Curtiss P40 series - Raul Hrubisko - 1/72 scale

[diamant]

Hi to all

I would like to share with you the first model done from our current proyect. 

 

It have started the research in march 2021 when I came across Buz Craig and Carl Vincent. They have helped me in a way that exceeded my expectations. They have been sharing their knowledge with us with a lot of patients on a daily basis. I do not have enough words to thank them.

As I did in similar previous projects. I have done a folder with a summary of each aircraft with all the related photos and information. This makes the building process easier and reduces the number of mistakes.

This is the list of aircraft that we are going to include 

  Mark REFERENCE Serial code letter Squadron Pilot Place Time

1 RAF Tomahawk I Tomahawk BK853 - AAE&E UK 1-nov-40
2 RAF Tomahawk I Tomahawk AH767 - 400 RCAF UK
3 RAF Tomahawk I Tomahawk AH771 - 400 RCAF UK 1-oct-41
4 RAF Tomahawk I Tomahawk AH860 RM-F 26 Gravesend 1941
5 RAF Tomahawk IA Tomahawk AH973 - 1940
6 RAF Tomahawk IIA Tomahawk AH893 RM-D 26 UK June/July 1941
7 RAF Tomahawk IIA Tomahawk AH830 RM-A 26 UK
8 RAF Tomahawk IIA Tomahawk AH903 RU-Z 414 RCAF UK
9 RAF Tomahawk IIA Tomahawk AH895 SP-B 400 RCAF UK 1-ago-41
10 RAF Tomahawk IIA Tomahawk AH945 XV-W 2 RAF 1-sep-41
11 Desert Tomahawk Iib Tomahawk AK367 C Fayid Airfield septembre 1941
12 Desert Tomahawk IIB Tomahawk AK490 Amriya septembre 1941
13 RAF Tomahawk IA Tomahawk AH852 0 414 RCAF UK 1-mar-43
14 RAF Tomahawk IIA Tomahawk AH899 PB-F 1683 Bomber defense Training Flight Market Harborough 1-may-44
15 RAF Tomahawk IIB Tomahawk AK184 at Hamble, Hampshire 1943-1944
16 RAF Tomahawk IIB Tomahawk AK122 BT-H 1686 FLT 1944
17 SAAF Tomahawk Iib Tomahawk AK431 ED 73 OTU Libia 1942
18 SAAF Tomahawk Iib Tomahawk AN311 TA-C 2 SAAF 1-nov-41
19 RCAF P40 H-87A-3 P40 E 1071 A 14 Squadron Umnak Island summer of 1943
20 RCAF P40 H-87A-3 P40 E AK857 VW-H 118 Squadron RCAF Annette Island, Alaska October 18, 1942 but not before June 21, 1942
21 RCAF P40 H-87A-3 P40 E 1052 D 111 Squadron RCAF Umnak Island May 2 to June 12, 1943
22 RCAF P40 H-87A-3 P40 E AL194 V 111 Squadron RCAF Fort Greely, Kodiak Island, Alaska 19-abr-43
23 RCAF P40 H-87A-3 P40 E AK815 VW-T 118 Squadron RCAF Annette Island, Alaska October 18, 1942 but not before June 21, 1942
24 RCAF P40 H-87A-2/3 P40 E AK940 LZ  E 111 Squadron RCAF mountains of Alaska. Summer 1942
25 RCAF P40 H-87A-3 P40 E 729 C 1944
26 RCAF H-87A-2CU P40 E 1076
27 RCAF P-40 E P40 E 1057 B 132 Canada 1943
28 RAF Kittyhawk Mk I P40 E AK571 - 23-abr-05
29 RAF Kittyhawk Mk I P40 E AL229 - AAE&E Uk 1-abr-42
