve seen in person anyway). Nice job. 😀

Happy Saturday All,

Slow progress on the Warhawk (lot’s to do while the weather is nice 🙂), but here it is. Front fuselage and cockpit installed. The bulging front end is very hard to do. I’m discovering the “3 foot viewing rule” is working nicely. 😆

I’m in. 🥤🍿😀

To thine own self be true… I appreciate that. ☺️ Can’t wait to see what’s next! 

I feel ya Chris! My first attempt of the P-40 got to a point where I stopped. My second attempt is underway and hearing your story now is something I am also experiencing. Kit quality seems to matter! 😊

I’m in! 👍😀

Another beauty! You are an inspiration for those of us who are beginners at the sport! Thank you! 👍😀

Happy Saturday All,

I in no way want to hijack my own thread, (but it is P-40 related), I am so pumped about getting my first card order from WAK in Poland. If you ever do this, it will come USPS and they need a signature for delivery. We were not home so I had to go down to the post office and pick it up.

Alrighty then, 14 days later, the cockpit is complete (the seat is just sitting there for good viewing). A total of 36 parts, YIKES, and we all know the minute I stuff this assembly into the fuselage most of it disappears and once the canopy is on, it’s all but gone. 😐 On to step 2.

Tim Allen had a flying museum in Everett Wa and they flew warbirds all the time. From my vantage point at the Boeing Everett flight line, I got to see their P-40 fly many times, as well as a P-47, P-51, Hellcat, Bearcat, Zero, F-190 and more.

Oh I’m in. 🍿🥤😁

Chris, I suspected that and yes I see how common that is on the digital sites. With the advent of AI coming, software improvements etc., we could hope the kits would get exponentially better. That goes for all modeling mediums and types.

Dave

Hi All,

Well I tried this before, but what the hay, let’s try it again. Same plane, same kit. Forewarning, I’m not as fast as the master on this card area forum and he has a gozillian years of card modeling time, I am a rank beginner, please bear with me. I also have probably too many other interests that do keep me occupied. Below is the kit and last year's attempt and all planes start with the cockpit, be they paper, plastic or wood.

Dave

OUTSTANDING Sir! You almost need another with the wings spread! 👍 😀

Fleet aircraft for sure. Seen some flying time. 👍😀

Another masterpiece Chris! Inspired to go sit at my modeling bench! 🙂

I’m in. 🍿🥤😀

OUTSTANDING build! Congrats! 👍😀

Hi Andrew, and everyone else,

Yes the Snake build is on hold. This past winter, when I was planning on getting the shipyard resurrected, I decided to build another guitar. Last year I also ventured into card modeling (which I picked up on this forum). Spring is here now, I’m back out in the garden, tending the fruit trees and the vineyard. However, I do keep active on the forum as I love watching everyone’s work. Total transparency here, I was a plastic airplane modeler as a kid and that one never went away and this forum has a room for non-ship endeavors. I spend a lot of time there. 😀

The Snake is on one of my bench tops in the man cave and I see it every time I go in there and one day, I’ll just start working on it. 😀

Dave

I’m in. 👍😀🥤🍿

I’ll watch. 👍🥤🍿

I’m in! 🥤🍿

It’s really all for you and the photos for us to see the work and the detail before “skinning” it, never to be seen again. 😊

Outstanding Ed! Man, that’s a build all in itself for sure. Great work! 👍😀

Dave

Oh yea! 🍿🥤😀