1/32 Trumpeter P-40B..Beginning
After a couple of weeks of nothing here I am again.
Where to begin?
First up is to mock up the firewall, cockpit floor, and bulkhead #6 which is the aft bulkhead of the cockpit.
A touch of modification as the cockpit floor is actually the top of the wing. Trumpeter actually has this much too high in the pit. A piece of strip on the back of the firewall will help in position. Two strips of styrene glued as a cross section of the pit floor will help as well. An extension is needed on the aft bulkhead to get it to match up to the floor.
Work is begun on the bulkheads aft the pit. This begins with getting the shape with a contour guage, tracing the shape to paper, rough fitting to the interior of the fuselage side, tracing to a piece of sheet styrene, cutting it out, sanding to shape. Easy enough. These are just a rough cut of the bulkheads, there is much detailing to do yet to these.
They are roughed and ready. I have now the bulkheads #7 to #14 which puts them to the tail wheel.
Next up will be to work on the wing. This will be the first of the cutting and reconstruction. Have not even scratched the surface yet.
All comments, critiques, and criticism are welcome.
Joe