30 RAF Kittyhawk II (P-40F-CU) P40 F FL220 Uk 1-ago-42
31 RNZAF Kittyhawk Mk I (P-40E-1) P40 E ET604 No Code nil Hobsonville late May/Jun 1942
32 RNZAF Kittyhawk Mk I (P-40E-1) P40 E NZ3008 14 SQN RNZAF
33 RNZAF Kittyhawk Mk I (P-40E-1) P40 E NZ3027 FE-V 10 January 1944.
34 RNZAF Kittyhawk Mk I (P-40E-1) P40 E NZ3036 HQ-Q
35 RNZAF Kittyhawk Mk I (P-40E-1) P40 E NZ3038 JZ-A 15 Howick 1943
36 RNZAF Kittyhawk Mk I (P-40E-1) P40 E NZ3043 FE-B 2 FOTU 1/01/1944 (with 2 FOTU for sometime)
37 RNZAF P-40E-1 ex 68FS P40 E NZ3094 Servicing Unit, New Georgia
38 Desert H-87A-2CU Kittyhawk I P40 E AK673 GA-F Gazala 2 Februrary 1942
39 Desert H-87A-2CU Kittyhawk I P40 E AK739 FZ-R 94 20-mar-42
40 Desert H-87A-2CU Kittyhawk I P40 E AK919 LD-B 250 Sqdn. Ldr M.T. Judd 1-ago-42
41 Desert H-87A-2CU Kittyhawk I P40 E AK961 CV-0 3 RAAF Squadron Amartya, Egipt 1942
42 Desert P-40E-1CU (Kittyhawk Ia) P40 E ET789 GA-G 112 RAF
43 Desert H-87A-2CU Kittyhawk I P40 E ET611 North Africa 1-jul-42
44 Desert P-40E-1CU (Kittyhawk Ia P40 E ET790 GA-? 112 RAF Sqdn. Ldr Billy Drake El Daba 1-jul-42
45 Desert P-40E-1CU Kittyhawk Ia P40 E ET953 CV-V 3 RAAF Squadron
46 Italy H-87A-3CU P40 E AK886 OK-R 450 RAAF late Jul 1942
47 SAAF H-87A-2CU Kittyhawk I P40 E AK702 KJ-J 4 SAAF F/O W.P. Pictorius Feb and April 1943
48 SAAF H-87A-2CU Kittyhawk I P40 E AK840 DB-K 2 SAAF Jul/Aug 1942
49 RAAF P-40E-1 P40 E A29-118 FA 82 Squadron Bankstown late 1943
50 RAAF P-40E1 P40 E A29-83 2 OTU
51 RAAF P-40E1 P40 E A29-148 76 Squadron Flt John Meehan sep-42
52 RAAF P-40E1 P40 E A29-75 76 Squadron 1942
53 RAAF P40 E P40 E A29-78
54 RAAF P40 E P40 E A29-82
55 RAAF P-40 E-1a P40 E A29-85 CD-E 2 OTU Mildura 1-ene-45
56 RAAF P-40E1 P40 E A29-129 2 OTU 1942
57 RAAF P-40 E P40 E A29-133 FA-B 82 Squadron Bankstown oct-43
58 RAAF P-40 E P40 E A29-806 AM-V 77 Squadron 1944
59 Desert P-40F-CU (Short tailed merlin powered) P40 F FL234 HS-A 260 SQN
60 Desert H-87A-2CU Kittyhawk I (fin fillet) P40 K short tail EV322 CV-I 3 RAAF Squadron
61 RCAF P40 K-1-CU  Mark III (Short tail) P40 K short tail 245945 F 111 Squadron RCAF Elmendorf Air Base 3-sep-42
62 RCAF P40 K-1-CU  Mark III  (Short tail) P40 K short tail 246004 S 111 Squadron RCAF Amchitka Island summer/ fall of 1942\
63 RCAF P40 K-1-CU  Mark III (Short tail) P40 K short tail 245951 A 111 Squadron RCAF Amchitka Island summer/ fall of 1942\
64 RCAF P40 K-1-CU  Mark III (Short tail) P40 K short tail 245954 G 111 Squadron RCAF Amchitka Island summer/ fall of 1942\
65 Desert Kittyhawk III (P-40K-1CU) (Short tail) P40 K short tail FR241 LD-R 250 SQN
66 Desert Kittyhawk III (P-40K-1CU) (Short Tail) P40 K short tail FR338 GA-? 112 RAF
