Bomber_12th
SOH-CM-2025
A vist to a very busy and cloudy Duxford. I'll upload this repaint this evening.
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Flight Replicas P-40N Repaints
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rgatkinson
Charter Member
Repaint - WIP
Very much enjoying this aircraft. To my mind the P-40 just looks right and fires the imagination. Congrats to all who helped to produce and test the package.
Now, here's a pic of a very early WIP. It's taken me ages to align things around the nose. Mostly due to my lack of practice but partly due to the paint-kit layout as well. But hell, I'll get there in the end - I hope.
Best regards Taff
Very much enjoying this aircraft. To my mind the P-40 just looks right and fires the imagination. Congrats to all who helped to produce and test the package.
Now, here's a pic of a very early WIP. It's taken me ages to align things around the nose. Mostly due to my lack of practice but partly due to the paint-kit layout as well. But hell, I'll get there in the end - I hope.
Best regards Taff
Bomber_12th
SOH-CM-2025
Here's a work in progress on a depiction of Chris Prevost's P-40N. I need to align the tail number on the right side (and the tail numbers themselves should be bigger), probably increase the exhaust staining a bit, and make some new prop textures.
The aircraft today is based at the Sonoma Valley airport, with Chris Prevost's other warbirds (which includes the most spectacular F3F). The aircraft originally served in the Pacific with the 7th FS, 49th FG, and was one of a few P-40's flown by Lt. Ray Melikian, who was credited with downing three aircraft - two Zeroes and a Betty bomber, all while flying P-40's. Later, while being flown by Lt. Marion Hawke, the aircraft was substantially damaged when it collided with a P-47 while attempting to land at the Iron Range Repair Depot in Queensland, Australia. The aircraft remained abandoned at the old airfield until being recovered in 1973. The airframe passed through several hands over the years, including Charles Darby and Judy Pay. In 2000, the project was listed for sale and purchased by Chris Prevost, who then had the aircraft shipped to the Sonoma Valley airport where the restoration to airworthy began. Doing much of the work himself, over almost a decade, Chris Prevost flew the aircraft for the first time in January 2009. The aircraft was finished in the basic markings it originally carried, consisting of mainly just factory markings and the cowling number as originally applied when it served in the 7th FS, however recently a shark mouth has been applied (perhaps to coincide with another shark-mouthed P-40 which recently also now calls the Sonoma Valley airport home).
The aircraft today is based at the Sonoma Valley airport, with Chris Prevost's other warbirds (which includes the most spectacular F3F). The aircraft originally served in the Pacific with the 7th FS, 49th FG, and was one of a few P-40's flown by Lt. Ray Melikian, who was credited with downing three aircraft - two Zeroes and a Betty bomber, all while flying P-40's. Later, while being flown by Lt. Marion Hawke, the aircraft was substantially damaged when it collided with a P-47 while attempting to land at the Iron Range Repair Depot in Queensland, Australia. The aircraft remained abandoned at the old airfield until being recovered in 1973. The airframe passed through several hands over the years, including Charles Darby and Judy Pay. In 2000, the project was listed for sale and purchased by Chris Prevost, who then had the aircraft shipped to the Sonoma Valley airport where the restoration to airworthy began. Doing much of the work himself, over almost a decade, Chris Prevost flew the aircraft for the first time in January 2009. The aircraft was finished in the basic markings it originally carried, consisting of mainly just factory markings and the cowling number as originally applied when it served in the 7th FS, however recently a shark mouth has been applied (perhaps to coincide with another shark-mouthed P-40 which recently also now calls the Sonoma Valley airport home).
Hi Mike or John
Any advice - as you know the tail plane surfaces are split on the repaint kit. What is odd is that the squares on my attempted repaint seem to resise to a different scale on each separate surface. can this be rectified somehow before I spend 2 hours reworking the black squares?
Any advice - as you know the tail plane surfaces are split on the repaint kit. What is odd is that the squares on my attempted repaint seem to resise to a different scale on each separate surface. can this be rectified somehow before I spend 2 hours reworking the black squares?
Bomber_12th
SOH-CM-2025
Here are some new screenshots of my repaint of NL540TP. I 'think' its done, and when uploaded I'll be including a minor update for my "Little Jeanne" repaint as well.
Bomber_12th
SOH-CM-2025
I've just uploaded my repaint of NL540TP to the library here, but if you're interested in having it now, you can download it from here (includes a minor update for my "Little Jeanne" repaint): https://www.wetransfer.com/downloads/e4f8dfe4fd1a14044edd249b8e99102020130731015217/a76e6b
Ian Warren
Charter Member
Flight Replica's P-40N-1, NZ3148 coded 'G', was duly christened 'Gloria Lyons', and this name was painted on the lower engine cowls. still require the coral look WIP , four aircraft bore this name the third still exists and its decoration and markings changing slightly and will follow .
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Dumonceau
Banned
WarHorse47
SOH-CM-2024
Let us know when the rest of these great repaints are available for download. Thanks to all for the great work. 
Ian Warren
Charter Member
Currently its panel off , panel on , panel off , panel on ... screw driver scratch , rub off oil stain , whoops grease mark , walk up wing panel off panel on , panel off , panel on ..... fix shrapnel holes , panel offLet us know when the rest of these great repaints are available for download. Thanks to all for the great work.
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WarHorse47
SOH-CM-2024
I thought so, LOL :mixedsmi:Currently its panel off , panel on , panel off , panel on ... screw driver scratch , rub off oil stain , whoops grease mark , walk up wing panel off panel on , panel off , panel on ..... fix shrapnel holes , panel off
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rgatkinson
Charter Member
WIP - update
Just thought I'd post a quick update. Progress has been slow due to work commitments and mastering alignment techniques across parts of the model. Anyway, finally happy with the nose and have almost finished the fuselage stripe. Then just the underside stripe, fuselage codes, tail serials and alpha mask and I think it may be ready. BTW for those of you who are wondering; the scheme is that of Major Ben Preston who was the C.O. of the 13th FG circa 1944.
Regards
Taff.
Just thought I'd post a quick update. Progress has been slow due to work commitments and mastering alignment techniques across parts of the model. Anyway, finally happy with the nose and have almost finished the fuselage stripe. Then just the underside stripe, fuselage codes, tail serials and alpha mask and I think it may be ready. BTW for those of you who are wondering; the scheme is that of Major Ben Preston who was the C.O. of the 13th FG circa 1944.
Regards
Taff.
