Guillow’s Series 400 P40 Warhawk Build:

I’ve always been a fan of Guillow’s kits finding them well engineered and very comprehensive.   Many are now converted to micro RC and I did toy with doing this but in the end I decided to build this one as a glow powered free flight/display and will build it for the most part as per the instructions.  The current series 400 kits include laser cut parts but my particular kit must have passed through the net and contained the traditional die-cut parts.  Not to worry though as the parts were soon released from the sheets.  Some formers and spars did need a little work to reduce the size of the stringer slots but overall the frames went together smoothly using white glue throughout.  I always start with the wings.  If I start with the fuselage I spend so long admiring it that I never get around to the rest!

Ribs glued in place

Top spars glued in position

Dihedral Set (and obligatory tea in my favourite Edinburgh Neuroscience mug)

Completed Wing

Tail surfaces constructed – nothing complex about these

Tail surfaces completed and sanded smooth

Fuselage formers glued into place. ‘All-Square’ gauges ensure everything is at 90 degrees.

Opposite fuselage formers added

Stringers added to complete the fuselage

Plastic parts cut out and sanded to shape

Dry assembly prior to covering

Looking good already!