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Modelsvit 1/48 Curtiss XP-55 "Ascender"

HISTORY The Curtiss XP-55 Ascender was a response to Circular Proposal R-40C, issued on November 27, 1939, which called for a fighter more effective than any currently operational - with a superior top speed, rate of climb, [...]

Airfix 1/48 Curtiss Tomahawk II

With war clouds on the sky in 1938, the Army Air Corps determined it needed a fighter with better performance than the P-36. Curtiss had developed a design strategy stretching back to the P-1 if stretching an airframe as far as possible, [...]

Curtiss P-40N Warhawk, Chinese Air Force

Here's my rendition of the mythical Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, realised one year ago. It is the "N" version from Hasegawa, and I had some minor issues with fitting, especially the rear part of the fuselage (due to the engineering [...]

HobbyBoss 1/72 P-40 B/C – finished

Good day! Model series is easy kit. Very weak detailing, so many homemade parts. Cockards and alphabetic codes infused with paint through a stencil. The model depicts the aircraft No. 250 Sgn., 262 Wing, Desert Air Force, RAF, 1942 Flown [...]

World War II Dive Bombers

For several years I had a goal of building 1/48 scale models of all the Navy dive-bombers that saw action in WWII. I'd been fascinated with dive-bombing ever since I read Walter Lord's book "Incredible Victory", and saw the [...]

P-40C TOMAHAWK 1/48 Academy

1/48, Airfix P-40B

Hi All, My recent completion of the 1/48, Airfix, P-40B. Other than using an Ultracast seat it was built out of the box, painted with Vallejo Model Air and minimal weathering with artist oils pin wash and dry brushing to highlight. The [...]

1/48 Airfix Curtiss P-40B

Robert Neale's plane. Used Ultracast seat, prop/spinner and Master gun barrels.

Hasegawa 1/32 Curtiss BF2C USS Ranger

Hasegawa 1/32 Curtiss BF2C USS Ranger