As always we start with the cockpit, which is really complete and contains a lot of PE parts, so be careful as some of them are really tiny! I replaced the seat with a resin item from Redux which is designed for the P-40, and looks better than the kit part. I started by painting the cockpit tub in Gunze Interior Green H-58, as well as the seat, the rudder pedals and the fuselage interior walls. The radio and the instrument panel are black, and once dry I applied a dark wash in all the corners to give a bit of depth to the assembly. Some paint chips were made with silver pencil and some dusty, mucky marks were made with CMK pastels diluted with water. All the parts were then glued together, and the harness positioned on the seat. The complete assembly then received a coat of Gunze H-20 Matt varnish, and put aside to dry. The parts for the front wheel bay received the same treatment, and it was then time to glue everything together. Once dry, the assembly was positioned inside the fuselage, the both halves were joined and held together with clothes pegs and Berna Assemblers, and again put aside to dry for 24 hours. All the seams were carefully sanded, and the stabilisers were fitted. To give a different look to the model, my friend Thierry Reverdin cast some resin doors for me in case I damaged the originals, but everything went on fine! It's now time to start working on the wings...
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