1/48 AMT P-40F

[Stikpusher]

This is a simple fun kit. Just me speed!

Over the weekend I did get the fuselage assembled and sanded



and the Ultracast seat glued in place



So today I started some painting... I’m trying black basing in the cockpit and other interior areas such as the wheel wells...





then I mixed up a custom Interior Green using Tamiya Yellow Green and NATO Black... I airbrushed on very thinned coats over the black base







more in a few days...

[LyleW]

[speedgraflex]

aaaannndd

[Stikpusher]

I’ve been working on detail colors in the cockpit this morning. I think that next time that I try the black basing, I need to thin the paint more.

[speedgraflex]

Your custom green cockpit interior color looks spot on, Carlos. I hear ya about the depth of black primer base. Zoukei-Mura’s Black Surfacer needs a lot of thinner to make it “hard wrap” a surface, and then it becomes somewhat (well, quite a bit) fragile, taking longer to cure. I think certain black primers cut differently...

[Stikpusher]

Well, this is just plain Tamiya NATO Black, thinned with hardware store plain label Lacquer thinner... not any special primer. And it looks to adhere just fine to the resin seat in addition to the bare plastic.....

Here is after this mornings detail paint session so far...



obviously I still have more to do here....

[KennyX]

That’s sexy as Hell and you’ve done a fantastic job not only with the painting but also picking out those details. I like it.

[Stikpusher]

Thank you Kenny! I’m trying to keep this simple.

[KennyX]

I can grok simple. And you’re doing a fine job, I think that cockpit looks great.

[Stikpusher]

Thank you Kenny. I just need to take care of the instruments, the seat harness, add some dry brushing, and I’ll call it done.