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1/48 - Curtiss H-75/P-36 Hawk by Clear Prop Models - H-75O & H-75N Hawk released - H-75M in 2023


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  • Homebee changed the title to 1/72 - Curtiss Hawk 75 by Clear Prop Models - box art - release in 2021
1 hour ago, Homebee said:

 

Clear Prop Models is to release 1/72nd Curtiss Hawk 75 kits

Source: https://www.facebook.com/Clearpropmodels/photos/a.2307674699515016/2936223003326846

 

Box art - FMA-Curtiss Hawk 750

 

 

 

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You sure it's 1/72nd? As you mentioned back in September about a Ukrainian company doing a 1/48th one.

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  • Homebee changed the title to 1/72 - Curtiss H-75/P-36 Hawk by Clear Prop Models - box art - release in 2021
  • Homebee changed the title to 1/48 - Curtiss H-75/P-36 Hawk by Clear Prop Models - box art - release in 2021

God bless Clear Prop for their ambition during these trying times, but they're developing a bit of a backlog of badly-wanted (by me, anyway) but as yet unreleased kits - 1/72 late La-5, 1/72 LaGG-3, 1/72 Su-25; when, Lord, oh when???

 

John

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  • Homebee changed the title to 1/48 - Curtiss H-75/P-36 Hawk by Clear Prop Models - box art+sprues - release in 2021
  • Homebee changed the title to 1/48 - Curtiss H-75/P-36 Hawk by Clear Prop Models - box art+sprues+instructions+schemes - release in 2021
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  • Homebee changed the title to 1/48 - Curtiss H-75/P-36 Hawk by Clear Prop Models - box art+sprues+instructions+schemes+test build - release in 2021

Good point about the windscreen. The Argentine examples seem to have the more familiar "rounded" variant: http://www.militariarg.com/foreign-aircraft-operated-by-the-argentine-air-force.html

https://scontent-vie1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/13923410_10153969057468937_6104424396080930432_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=2&_nc_sid=9267fe&_nc_ohc=MIdXXUgSVFwAX-BIvCd&_nc_ht=scontent-vie1-1.xx&oh=3041d8336e4cd0b5a1b93936d88b9fbc&oe=60172FDD

 

Maybe the "flat" variant was specifically for the H-75N? Unfortunately the surviving photos are quite inconclusive for the Thai machines: http://www.wings-aviation.ch/11-RTAF/2-Aircraft/Curtiss-Hawk75/Fighter.htm

http://aircraft-in-focus.com/wp-content/gallery/p36-thai/scan-150509-0001-800x.jpg

 

 

*Edit: Found a picture of an Argentine machine with flat windscreen. Seems both types were present. That means if Clear Prop provides just the "flat" variant you are limited to specific serials: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f9/35/1e/f9351e648abc7ff3b5354d615d360669.jpg

 

Cheers

Markus

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Well. we know they are doing a broad range of H-75 sub types so obviously are tooling both windscreens. I have no reason to doubt that the one they are providing in this initial boxing is appropriate for the aircraft depicted by the decal sheet. There are going to be many more boxings so let's wait and see.

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On 1/4/2021 at 10:12 AM, Work In Progress said:

Well. we know they are doing a broad range of H-75 sub types so obviously are tooling both windscreens. I have no reason to doubt that the one they are providing in this initial boxing is appropriate for the aircraft depicted by the decal sheet. There are going to be many more boxings so let's wait and see.

 

Having seen first hand (by examining the two kits, I mean) the lengths to which Clear Prop has gone to distinguish between the early and late La-5 in 1/72, as well as addressing customer issues for the late La-5 after feedback on the early version, I agree that they'll research the daylights out of the H-75 windscreen to get it right. They're definitely keen to provide an excellent product.

 

John

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3 hours ago, dragonlanceHR said:

Why? Hasegawa has that covered. And P-40 it's not such a big cash cow as are the Spit, 109 or P-51.

Apart from the F/L which they didn't bother with, a new tool of these would be nice.

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I was hoping for a Thai boxing, Awesome! The museum aircraft in @Work In Progress' post has long been on my to-build wishlist.

 

Then I need the retracting gear versions, although I have while until I know how mine will be painted...

49503291471_fbf1d78e8a_b.jpgUntitled by Zac Yates, on Flickr

49502782748_fcf829103d_b.jpgUntitled by Zac Yates, on Flickr

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