Trumpeter's 1/32 scale P-40M finished as
P-40N-1 Kittyhawk Mk.IV
by Brett Green
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Curtiss P-40N-1 Kittyhawk Mk.IV |
It's been a long time between completed models!
Here is my Trumpeter 1/32 scale P-40M Kittyhawk, finished as the almost indistinguishable P-40N-1, only my third model completed in 2022.
Trumpeter's 1/32 scale P-40M suffers from many, many faults and inaccuracies.
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The worst of these is the cockpit, which is mostly fictitious and perpetuates Trumpeter's flawed flat floor that first appeared nearly 20 years ago on their 1/32 scale P-40B Tomahawk. This has been pointed out on that kit and all subsequent releases in many reviews but sadly the criticism has fallen on deaf ears.
I replaced the kit cockpit with CMK's multimedia P-40E cockpit set. Although it is intended for the Hasegawa kit, it wasn't too hard to adapt it to Trumpeter's Kittyhawk.
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I won't list all the other problems with the kit here, but you can read about them here in my recent in-box review. A few other issues surfaced during assembly too, including the inaccurate riveted 75 gallon drop tank.
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Even so, the kit has a number of redeeming features.
Fit is exemplary. Building it was a true pleasure.
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Surface textures are really nice too, made up from recessed panel lines, rivets and fasteners.
I finished my Kittyhawk in SMS lacquer paints' RAAF Foliage Green and RAAF Earth Brown upper surfaces and Sky Blue below.
Markings are from DK Decals' Item No. 32004, P-40N Warhawk / Kittyhawk Mk.IV.
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I'll be writing this one up for a big two-part article in Military Illustrated Modeller magazine.
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Page Created 22 April, 2022
Last Updated
22 April, 2022
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