Eduard 1/48 scale P-40 N
The original Mauve, reboxed by Eduard and released as one of their profi-pak kits. It comes with some very nice resin and PE parts.The resin floor is a problem, however the plastic floor works better and looks just as good. The rest of the kit is great. Nice PE stuff, and enough left over to use it on your Airfix or Hasegawa kits.
One of my favorite WW2 airplanes. Every WW2 airplane modeler has to have a P-40 on the shelf.
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Rob Pollock said on April 5, 2015
Very nicely modelled, Terry.
Rob Pollock said on April 5, 2015
PS I think I read that someone (Trumpeter?) is bringing out a 1/32 version of the 'N' later this year.
Morne Meyer said on April 5, 2015
You did a good job on the OD finish. Shading and panel highlighting is done to good effect on this one. Well done!
Ralph Clements said on April 5, 2015
Very well done!
You are right about the P-40 being a fav - the slightly longer N model is my fav of the P-40 family and you did it very well -
Craig Abrahamson said on April 5, 2015
Excellent rendition, sir...well done.
Tony Prince said on April 5, 2015
Beautiful finish Terry. Very nice job all round.
Christian WERY said on April 6, 2015
Nicely done ! An elegant airczaft.
Jeff Carle said on April 6, 2015
I have always enjoyed the old Mauve kits, still have one in the stash. Beautiful model!
Greg Kittinger said on April 6, 2015
Nice build. P-40 is probably one of my favorite birds (iconic), and if you're going to have one or more on your shelf, at least one should have the shark mouth! I like your finish work also.
Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said on April 6, 2015
I'm with Greg, gotta have a P-40 with a sharkmouth!
Paul van Acker said on April 6, 2015
Nice one. 🙂
Frank Cronin said on April 6, 2015
Terry,
I also really like the P-40 and seeing what you have done here is the reason why. This is beautiful.
DE4EVER said on April 6, 2015
Greetings :
Very good work. But I must confess, it is kind of odd to see a P-40 without a shark mouth or a skull.
Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said on April 7, 2015
Or the parrot face, or the Aleution Tiger head.
Mike Maynard said on April 7, 2015
I've got three of these shark mouth models on my shelf, including the old Aurora kit I built in 1960! Very nice work on an iconic aircraft.
Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said on April 7, 2015
Mike, that was the first model I ever built. Looong time ago! It was (then) molded in gray plastic, and the wings were solid pieces. Later on, OD, with wing halves. Real high part count!
George Williams said on April 9, 2015
Looking at this I can see why the P-40 is so popular, very neat model.