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I need a break from Yom Kippur!
I've been fascinated by the story of Copping and his aircraft for ages, so now I've decided to have a go at re-creating the final resting place of his P-40, which was found by Polish oil workers in 2012, some 70 years after it's disappearance.
I have a very basic 1/48 Hobby-Craft P-40. Just as well it's basic, as I'll not be using much of it anyway!
![P1260281.JPG P1260281.JPG](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/252/252484-dadb75d29392d58bc9d2c898a303d8d7.jpg)
Yesterday, I glued together what I needed, brush painted the RAF Desert camouflage and added some 1/72 decals, which are a tad small, but as they will be virtually sun bleached into near none existence they will be fine. I certainly wasn't going to the expense of a complete set of correct 1/48 ones.
The simple base, which I made last night, consists of three small bits of sheet polystyrene stuck together and coated with some more sweepings from my now extremely shiny drive!
I've made a start on the butchery of the aircraft. The prop etc. was ripped off in the forced landing, so I've made a start in that area.
The fabric control surfaces have long since rotted away, so thus far, I've removed the rudder and elevators. These I will re-make showing just the metal framework - I hope!
Anyway, here is Copping's P-40 thus far. It is just placed to get a rough idea as to it's final position.
Obviously loads more wrecking and painting to do, but it's a start.
![P1260277.JPG P1260277.JPG](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/252/252485-365d880190d44dd38cbd9de7a56349cc.jpg)
![P1260278.JPG P1260278.JPG](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/252/252486-9d7719fbe7a51aa5213a96cd60892402.jpg)
![P1260279.JPG P1260279.JPG](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/252/252487-0c01045f989f71ddc98a5bbb8e437750.jpg)
![P1260280.JPG P1260280.JPG](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/252/252488-f39f5d4ca270a64ac3fe681c6f97f840.jpg)
![P1260282.JPG P1260282.JPG](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/252/252489-5229ab2b0004db1f70b2be774c8c5979.jpg)
Cheers all and thanks for looking.
Ron
I've been fascinated by the story of Copping and his aircraft for ages, so now I've decided to have a go at re-creating the final resting place of his P-40, which was found by Polish oil workers in 2012, some 70 years after it's disappearance.
I have a very basic 1/48 Hobby-Craft P-40. Just as well it's basic, as I'll not be using much of it anyway!
![P1260281.JPG P1260281.JPG](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/252/252484-dadb75d29392d58bc9d2c898a303d8d7.jpg)
Yesterday, I glued together what I needed, brush painted the RAF Desert camouflage and added some 1/72 decals, which are a tad small, but as they will be virtually sun bleached into near none existence they will be fine. I certainly wasn't going to the expense of a complete set of correct 1/48 ones.
The simple base, which I made last night, consists of three small bits of sheet polystyrene stuck together and coated with some more sweepings from my now extremely shiny drive!
I've made a start on the butchery of the aircraft. The prop etc. was ripped off in the forced landing, so I've made a start in that area.
The fabric control surfaces have long since rotted away, so thus far, I've removed the rudder and elevators. These I will re-make showing just the metal framework - I hope!
Anyway, here is Copping's P-40 thus far. It is just placed to get a rough idea as to it's final position.
Obviously loads more wrecking and painting to do, but it's a start.
![P1260277.JPG P1260277.JPG](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/252/252485-365d880190d44dd38cbd9de7a56349cc.jpg)
![P1260278.JPG P1260278.JPG](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/252/252486-9d7719fbe7a51aa5213a96cd60892402.jpg)
![P1260279.JPG P1260279.JPG](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/252/252487-0c01045f989f71ddc98a5bbb8e437750.jpg)
![P1260280.JPG P1260280.JPG](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/252/252488-f39f5d4ca270a64ac3fe681c6f97f840.jpg)
![P1260282.JPG P1260282.JPG](https://www.scale-models.co.uk/data/attachments/252/252489-5229ab2b0004db1f70b2be774c8c5979.jpg)
Cheers all and thanks for looking.
Ron