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Well, what can I say about this little gem? It has a nice bit of basic detail in the pit. The fuse is on the thick side however, and the sights sit a tad on the low side under the wind screen. There's room for some improvement there. The pilot sits low as if there is no chute under him. I carefully ...

Hi MC! Looking good so far, as usual. Are you going to use the pilot too?

That's pretty much right out of the box too. I modified the throttle and the window crank away from the sidewalls and modified the pilot with a twisted wire O2 hose, modified jacket (no Mae West), and lifted him about 3mm up to simulate the height he should be at with a chute under him. That led to ...

Thanks, John! I didn't know that would make a difference. I'm going to go try it real quick.

Edit: Holy crap, man! I didn't know you could do that just by unabbreviating the image tag! Thanks, John!

As requested. :) I've been slowly working on this one quietly in the background of my other builds since February. I've been finding it very enlightening to see the differences between the old Monogram/Revell (Monovell) P-40B and this new one. Its like night and day to compare these two kits! The ne...

Thank you all very much! This is definitely the warmest welcome I've ever received lol.

You guys would like to see what I've done with that Airfix P-40 huh? Well, okay, I'll get right on it.

Tom (BlackSheepTwoOneFour) sent me an invite. So I guess you could say I was recruited lol. I've been checking out some of the work here. I must say, I am honored to be invited! Damn excelent stuff here! :bow: And back on the subject of the shelf queen of yours, you could do better than my build and...

Thanks, Stik! Good to see you're a moderator here!

I believe I've already commented at least one time previosly about you finishing that SoD build lol. And y'know what? I'd still love to see you do just that.

So do you think I'll fit in around here? Lol

I completed this model for a group build contest on Genessis Models about a month ago. 95% orriginal parts usage with a lot of scratch building in the pit and some on the wheel bays. This is my favorite Aircraft and I am also in the process of building the new Airfix P-40B in the AVG markings. The m...