Hasegawa 1/32 P40E Build Part 2: Paint

[@dekon70]

Great lesson in masking complex shapes! Sean, you have made me try things I'd thought I'd never try on a model. You break everything down into simple steps. Thank you.

[@seanerk5kt9]

Great to hear Rich. It’s nice to know I’m helping my fellow modelers.

[@nackdibby7960]

A brave endeavor with brilliant results! Absolutely fantastic looking P-40!

[@danielbritton8588]

Sweet build. Always have been fond of a P-40. I like your hobby room. Mine is nothing but shelves everywhere. Boy, the belly of that fighter looks stupendous! Good job with that shark's mouth also.

[@brandonb1681]

The chipping where the wing meets the fuselage looks great. TY for sharing.

[@seanerk5kt9]

Thanks Brandon!

[@tedbriscoe6649]

Tex Hill told me that the shark's teeth were painted with "house paint" and brushes....so there was variation from plane to plane.

[@seanerk5kt9]

I was looking at some reference pics and noticed they were all a little different. Had no idea they used house paint but I guess they had to use what was on hand.

[@Killsnapz]

Jerry Crandall did an excellent book on the markings and colors of the P-40's used by the Flying Tigers. There was a great variation from plane to plane of the application of the sharks mouth, not only style but even colors with some having blue "lips" instead of black and other variations.

[@stevethefishdotnet]

I just got my 1:48 Hasegawa P-40E and it too has the tail as a separate piece to fit on. I've no idea why they chose to go that route. Airfix's P-40B in the same scale isn't like that. Only the back rudder is separate from the rest of the tail fin.

[@larsjensen1358]

What a beautiful paintwork, it is exactly how i expect it to look from the Revell box art. Thank You very much for a very inspiring build. Lars Heino from Denmark

[@ninus17]

hey en anden dansker. hej fra slagelse

[@thoward816]

Great look by painting the shark teeth. One question....how many scars do you have from hobby blade cuts. I’ve got a nice 2 inch scar from a hobby blade cut when I was building a 1/32 scale Stuka.

[@seanerk5kt9]

Believe it or not...only one. Was building a model as a kid and sliced my index finger wide open. Been lucky as an adult, although I’ve dropped them on my leg and foot a couple of times which sucked.

[@MottysMilitaryModels]

Brill work Sean, love it, there's something about shark teeth on a wingy thing. I keep thinking of doing a 32nd scale kit. I think 8 need to get a few 48th scale kits done first. Stay safe brother

[@bobdyer422]

Nice job on the mouth. Nothing like a bit o'patience. It may be free, but hard to come by. The 40 looks good

[@GregsModels]

Nicely done.

[@Приветикдержибукетик]

У Вас так Спейс Шаттл В углу весит. Интересно как будто летит 😊❤

[@clonefox80]

Man,, you could have mask off each panel line, if you'd just had the one coffee. Seriously though, I gotta get into painting on the markings,, there's just no comparison. She's looking sweet.

[@seanerk5kt9]

I just hate fighting with decals. It’s a little more work on the front end but I think it’s well worth it.

[@Killsnapz]

It is absolutely worth taking the time to mask instead of decals especially in the larger scales. Every time I start a new kit one of the first things I do is see which decals I can eliminate. I never use decals for any type of stripe or especially tail bands, they always look like garbage when you use a decal.

[@jodypombrio5472]

Looking fantastic my friend. Your demonstration of the technique makes it seem less formidable. Did you use the same technique on the bat on the B-25? Looking forward to the next video sir! Go TRUMP!

[@seanerk5kt9]

Yes sir...that one was a bit more complicated though. Trump 2020!

[@darreld1163]

Trump 2020👍👍

[@michaellewis1211]

Looks great. MAGA 2020!