Firing Up the Flying Tiger (1 Viewer)

[wwiibuff]

Firing up the engine of the P-40. Pilot R.T. Smith leans out of the cockpit to listen for any problems. 1/32 scale P-40 of pilot R.T. Smith of the Flying Tigers AVG from 21st Century.

 

[Wraith]

Really liking those shots Duke! That's a great looking plane from 21stC, and the prop spinning looks veeeery realistic. I trust no chair gymnastic tricks were required for these? {sm4}

 

[thebritfarmer]

Another round of very cool photos Duke. Those planes certainly are neat.

 

[wwiibuff]

Another round of very cool photos Duke. Those planes certainly are neat.

Thanks Scott. 21st Century made some great model planes and great value as well. I wish they were still around.

 

[wwiibuff]

Really liking those shots Duke! That's a great looking plane from 21stC, and the prop spinning looks veeeery realistic. I trust no chair gymnastic tricks were required for these? {sm4}

Thanks Simon. No chair gymnastics on this photo shoot. I must say it was quite easier spinning the prop and taking the shots without having to worry about falling from the chair!:smile2:

 

[Captain]

Terrific shots of a really great dio. Very well done!

 

[wayne556517]

Thanks Scott. 21st Century made some great model planes and great value as well. I wish they were still around.

They certainly did great pics Duke glad you got the prop spinning down pat.

 

[wwiibuff]

Terrific shots of a really great dio. Very well done!

They certainly did great pics Duke glad you got the prop spinning down pat.

Thanks Captain and Wayne.

 

[lancer]

Very nice pictures of my favorite P-40 version, the B. The aircraft model is so well done I thought it was die-cast. Thanks for posting. -- Al

 

[wwiibuff]

Very nice pictures of my favorite P-40 version, the B. The aircraft model is so well done I thought it was die-cast. Thanks for posting. -- Al

Thanks Al. Some of the later 21st Century 1/32 planes do have excellent detail and painting and can easily be mistaken for die-cast. They are terrifically done plastic models.

 

[lancer]

Thanks Al. Some of the later 21st Century 1/32 planes do have excellent detail and painting and can easily be mistaken for die-cast. They are terrifically done plastic models.

Hi Duke. I was studying the P-40 photos again and I noticed quite a nice little detail that Century 21 got correct that most models of the China P-40's miss. The upper wing camo has the original insignia position cutouts. They show as circles in the camo pattern. This was because the mats used to lay out the patterns for painting had these cutouts pre-positioned. The Tigers moved the Chinese insignia outboard of the cutouts, leaving the camo circles vacant. Neat detail and cudos to C-21 for getting it right. -- Al