67 RAF P40 K (Short Tail) P40 K short tail FL891 8
68 SAAF P-40E-1 (fin fillet) P40 K short tail EV421 DB-H 2 SAAF
69 RAAF P-40 K (Long tail) P40 K long tail A29-182 AM-C 77 Squadron New Guinea 1943
70 Italy P-40 K (Long tail) P40 K long tail FR507 OK-REB 450 RAAF R.E.Bary Grottaglie Italy 4th October 1943
71 RAAF P-40M-1CU  (Long tail) P40 K long tail A29-302 86 Auguts 1943
72 RNZAF Kittyhawk Mk I (P-40K-15)  (Long tail) P40 K long tail NZ3050 HQ Gunnery Training school Ohakea 1944
73 RNZAF Kittyhawk Mk I (P-40K-15CU)  (Long tail) P40 K long tail NZ3060 9 14 Guadalcanal 1-jun-43
74 Italy P-40L-5CU P40 L FS490 BAE 3 RAAF Squadron WGCDR Brain Eaton Italy
75 RAF P-40L-5CU P40 L FS452 5 Takoradi
76 RCAF P40 M-10 P40 M 837
77 RCAF P40 N-1 P40 M 851 Dartmouth, Canada early 1945
78 RCAF P40 N-1 P40 M 855 F 133 Patricia Bay 1944
79 RCAF P40 N-1 P40 M 831 C 132
80 SAAF P40 N-1 P40 M 5055 D
81 Italy P40 M-5 P40 M FR806 GA-Q 112 RAF
82 Italy P40 N-1 P40 M FT859 OK-L 450 RAAF S/Ldr. Jack Doyle Fano 1945
83 RAAF P40 N-1 P40 M A29-495 Piva North sep-45
84 RNZAF P40 M-5 P40 M NZ3067 FE-H 67
85 RNZAF P40 M-5 P40 M NZ3070 14 RNZAF Station, Whenuapa
86 RNZAF P40 M-10 P40 M NZ3118 14 Kukum Field, Gudalacanal 1-jul-43
87 RNZAF P40 M-10 P40 M NZ3119
88 RNZAF P40 N-1 P40 M NZ3121 4 Servicing unit Ondonga, New Georgia
89 RAAF P40 M-5 P40 M A29-323 SV-F 76 Squadron Momote, Los negos abr-44
90 RAAF P40 M-5 P40 M A29-357 SV-H 76 Squadron
91 RAAF P40 N-1 P40 M A29-412 5 squadron Piva sep-45
92 RCAF P40 N-20 P40 N 867 PN 5 OTU RCAF Boundary Bay, British Columbia late 1944
93 RCAF P40 N-20 P40 N 877 T 132 Western Air Command RCAF Tofino, British Columbia early 1944
94 RAF P 40N P40 N FX594 - Uk
95 SAAF P40 N-5 P40 N 5077 R 11 OTU Isipingo 24-3-44
96 SAAF P40 N-5 P40 N B 11 OTU
97 Italy P40 N-5 P40 N FT943 OK-R 450 RAAF F. Lt. Ray Goldberg Cutella Feb. 1944
98 Italy P40 N-5 P40 N FX515 OK-K 450 RAAF San Angelo May. 1944
99 Italy P40 N-20 P40 N FT928 OK-L 450 RAAF S/Ldr. Jack Doyle Cervia 1945
100 Italy P40 N-20 P40 N FX666 CV-Z 3 RAAF Squadron late 1944
101 Italy P40 N-20 P40 N FX660 CV-W 3 RAAF Squadron late 1944
102 RNZAF P40 N-20 P40 N NZ3253 T -29 4 FOTU
103 RNZAF P40 N-20 P40 N NZ3267 45 Ardmore 1945
104 RNZAF P40 N-25 P40 N NZ3283 Nil code 4 FOTU New Zealand 1945
105 RAAF P40 N-5 P40 N A29-531 2 OTU Oakey 1945
106 RAAF P40 N-20 P40 N A29-650
107 RAAF P40 N-40 P40 N A29-1208 3 AD Amberley 1945
108 RAAF P-40N-15 P40 N A29-558 HU-N Morotai ene-45
109 RAAF P-40N-35 P40 N A29-1005 GA-f 75 Squadron Circa abr-05
110 RAAF P-40N-30 P40 N A29-915 FA-diamont 82 Squadron F/Lt F,Schaaf Labuan sep-45

