Now you've got me wondering 570......did these early "Warbirds" have aluminum or wooden ribs in their flight control surfaces? Just curious, not being critical. At any rate that is a first class job of skeletonizing the control surfaces. Perhaps some crusty bits of rotting fabric here and there to give it a "tattered" look? Tissue paper comes to mind....
Rick H.
I am impressed with what you are doing, anything I have posted is info only.Thanks for the input chaps.
I daresay some members will be comparing my effort with the 'Real Thing' and observing 'This and that are not right.' and expecting an exact copy of Copping's crashed P-40.
Such a feat is way beyond me. I'm just trying to get as close as I can to capturing the essence of his long lost desert wreck, using images as excellent references.
Here's the cockpit area. I hacked out some missing bits of 'perspex', then brush painted the frame work, before applying a light grey/brown to the inside surfaces.
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Cheers.
Ron
You didn't.Thanks Jim...
Gary, I hope I haven't ruffled a couple of feathers of yours. It was never my intention to do so, and I apologize if I did. I appreciate yours, or any other info posted. As a bonus, it shows folks are looking in too!
My last post wasn't aimed at you, but, indirectly at those who possibly might go comparing like for like where this build is concerned, and there just might be.....
I'm just using the great pictures of the wreck to get some sense of what I'm aiming for with my model.
Again, sorry for any misunderstanding.
Ron
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