1/48 Revell P-40B Tiger Shark

by Andrew Kittila

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I built this kit out of the box. I used a Testors military colors paint set, and painted the whole thing with a brush, and a toothpick for details. I used the stock decals, and no photoetch or resin. I’m on a pretty tight budget, everything I used was economy based. I added some weathering with chalk pastels, and outlined the rudder, ailerons, etc. with a toothpick.

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I wasn’t too happy with the kit.  A lot of the pieces didn’t fit together well, especially the fuselage forward of the cockpit.  The instructions for the decals were sub-par, and I had to omit some decals because I just couldn’t figure out where they were supposed to go. Overall I did have fun building the kit, and I’m happy with the results considering my resources.

Andrew

Photos and text © by Andrew Kittila