Guy Rump Аутор
This is the second of 2 Hawks that I will be building, this is a P-40B flown during the Pearl Harbour (Hawaii) attack by the Japanese. 🙂

Guy Rump Аутор
Made a start on the aircraft. The internal colour is Vallejo Model Air US Light Green. 🙂

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Martin W & Lukasz G. 👍

J35J
A little late to the show, great start! 👍🏻

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Main part of the fuselage put together and wing tops added to the bottom. 🙂

Welcome J35J, and thanks for your comment! 👍

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Dave Flitton
Watching this one too.

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Wings added to fuselage, next will be the tail plane. 🙂

Welcome Dave and thanks for your interest. 👍

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Tail, engine covering etc. added. Next will be primer and pre-shading. 🙂

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Primer and pre-shading added. 🙂

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Underside painted with Vallejo Model Air Neutral Gray. 🙂

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Upper side painted Vallejo Model Air US Olive Drab. 🙂

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Decals now on. Panel lines to be done and then matt varnish. 🙂

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Now completed. 👍

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Mark Sherwood
Nice looking P-40 Guy. Weird I can hear Capt Wild Bill Kelso in the background.

J35J
Great result! Congrats👍🏻

Djordje Nikolic
Another great kit!

Guy Rump Аутор
A man of action until the day he died, 2 Lt George Welch won the DSC for his actions at Pearl Harbour,Hawaii in a P40B Hawk on the day the Japanese attacked (Dec 7 1941). He shot down 3 Aichi Vals and a Mitsubishi Zero.
Flying a P-39 Airacobra, he shot down 2 Vals and a Zero on Dec 7 1942 (first anniversary of Pearl Harbour) in New Guinea.
Between 21 Jun and 2 Sep 1943 flying a P-38H, he shot down 9 Japanese aircraft, 2 Zeros, 3 Ki-61 Tonys, 3 Ki-43 Oscars and a Ki-46 Dinah.
Due to malaria, Welch's combat tours came to an end after 348 missions. He resigned his commission and became a test pilot for North American Aviation.
As an instructor for North American Aviation during the Korean War, he shot down several MIG 15s. As he was not officially flying in combat, his "kills" were distributed amongst his students.
After the Korean War he returned to testing. While flying a F-100 Super Sabre he became the first to break the sound barrier with this type of aircraft on May 25 1953.
On Oct 12 1954, test flying a F-100A-1-NA Super Sabre, his aircraft crashed during a 7G pull out at Mach 1.5. On arrival at hospital, he was pronounced dead.

Very many thanks for your kind comments Lorraine, Djordje, J35J & Mark. They are greatly appreciated. 👍

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Djordje N, Vincent, Jean, subotai & 3 other mates. 👍