Homebee Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) Trumpeter is to release 1/32nd Curtiss P-40 Kitty Hawk kits in 2016-2021 Source: http://www.themodellingnews.com/2015/12/trumpeter-catalogue-2016-2017-lets-see.html#more - ref. 02211 - Curtiss P-40M Kitty Hawk - released - ref. 02212 - Curtiss P-40N Warhawk - released - ref. 02228 - Curtiss P-40B Warhawk (Tomahawk Mk.II) - released - ref. 02269 - Curtiss P-40E Kitty Hawk - released - ref. 03227 - Curtiss P-40F Kitty Hawk - released V.P. Edited October 31, 2020 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 A. I hope its good B. I hope its accurate C. I hope its cheaper than the hasegawa kit D. I hope it has no nasty joins in the fuselage I've been waiting on a kittyhawk for a while you can keep the hawk and tomahawk I like the long fuselage versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVenom Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 That's been in their catalogue for god knows how long. Years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 (edited) - ref. 03227 - Curtiss P-40F Warhawk - release expected in Asia in late October, early November 2018. Source: http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=article&a=show&id=139&l=en Box art V.P. Edited August 30, 2018 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 I didn't think I'd ever see another P-40F in 1/48 or larger. This is a very exciting prospect! The detail in the intake makes me hopeful they've got those bits right. I just hope they offer a short tail, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 On 8/30/2018 at 8:29 PM, Homebee said: - ref. 03227 - Curtiss P-40F Warhawk - release expected in Asia in late October, early November 2018. Source: http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=article&a=show&id=139&l=en Box art V.P. Of all the boxart that one could use to sell a kit, I’m afraid this image does absolutely nothing for me. I know it’s whats inside that counts, but surely what’s going on here?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 4 hours ago, Rabbit Leader said: I’m afraid this image does absolutely nothing for me. It does to me: I'm jealous... I want the same thing that the artist smokes. According to the signature it's the same guy who did the HB AMX box art which was pretty wonky also... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 On 12/5/2015 at 1:59 AM, dazdot said: C. I hope its cheaper than the hasegawa kit It's not going to be cheaper than the Hasegawa kit. The 1/32 P-40E kit can be had for $35 plus shipping from hlj.com . I can't imagine that the Trumpeter kit is going to come in under $60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 (edited) Released - ref. 03227 - Curtiss P-40F Warhawk http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=3275&l=en V.P. Edited November 1, 2018 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 It will interesting to see if this is any good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVenom Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Good god. How long's this been on the cards eh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 I would like Trumpeter to start adding more information for the aircraft in the painting sheet. Things such as unit, country where the aircraft was based, name of the pilot, would be welcome additions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanhauser Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 More images here: http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=3275&l=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Stanhauser said: More images here: http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=3275&l=en Looks like the too shallow cockpit and too short seat have carried over from their P-40B/C kits. It's also a short tail F. There were 699 of these aircraft of a total production of 1311 F's. The changeover occurring with the P-40F-5-CU. That will make it more difficult to convert this kit to a P-40L, all of which had the longer fuselage. http://www.p40warhawk.com/Variants/P-40F.htm While it is hazardous to use a single image as the basis for analysis, my first thought is the upper nose contour is way off and puts the thrust line too low (consider the position of the exhausts compared to the centerline of the spinner). Look how the line of the upper cowling is almost straight to the spinner vs the abrupt drop off of the Trumpeter kit. In contrast the line of the lower cowl is too straight on the kit. I'm afraid this is a pass for me. I'll stick with the Grey Matter conversions I have for the Hasegawa kit. Edited November 24, 2018 by VMA131Marine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 On 11/1/2018 at 3:40 AM, Calum said: It will interesting to see if this is any good. The whole nose looks really bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 (edited) Oddly enough, I was just looking at an Aeroplane Monthly with that restoration on the cover, and thought that the intake looked more like an adapted Allison one than the mental image of a Merlin P-40 I'm currently carrying in my head. Now, I know that's not much, and I haven't done any further investigation, and I'm not generally inclined to give Trumpeter the benefit of the doubt (rather, I'm likely to just give them the doubt), but it is just possible that this individual airframe is not a good one to judge by. No doubt far more sophisticated analysis will be appearing soon... Edit: No, this isn't the more sophisticated analysis, but I just found a good side view of Judy Pay's P-40F, and the shape of the underside (chin) certainly appears to be a bit different to the one pictured above. As for the top, they do seem "flatter" than Trumpeter's appears to be in the photo shown. Edited November 24, 2018 by gingerbob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 14 hours ago, gingerbob said: Edit: No, this isn't the more sophisticated analysis, but I just found a good side view of Judy Pay's P-40F, and the shape of the underside (chin) certainly appears to be a bit different to the one pictured above. As for the top, they do seem "flatter" than Trumpeter's appears to be in the photo shown. Maybe you'll find this image more convincing: Or this Or this Or this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Thanks, and note the comparative curve of the underside of the Warbird in Post 14. Perhaps it's just me, but the chin cowl of that one seems much more a continuous curve, whereas the examples shown now curve then "straighten out". None of which has to do with the shape of the TOP, which certainly does look questionable on the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 I've seen chat that TFC's P-40L is actually a more common variant with a Merlin fitted, and some folk can see differences in the cowling shape compared to Judy Pay's F. It's all very messy - if only a Merlin P-40 had been preserved for everyone to use as a reference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz rb fan Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 you mean like the P40L in Italy that hasnt been restored?....btw the TFC one (without talking about the alleged the ID swap) is a long tailed F going by the serial given to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I don't know how complete the Italian L is, I remember when it was raised but haven't seen much of it. I remember cowling panels missing - hence my saying "preserved"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Expected in late June 2019 - ref. 02212 - Curtiss P-40N Kitty Hawk Source: http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=article&a=show&id=155&l=en Box art V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 On 5/4/2019 at 7:35 AM, Homebee said: Expected in late June 2019 - ref. 02212 - Curtiss P-40N Kitty Hawk Source: http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=article&a=show&id=155&l=en Box art V.P. Anyone planning to sell off their Hasegawa N's in favour of this one, please let me know 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 Released in China - ref. 02212 - Curtiss P-40N War Hawk http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=3397&l=en V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 Sprues - ref. 02212 - Curtiss P-40N Warhawk Source: http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=3397&l=en V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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