ssculptor Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 On 1/11/2021 at 8:40 AM, ninjrk said: In preparation, I spent some quality time with our P-40B. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3940612355949334&type=3 Gollee; That looks like the real cockpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaxos345 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 On 1/6/2021 at 1:38 AM, Jennings Heilig said: They did. And about 1000 detail photos of the FHCAM bird. At the rate GWH is going, Tamiya better be looking over their shoulder. Those guys have been climbing a steep learning curve, but every new release is better and better, and they truly do want to do things right. Jenn is there any fresh news about that?? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Looking forward with high hopes for this one. I've been waiting for an early P-40 that doesn't suffer from Trumpeter's "600 lb. Pilot Syndrome". It's the same reason I don't have a Hellcat, P-51B, or a.... you get the picture. Fingers crossed. John KUROK, zaxos345 and D.B. Andrus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esarmstrong Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 If the CAD images portend anything, this should be a fantastic model. Really do hope it is a smashing success and they are encouraged to go further in 1/32 scale. Troy Molitor and zaxos345 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBBates Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 15 hours ago, Jennings Heilig said: They’re still working on it Hello...if I can offer any help let me know.. .. zaxos345 and Bill M. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 ivanmoe, Royboy, Pup7309 and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Cloud Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 I had somehow missed this thread, what a great surprise! The CADs look really good, I'll get one for sure. Quick question: shouldn't the trim tabs be visible on the ailerons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBBates Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) On 3/24/2021 at 7:16 AM, Jennings Heilig said: They're well into tooling, so the kit is essentially done, but it's appreciated! Question the early Tomahawks had ailerons with fixed ground adjustable trim tabs on both left and right aileron....laters Tomahawks got the left aileron with the inset cockpit adjustable tab on the left aileron you see on all the later P40s( the right always remains with the fixed tab ground adjust tab) .. ..if you look at AVG Tomahawks photos...your see aircraft with both types of left aileron tabs.. fixed gound adjust and inset cockpit adjust..any chance of both type of left ailerons? Edited April 2, 2021 by HBBates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Hey HBB Sounds like an easy mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbk57 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 I hope they can manage removable cowlings like Tamiya. I don't like to build open cowling only. They seem to be doing a lot of work on engine and area behind pit the may not be very visible. i know I will want to build one at least however if cowling has to be closed I won't bother with all that nice engine detail. In then end I am all in on a nice high quality p-40. For me I will be doing an AVG plane, I have the references already and have built a couple in 1/48 over the years but not a 1/32. ivanmoe and esarmstrong 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBBates Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 3/25/2021 at 6:46 PM, Jennings Heilig said: Yes, but that CAD was nowhere near the finished article. Hi can I offer and input? From the CAD by the lower cowl seams and fullness they uses a restored examples but all the restoration tend to use the later model P40 as a guide for the lower cowl lines (little fill and sand easy fix on model) the early P40 lower cowl is more " V" or heart shape vs the "U" of later P40's lower cowl And a marking behind the real glass fuel port that no one makes a decal for.. i seen this marking on just about ever Tomahawk Paul in Napier, zaxos345, Gazzas and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBBates Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 41 minutes ago, Jennings Heilig said: Those section drawings appear to be Jun Temma’s, and I know they used those for reference. I doubt I would have any input at this point. Yes that from the Jun Temma’s drawing. He got the difference in the lower cowl cross section.. his drawing are excellent.. only fyi on those drawing is the radio hatch on the P36 early P40 ..do to simplify the fuselage framing on the Hawk 87 P40D to N the radio hatch is slightly narrower then on the Hawk 75, Hawk 81 P36 P40 B-C.. its very hard to spot and to me some time to document..Jun Temma notes on creating the doing the drawing assume the radio hatch was the same size across the whole P36 To P40 N ..I had made the same assumption for years because I couldn't figure out why they would make a slight size change in the opening to I found the frame simplify on the later P40 vs the early P36 P40 Bill M. and D.B. Andrus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npb748r Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 looking forward to getting this as long as the price isn't too high - looks like there's a lot of work gone on the internal details none of which will be of any use to me as I don't like opening my builds up so hope it doesn't push the price up too much. If I get one, I plan to do a Russian plane in winter colour scheme - a nice dirty white with big red stars, should look great ! Sepp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npb748r Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Just now, npb748r said: looking forward to getting this as long as the price isn't too high - looks like there's a lot of work gone on the internal details none of which will be of any use to me as I don't like opening my builds up so hope it doesn't push the price up too much. If I get one, I plan to do a Russian plane in winter colour scheme - a nice dirty white with big red stars, should look great ! just checked and they were P-40c's so that wont work, plan B was an ex-RAF machine in Egyptian Air Force markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F2G_lover Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 It looks very good. I have their Russian Knights Su-35 and Russian Swifts Mig-29 in 1/48, and they look great. I hope it's a success and they bring out more 1/32 kits. ivanmoe, esarmstrong and Uncarina 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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