Tom Krouse

Good afternoon! I can't find a price on this kit anywhere; what's the cost?

I built this one about 2 years ago; difficult, but very, VERY sharp once done! Tom Krouse

Yes; "Fancy Nancy" was a P-400. Thanks for the tip; I'll TRY, but that may be a BIT beyond my "Skill Set". I may have to settle for the Zotz "Wall Eye" scheme.

Hello guys! I recently bought the Special Hobby P-39; LOVE the kit, HATE the decal options! I built the AM 1/48 kit last year ("Fancy Nancy"), and would really like to find a similar decal sheet in 1/32. The only one I see in scale is the Zotz sheet with a "semi" shark mouth that I'm not crazy about. Any ideas? Rumors of anything coming out? Tom Krouse

I agree-it builds into a REALLY attractive model-the decals are excellent, and of course the French camo schemes are a nice change of pace.

Manu- I sent MPM an email that same day (Dec 14th); I have not heard back from them. It would be WONDERFUL if you could spare one of those canopies; you're too kind! My address is: Tom Krouse 68 East Main St. Chillicothe, Ohio 45601 USA I can't wait to see more of your progress-that is going to be a FANTASTIC plane! The mixture of different construction elements (fabric covered fuselage, metal cowling, plymax wings) makes for interesting textures and finishes-the whole effort becomes more artistic than something like an "all-metal" plane, such as an ME-109 or P-51; don't you agree? The MS-406 interests me because I like the camouflage pattern and markings of French aircraft from this period, and I admire the courage these men had to take on an ME-109 with what was obviously an outdated aircraft; something along the lines of the Brewster F2A versus a Japanese Zero! Joyeux Noël et une nouvelle année heureuse! Tom K

Hello Manu (and everyone else)! I have been watching this thread with a LOT of interest, since I just ordered this kit. I received it today, and it looks GREAT! ........with the exception of the cracked windscreen (sound familiar)? (And it cracked in EXACTLY the same place as the photo from Manu!) :angry: I don't have any vacuform equipment; do any of you know if a vacuform MS-406 canopy in 1/32 is available anywhere? (Squadron, etc.) I'm afraid my "scratch-building" skills aren't QUITE up to Manu's ! (LOL) Tom Krouse Chillicothe, Ohio USA

I agree it was a LOT of work (sanding, filing, and filling) to complete the wing root. I found that this ALSO fixed the dihedral! Well worth it-the completed model is a stunner! I did mine in OD/Lt Gray. Tom Krouse

Thanks Jim! Yes, besides the F4B, I did a Williams Brothers F9C Sparrowhawk, and the fusilage on it was also supposed to be light grey. The Buffalo arrived today; WOW! I can't wait to do this one....Special Hobby is making some great kits. I may wait until yellow Wings decals issues their F2A sheet in 1/32nd-supposed to be next month; that will give me more options. Tom Krouse

One more question, Jim; should the fusilage be NMF, or that light grey flat (almost dove) grey?

Thanks Jim, that was EXACTLY what I needed! I received notification Friday; my Buffalo IS on its' way from Great Models. Tom Krouse

Guess I guessed right! I'll add this to my "priority list"! Thanks for all the help! Tom K

Thanks Guys! I'll give it a try; my guess is that the wings/tail surfaces from the Hasegawa BF2C-1 are a fairly close fit for the P-6E; correct???

Thanks Rick! Who carries Combat Models planes? I saw one at auction on eBay about a month ago. Tom Krouse

Scratch-buiding is something I haven't tried yet (just getting back into modeling after about 20 years away from it). The VARIETY of new kits amazes me, and the availability of some of the obscure kits out of Eastern Europe is a REALLY great development-for example, I love the Polish Mirage 1/48 scale models of the PZL P-11/P24 series fighters! If I have no other option, I might try it (scratchbuilding); I assume I would need to get molding materials? Tom K