Photo-etched parts in 1:48 scale for the model of the Curtiss P-40E fighter. The metal details replace the thicker shapes from the kit.
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The Curtiss P-40 was an American single-engine fighter of the Second World War and one of the most numerously produced American machines of its time. It was powered by the Allison V-1710 V12 engine, whose radiator sits under the nose and gives the aircraft its characteristic chin face. The P-40E version carried six heavy machine guns in the wing and fought in North Africa, in the Pacific and on the Eastern Front. In British and Allied service the machines of this line flew under the name Kittyhawk.
Photo-etch brings the parts where thickness decides: the instrument panel, the seat belts, the buckles, the radiator grilles and other small items that can only be done in a simplified way in injection-molded plastic. It does the most work in the cockpit, because that is well seen on a model with the canopy slid back. Which particular parts the fret carries is given in the instructions enclosed by the manufacturer.
Leave the fret in its wrapper and take out only the part you are working with at the moment; small items are hard to find on the floor. Lead the cut straight down from above with a blade and hold the part with a finger through a piece of paper. Use tweezers with blunt jaws for moving the parts, as a sharp tip shoots the part away. Lay the glue on with a piece of wire, not straight from the bottle. Degrease the finished assembly before painting and spray it with a primer, or the paint on the metal will not hold even a light touch.
A photo-etched fret is supplied. The kit of the aircraft, paints, glue and decals are not part of the delivery, unless stated otherwise.
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