P-40N Parrot Head

 

WWII color photo of Parrot Head P-40N 

 

P-40N Parrot Head 

Mid War In flight photo of P-40N note camo on wings 

I will use the Academy P-40N Kit 

Parrot Head decals 

Kit parts 

Added details to kit cockpit 

I added some small details to the cockpit side walls 

Added detail to kit cockpit and side walls 

Base color of interior green 

True Dertail resin seat painted 

Resin seat painted 

Cockpit completed 

Finished cockpit 

Finished cockpit 

I will install True Details resin instrument panel 

Kit oil coolers 

Finished oil cooler 

Side walls painted interior green 

Finished side walls and cockpit 

Oil cooler 

Oil cooler installed 

Fuselage glued togther 

Kit fuselage glued together, cockpit install from under neath. 

Cockpit installed 

Cockpit installed 

Instrument panel 

Kit wings. I filled the holes for the drop tank, I am not going to use it. 

Gluing wings together 

I will use a small round file to drill out holes for wing guns 

Holes drilled 

Grind out wing landing light 

Wings glued on 

Wings glued on 

I liked to use 0000 Steel Wool to even out the plastic and remove any glue spots 

The 0000 Steel Wool works nice 

The kit tail rudder hinge is a lump of plastic, so I removed it and made a new rudder hinge from plastic tubing 

New hinge 

New hinge installed 

Airframe complete 

Airframe complete 

Under side 

Top 

For wing guns I used 1mm Brass Tubing 

I just used my hobby knif to cut off wing guns 

After some super glue, I used a course sanding stick to true up front of brass 

Brass guns installed 

Brass guns installed 

Airframe completed, just need to do some final prep work before paint  

Under side