Trumpeter P-40N

[Sabre F-86]

Just picked this up this afternoon. Gotta say, You'd figure Trumpeter would learn from the P-40b cockpit fiasco. Sadly, same thing here. Flat floor and well over the top of the wing surfaces. Looks reaonably detailed but the high cockpit floor sorta detracts from the image. Over all, it looks pretty good, Detail is nice and crisp, the exhaust stacks are separately molded and opened up at the ends. The landing gear looks pretty good, with vinyl tires and there is a good amount of PE to do the flap detailing, harnesses and the radiator fronts. Cowl flaps, open or closed, choice of a drop tank or a bomb. Decals for the four as noted in previous reviews, I'm going to do the Soviet version. Anyone know what For Safonova means? A lost pilot or a town?

[MikeMaben]

It's the name of a Russian hero Boris Safonova who flew P-40s but was killed in the war.

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fstudopedia.ru%2F19_94756_bf-safonov-v-kabine--P----poslednee-foto-.html

 

 

[Scale32]

Started this kit the other day. Happened to have Tamiya's 1/48th new tool Mk1 kit built ready for paint and compared cockpits. Gotta say Tamiya's level of detail in 48th far outweigh's Trumpeter's effort in the bigger scale. Not griping just an observation. The top wing to fuselage joint ain't looking too good either. Also the head armour is set at the wrong angle it should slope towards the front inline with the rear of the sliding canopy and it's got a gaping depression in it from behind where the head cushion is, which, the N variant having a different canopy you actually can see. A bit dissapointed but isn't going to stop me building it and yes, the kit exhaust stacks a quite nice!

 

Cheers Bevan 

[Sabre F-86]

Mike, thanks for the history. Yeah, definitely going to do his aircraft but I have to wonder about the "blue-grey" color mentioned in the article. And a P-40 in the navy? New one to me. Gotta do some more research.

[kalashnikov-47]

23 hours ago, MikeMaben said:

It's the name of a Russian hero Boris Safonova who flew P-40s but was killed in the war.

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fstudopedia.ru%2F19_94756_bf-safonov-v-kabine--P----poslednee-foto-.html

 

 

The name would be Safonov, not Safonova.  Safonova is  feminine.

[iaf-man]

On 10/13/2019 at 5:32 AM, kalashnikov-47 said:

The name would be Safonov, not Safonova.  Safonova is  feminine.

well,Safonov didn't fly this one,it's in remembrance or revenge for his death,there were several different planes named like this

https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/P-40/USSR-NFAF/pages/Artwork-Curtiss-P-40N-USSR-2GvIAP-NFAF-White-8-Russia-1943-0A.html

https://translate.google.co.il/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://airaces.narod.ru/all2/safonov.htm&prev=search

https://translate.google.co.il/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://soviet-aces-1936-53.ru/abc/s/safonov.htm&prev=search

[Rob Colvin]

is there a review of this kit any where? I get the cockpit issue....how is the rest of it shapes etc?

 

Thanks

Rob

Edited October 14, 2019 by Rob Colvin

[LSP_K2]

1 hour ago, Rob Colvin said:

is there a review of this kit any where? I get the cockpit issue....how is the rest of it shapes etc?

 

Thanks

Rob

 

No review here on LSP, at least that I'm aware of.

[iaf-man]

8 hours ago, Jennings Heilig said:

 

I don't speak Russian enough to tell you exactly why, but surnames are often treated like that in Russian.  "For Stalin"! becomes "За Сталина!" just as "Safonov" becomes "Safonova".  You are correct that a woman named Safonov would be called Safonova as well, but it can also apply to a man in certain idioms.

you are right,Jennings

the difference being the "za", I don't remember my Russian grammar,but the context is important here

[Sabre F-86]

I'd do a review but unfortunately I have no references on the N model. Not to mention all my reference material still isn't unpacked after 9 years in this dump!