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Post by spookythecat on Aug 12, 2011 6:20:39 GMT 12
Hello, my name is Al and this is my first post over here. Dave asked me to share these pics after seeing them on WIX so here you go. This is the Academy kit with Aeromaster decals. No major issues with either. Thanks for looking!    |
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Post by sputnik767 on Aug 12, 2011 7:41:01 GMT 12
very nice
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 12, 2011 12:36:47 GMT 12
Thanks Al, and welcome to the forum. Great work, it's a lovely job you've done.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Aug 12, 2011 14:39:27 GMT 12
Very nice indeed. it looks factory new.
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Post by shorty on Aug 12, 2011 15:30:20 GMT 12
Now I'm confused, I have a flying model to build sometime of Gloria, the name on the one here is in white, on the ventura sheet it is yellow and the b & w photos are inconclusive. So which is correct, yellow or white?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 12, 2011 18:35:15 GMT 12
My guess would be white as all the names on the No. 4 SU aircraft were white, and Gloria Lyons looks no different in shade to them when sitting beside them.
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Post by ams888 on Aug 12, 2011 19:12:31 GMT 12
That looks really cool. Almost hard to believe its only 1/72
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Post by Luther Moore on Aug 12, 2011 22:56:45 GMT 12
Looks great!
Is it aplastic model? I just bought Plastic one P-40c from the hobby shop im working on now not sure what design to put on it.Your one look's very detailed im not sure if I could do that.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 14, 2011 14:31:45 GMT 12
My guess would be white as all the names on the No. 4 SU aircraft were white, and Gloria Lyons looks no different in shade to them when sitting beside them. Having said that, I have now reconsidered for at least the last P-40 version of Gloria Lyons, NZ3220, which seems to be yellow.  Whereas this earlier incarnation, NZ3148 , has white lettering by the look of it. So it depends which one you pick to do Shorty.  |
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Post by Luther Moore on Aug 14, 2011 16:25:31 GMT 12
Anyone know if there are two different types of P40?
I baught a model, but this one seems to look longer than P40's in photo's.
Cheers
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Post by shorty on Aug 14, 2011 16:37:39 GMT 12
The ventura decals (yellow) are for NZ 3220 so like you said Dave, I think it's a case of you pay your money-you take your choice
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Post by baz62 on Aug 14, 2011 17:50:51 GMT 12
Anyone know if there are two different types of P40? I baught a model, but this one seems to look longer than P40's in photo's. Cheers Well more than 2 if you consider there was the P40D,E,F,K,L,M and N in the Kittyhawk, but there are short tail P40s and the long tail models which had an extension put in the fuselage to give better control in yaw (rudder control) |
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Post by Luther Moore on Aug 14, 2011 18:16:47 GMT 12
Thanks Baz,
I baought A P40c Tomohawk,but it looks like the tail is longer than others I have seen. Is the P40c Tomohawk a longer version?
Cheers
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Post by baz62 on Aug 14, 2011 18:38:33 GMT 12
No the B and C should be quite a short fuselage. Can you post a photo? This is the P40C Tomahawk that was at Classic Fighters at Easter:  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 14, 2011 19:09:33 GMT 12
Luther, the P-40C has a much longer engine and is practically a different aircraft than the later models of P-40, as the P-40B and P-40C were almost obsolete by 1941 and the design team had done a lot of redesigning to improve the aircraft, resulting in the P-40E which proved to be excellent, and then that was developed furhter and further with the ultimate version being the P-40N.
The RNZAF never had P-40C's, but RNZAF pilots did fly them in RAF squadrons in places like North Africa (including ace Derek Westenra who is credited with putting the first sharks mouth onto a P-40) and also in Britain. I met a chap recently who flew Tomahawks in Britain while training to be an Army Co-operation pilot. He later went onto Mustangs and then Spitfires in that role in Italy.
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Post by Luther Moore on Aug 14, 2011 19:53:51 GMT 12
Thanks for your reply's,
Baz,thanks for the photo.
Dave, your right about it being a longer front, I love p40's for that bulky front part with the shark mouth but this one seems to look more like a Spitfire front.
Is the model in this thread plastic or metal? and is it a build yourself model? I think ill buy one like this next time.
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Post by Tony on Aug 14, 2011 20:51:03 GMT 12
Hi Al Very nice model, thanks for sharing |
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Post by spookythecat on Aug 16, 2011 10:55:20 GMT 12
Looks great! Is it aplastic model? I just bought Plastic one P-40c from the hobby shop im working on now not sure what design to put on it.Your one look's very detailed im not sure if I could do that. Sorry for the delay. This is indeed a plastic model. It's the 1/72 Academy P-40 M/N which gives you options for the rear canopy glass. |
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Post by Luther Moore on Aug 16, 2011 15:41:13 GMT 12
Thanks for the Reply, I have the Academy P40c 1/42.did yours come with the bomb?
Great job by the way!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 16, 2011 15:55:30 GMT 12
Luther, that is not a bomb, it is a droppable fuel tank (known as a droptank). The tanks extended the range of the aircraft so they could fly further and they used that fuel up first before going onto the wing tanks. If they went into combat they dropped the tanks immediately to redyce the drag and give the aircraft more speed. They were pretty standard in the Pacific due to the long ranges of flying between bases and targets.
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