Major Maurenbrechers Warhawk

Cockpit ready 

Cockpit ready 

Riveting using ‘Rosie the Riveter’ from Peter Dousek 

Riveting using ‘Rosie the Riveter’ from Peter Dousek 

Because the model will be NMF, the various inserts in the kit (tail and spine) have to be puttied and blended in carefully 

Because the model will be NMF, the various inserts in the kit (tail and spine) have to be puttied and blended in carefully 

Almost every RNEIAF P-40N’s had 4 guns. Some by P-40N block type, some had the outer ones removed in the field. I replaced the kit barrels with Master items 

Testfitting of Eduard flaps 

Because of the kit’s engineering there are some gaps around the wheel wells That need filling 

Blending in the gun inserts with Master gun tubes 

Nicely blended in wing inserts 

Glueing of and filling around the flaps 

Primer on, mr. finishing surfacer 1500 

Gloss black as a base for the Alclad 2 

Alclad 2 polished aluminium 

A coat of Alclad 2 aquagloss  

The kit canopy has a beveled edge at the front which is wrong. So a replacement canopy from Rob Taurus was used 

Fit of the Vacu canopy is good 

Not present in the kit, but often used by RNEIAF are wing mounted bombracks for 500lb bombs. So I had to make some.. 

Exhausts 

Orange red spinner and intake lip. And OD replacement panels added 

Dutch decal flags added 

Dutch decals flags perform wel with daco strong 

Eduard 500lb general purpose bombs 

The quickboost u/c doors are thinner and more to scale than the kit parts 

Starboard flap added 

Starboard flap added 

Unmasking the canopy, nearing completion 

Transparant port navigation light 

Transparant starboard navigation light 

A neutral grey replacement droptank from another Warhawk within the squadron, the C3-510 

The smallest part on the model, a bead sight from a master set 

Finished!