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Post by spongemike on Jan 16, 2011 17:25:37 GMT 12
Hi peeps Here's my recently completed Hasegawa P-40M finished in the kit decals for Wairarapa Wildcat. This will hopefully be featured in an upcoming edition of Scale Aircraft Modelling. A question for the importers, why does NZ get the P-40M boxing that has the USAAF version on the box (and markings for NZ3072 as an option) whereas UK gets the one with NZ3072 on the box and a P-40E as an option - surely that would be a far better option for NZ as you could build almost any RNZAF P-40 from it. Cheers Mike A   |
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Post by strikemaster on Jan 16, 2011 17:56:55 GMT 12
Wow, that's nice work.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Jan 17, 2011 8:08:09 GMT 12
Great to see another P40, and this is an amazing looking model. Nice work and well done.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 17, 2011 10:36:27 GMT 12
This is a stunning model Mike, well done mate.
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Post by agalbraith on Jan 17, 2011 10:59:40 GMT 12
Wow thats beautiful Mike....what scale??
Amazing finish!
Cheers
Anthony
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Post by smithy on Jan 17, 2011 14:37:25 GMT 12
Very nicely done Mike. Build, paintjob and weathering are excellent.
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Post by alanw on Jan 17, 2011 16:46:28 GMT 12
Hi Mike
That is a really really nice build!! ;D ;D
I have to say (yes, it sounds biased) that
RNZAF P 40's in this scheme or camo are the most
prettiest/handsome out of any that served
in the Pacific.
Thanks for sharing
Regards
Alan
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Post by spongemike on Jan 17, 2011 21:39:02 GMT 12
Wow thats beautiful Mike....what scale?? Amazing finish! Cheers Anthony Hey Anthony, how you doing! Hope you guys weren't hit too hard by the big quake down there. Thanks for the compliments. It's the Hasegawa 1/32 kit basically OOB but with lead foil belts. Cheers Mike |
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Post by Craig Sargent on Jan 17, 2011 23:25:22 GMT 12
Hi peeps A question for the importers, why does NZ get the P-40M boxing that has the USAAF version on the box (and markings for NZ3072 as an option) whereas UK gets the one with NZ3072 on the box and a P-40E as an option - surely that would be a far better option for NZ as you could build almost any RNZAF P-40 from it. Cheers Mike A That would be because when Hasegawa released the P-40M with the US version on the front, we knew there were markings for the RNZAF Kittyhawk inside so ordered 3 cartons. We did not know at the time, that a month later Hasegawa would release the exact same kit with NZ artwork on the cover. With 3 cartons, it was not economically sensible to go overboard on the same kit again (for a great number of reasons I won't discuss). We did order 10 of those (and Mr Galbraith has one), but funnily enough sold through all of them soon after they were brought in. We still have very good stocks of the US version which has the RNZAF markings included (and a very accurate rendition too), just not the cover artwork. |
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Post by allok on Jan 18, 2011 4:12:19 GMT 12
Lookin pretty good there Mike.
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Post by smithy on Jan 18, 2011 15:11:22 GMT 12
We still have very good stocks of the US version which has the RNZAF markings included (and a very accurate rendition too), just not the cover artwork. You throw the box away after you're done so what does it matter whether there's a pink elephant on the box ;D Unless you're one of those types who just hoards kits and never builds them  |
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Post by Calum on Jan 19, 2011 13:15:44 GMT 12
Lovely work Mike
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Post by ianbw12 on Jan 31, 2011 18:47:44 GMT 12
Awesome work, Mike, she's a real beauty!
Cheers,
Ian
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