P-40 Warhawk update.

[ldhenson]

Well, making more progress on the P-40. Here's a couple shots of its latest state:





Obviously it's still missing a few parts, including several stringers on the underside. The wing assembly and stabilizers are just snapped in to the body for now, not glued. Later I'll disassemble them to finish priming and painting before I glue the entire thing together.

Still need to figure out how I want to make the prop from scratch, since the one provided in the kit is just a generic one, not a P-40 prop.

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[ldhenson.livejournal.com]

Whee...I think I can get away with not using CA/superglue after all. I did a little checking on the web and found that you can't really use it on canopies anyway, which is one of the main parts I need to attach. It's not worth it to me to buy clear parts glue just for the few pieces, so I'm actually going to go with supplies I already have. I do a lot of crafts and it didn't occur to me to use what's in my house! I've got at least two products that aren't meant for modelling but should work great as clear glue for something like this.

Your Triceratops reminds me of the little walking/barking do I had...you know, the kind that looks like a stuffed animal but it moves and yaps, etc.? The moving parts quickly wore out but I was content to take the batteries out and let it join my menagerie of stuffed animals...even if it wasn't quite as soft :-)