p-40

Hi guys, I finished the P-40. It was a basic kit with little detail, however it had very nice decals and was fun to paint with the African paint-scheme. 1/48 - Tomahawk IIb "Ace of African front" - Academy 1/48 - Small Upgrade set (canons, ring&bead, pitot tube) - Master link to build thread...

Hi guys, My next 1/48 build will be this P-40 from Academy. The kit looks nice and easy to build. Boxart & (a few) sprues... Cockpit is very basic The exhaust didn't look realistic, so I took a very fine dremel-bit and drilled the pipes out, than melted the plastic a bit with Tamiya ET...

This P-40E was the first received by FAB (Brazilian Air Force) as part of a Lend Lease Agreement. It was serial numbered FAB 01 (or just 01) and later FAB 4020. It is seen here in the RAF camouflage they arrived in late 1942. There is an excellent article about those first P-40E's received by...