swede Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Considering doing an early (B/C) P-40 but it seems that the companies producing the kits seem to want a flat separate floor instead of the curved floor and curved sidewalls. Has there been a kits actually having this in the design? Preferably 1/32nd scale.............appreciate any info on this ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Great Wall Hobby has one coming out soon in 1/32 that will have the correct cockpit floor. There are some renders and I believe pics of the prototype showing this. Carl scvrobeson, esarmstrong, Daywalker and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoyguy Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Great Wall apparently available now. https://www.ebay.com/itm/154674799849?hash=item24035624e9:g:v24AAOSwc-Jhe~CY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 1 hour ago, eoyguy said: Great Wall apparently available now. https://www.ebay.com/itm/154674799849?hash=item24035624e9:g:v24AAOSwc-Jhe~CY Those delivery dates make me think they are actually preorders. Also, there are multiple sellers with the same price, delivery dates, and misspelling of “Hawke”. I’ve ordered from a couple of those sellers, and they seem legit, though. eoyguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 IIRC Mike West of Loan Star Models Troy Molitor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Hmmm I had hoped the kit would be under $100. Looks like Tamiya type prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoyguy Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 10 minutes ago, Rick Griewski said: IIRC Mike West of Loan Star Models Yes, but not a complete kit, a correction/detail for the Trump kit. Which is fine by me. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom2 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) The "newish" Airfix P-40 in 1/48 have the correct curved "floor", as have the 1/32 Hasegawa P-40´s. Stefan Edited November 2, 2021 by Phantom2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 9 hours ago, eoyguy said: Yes, but not a complete kit, a correction/detail for the Trump kit. Which is fine by me. Yes exactly per the question asked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Cutting Edge made a beautiful one MANY years ago but it is obviously oop for ages. Currently your best bet would probably be the PART photoetched set as it comes with correctly sized parts that may be put on plasticard. Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbk57 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 The Trumpeter 1/32 P-40B and the same in 1/48 had a perfect cockpit floor, for someone that was 3 to 4 feet tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 Well, thanks for all the info!!! It looks like Great Wall may have done what should have been done way back! The idea of a full mold upper wing could never have been that difficult to produce! The build might have been a bit fiddly with the old molds but the machines have been up to the ability to do this for a good while. I would grab now if not for the already stated delivery times and the problems already occurring for China products setting off the West Coast. I do want this kit, I only hope to live long enough to receive one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 Someone above mentioned Lone Star. I was looking through some of his stuff not to long ago and can't remember seeing a floor conversion for a -40. Did I miss read the above comment??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, swede said: Someone above mentioned Lone Star. I was looking through some of his stuff not to long ago and can't remember seeing a floor conversion for a -40. Did I miss read the above comment??? It wasn’t just a conversion, it was a complete cockpit. You need a new IP and sidewalls too, because the Trumpeter addition of a floor made the cockpit too shallow, and correspondingly, these parts were shortened in the kit. Still available, it seems. https://lonestarmodels.com/product/lsm-320248-p-40-cockpit/ Edited November 3, 2021 by Dave Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I believe my Craftworks P-40B/C has the wing as the cockpit floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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