P-40 Warhawk 60" - Complete Build

This is a summary of the scale model build of a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk. This model is 1/7 scale, with a wingspan of 60” (5 ft, or 1.5m). This P-40 is the Top Flite "Red Box" Model, made in the USA circa 1975. The kit was intended for full Radio Control “Stand-off” competition. I decided to build it for display only, but with full RC control and electric motor for the propellor. The kit was manufactured in about 1975, so the wood is very brittle, and the vinyl decals very old. I decided to build it for show, not for flying. I wanted to add all the Radio Control servo’s in, with a small electric motor for the prop, for effect. I wanted to show as much of the original wood as possible, so the camo green is on part of the outside, the rest is the wood to view. This YT video is the complete build, in photo-essay style. There is also the detailed build, in 4 parts, for more detail. My Off Duty Engineer channel:    / @offdutyengineer57   Create. Inspire. Enjoy. Please like and subscribe. Please share with anyone you think would enjoy! Thank you Complete build (photo essay):    • P-40 Warhawk 60" - Complete Build   Detailed build - Part 1/4:    • P-40 Warhawk 60" - Detailed Build - Part 1/4   Detailed build - Part 2/4:    • P-40 Warhawk 60" - Detailed Build - Part 2/4   Detailed build - Part 3/4:    • P-40 Warhawk 60" - Detailed Build - Part 3/4   Detailed build - Part 4/4:    • P-40 Warhawk 60" - Detailed Build - Part 4/4   Chapters in this Complete build video: 0:00 Start 0:18 Intro 0:31 Final Result 2:15 Brief History of the P-40 3:50 P-40 Top Flite Kit 6:05 The Plans 6:38 Tailplane 7:17 Start the wings 8:56 RC Gear 9:29 Start the fuselage 10:46 Tailplane to the fuselage 12:21 Aero Scale 12:45 More fuselage 13:13 Back to the wings 15:00 Skin the wings 16:20 Wings to fuselage 18:41 Fuselage front 19:46 Start the canopy 20:35 Complete the nose 21:01 Final wood finish 21:42 Start final painting 22:09 Paint plastic parts 22:37 Camo green 23:15 Paint USA roundels 24:21 Paint the shark-mouth 25:06 Decals 25:44 Complete and final 27:29 Some previous models 28:15 End (Duration) - #Curtiss #P40 #P-40, #TopFlite #OffDutyEngineer .