The US unit with the Skull was the 89th Fighter Squadron of the 80 Fighter Group, based in Nagaghuli, India in early 1944. So essentially from the CBI theatre. (The Eduard rebox of the Hasegawa N kit in 1/32 has another machine from this unit as an option - Number 44.) Another option in the kit is from New Guinea in May of 1944, " Milk Wagon Express/Daddy Please", with dual nose art (Different pinup each side) and a White tail, from the 7th FS of the 49th FG. It has a Blue/white Blue spinner and a red trim on the main intakes and a white leading edge to the main wings. VERY distinctive and no sharkmouth in sight! I will not be making the Milk Wagon express as the Eduard kit has 2 Kiwi options, (2 different aircraft both named "Gloria", for a TB patient the ground crew corresponded with in NZ. - She passed away in the early 90's AFAIK. If you'd like to check the options for that, contact me via FB or PM. I can send images and the Decals in the box are Cartograf.
The round exhausts should be used on the P-40F short tail. The Instructions have it wrong. If you glue them together the seams don't matter, the full size tubes had weld seams. The N does look better than the F, which is quite a weird kit.
The skull might be 89th fighter squadron China Burma theatre I always get confused with the p40 warhawk tomahawk kittyhawk guess must be a reason for the different names Cheer's
Iain Simpson Warhawk was the US name for all P-40 variants. Tomahawk was the British name for P-40s up through the C. Kittyhawk was the British name for all D and later models.
The body on this kit is completely wrong ! The tail is a short tail, has none of the detail of the long tail N, the cutouts behind the exhusts is for early P-40 E version never on an N... SAD !
The US unit with the Skull was the 89th Fighter Squadron of the 80 Fighter Group, based in Nagaghuli, India in early 1944. So essentially from the CBI theatre. (The Eduard rebox of the Hasegawa N kit in 1/32 has another machine from this unit as an option - Number 44.) Another option in the kit is from New Guinea in May of 1944, " Milk Wagon Express/Daddy Please", with dual nose art (Different pinup each side) and a White tail, from the 7th FS of the 49th FG. It has a Blue/white Blue spinner and a red trim on the main intakes and a white leading edge to the main wings. VERY distinctive and no sharkmouth in sight! I will not be making the Milk Wagon express as the Eduard kit has 2 Kiwi options, (2 different aircraft both named "Gloria", for a TB patient the ground crew corresponded with in NZ. - She passed away in the early 90's AFAIK. If you'd like to check the options for that, contact me via FB or PM. I can send images and the Decals in the box are Cartograf.
The round exhausts should be used on the P-40F short tail. The Instructions have it wrong. If you glue them together the seams don't matter, the full size tubes had weld seams. The N does look better than the F, which is quite a weird kit.
Did u ever make this? I cant find the build vids
The skull-themed kitty is from the 89th Fighter Squadron USAAF in Burma
More P-40Ns were produced than any other variant!
Have you had a chance to build this model yet?
The skull might be 89th fighter squadron China Burma theatre I always get confused with the p40 warhawk tomahawk kittyhawk guess must be a reason for the different names Cheer's
Iain Simpson Warhawk was the US name for all P-40 variants. Tomahawk was the British name for P-40s up through the C. Kittyhawk was the British name for all D and later models.
@@russelltaylor535 thanks I was never sure why the different names Cheer's
The body on this kit is completely wrong ! The tail is a short tail, has none of the detail of the long tail N, the cutouts behind the exhusts is for early P-40 E version never on an N... SAD !
That wing looks awful. Hobby Boo Boo.