111 RAAF P-40N-40 P40 N A29-1140 SV-T 76 Squadron 1945.

I was posting the building process here

 

Here are the photos of the first P40 done. I  hope you like it.

 

1)  RAF Tomahawk I Tomahawk AH767 - 400 RCAF UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We estimated that this series will ocupied these 3 shelfs from our new display cabinet.

 

 

 

 

Cheers

Santiago

[Remus389]

Excellent job! 👍

[Tbolt]

Very nicely done. That's one impressively sized project.

 

[k5054nz]

What a great start!

  

10 hours ago, diamant said:

This is the list of aircraft that we are going to include 

36 RNZAF Kittyhawk Mk I (P-40E-1) P40 E NZ3043 FE-B 2 FOTU 1/01/1944 (with 2 FOTU for sometime)
37 RNZAF P-40E-1 ex 68FS P40 E NZ3094 Servicing Unit, New Georgia
87 RNZAF P40 M-10 P40 M NZ3119

I'm particularly excited as these three aircraft still exist - NZ3043 "Bess" is under restoration to fly in New Zealand, '94 has been active on the Australian airshow circuit for a number of years, and the third is an Oshkosh Grand Champion flying in the USA.

Edited December 6, 2021 by k5054nz

[JWM]

You just play in the other (the top one) league... How to build 87 models in shorter time than 4 years!??? Incredible!. And the Clipper 314 on shelf!

Ragards

J-W

 

 

[diamant]

HI,

Thank you very much for your coments,

 

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I'm particularly excited as these three aircraft still exist - NZ3043 "Bess" is under restoration to fly in New Zealand, '94 has been active on the Australian airshow circuit for a number of years, and the third is an Oshkosh Grand Champion flying in the USA.

 

 

 

Thanks. I believe that the differente air forces, RNZAF in this case, will be well represented. 

 

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You just play in the other (the top one) league... How to build 87 models in shorter time than 4 years!??? Incredible!. And the Clipper 314 on shelf! 

Ragards

 

Hi JWM

 

I am quite obsesive with stadistics. This year was the best of the latest 15 years. My father built 88 models during 2021. This is almost one model finished every 4 days.

 

Counting the latest 16 years, he has build 1 model every 7 days during the latest 5.840 days. Many of them has been made from scratch or from vacum form kits.

This is jus a part of our collection since all the research and preparation for every series also take time.

 

 

Just to show you the progress made by our friend Luis. In this case he is doing some decals for this series. In this first sheet the most common RAF's markings plus some interesting wheel covers, the tail's serial for some RCAF P40 K-1-CU, etc. The grey color will be replaced by white before printed.

 

 

Cheers

Santiago

Edited December 6, 2021 by diamant
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[JWM]

30 minutes ago, diamant said:

I am quite obsesive with stadistics. This year was the best of the latest 15 years. My father built 88 models during 2021. This is almost one model finished every 4 days.

 

Counting the latest 16 years, he has build 1 model every 7 days during the latest 5.840 days. Many of them has been made from scratch or from vacum form kits.

This is jus a part of our collection since all the research and preparation for every series also take time.

 

Hi Santiago,

The 2021 is not finished yet, so the 88 may rise to some 92-94 items! My best ever was 28 per year, as I remember (also including some one or two vacu or scratch) . This year it seem to end up with 18 or 19- and I cannot imagine more. Ok, maybe 4 more when all will be simple, but not 4 TIMES more! 

I am really deeply impressed...

Regards

J-W

 

 

[diamant]

Hi J-W

 

I expressed myself incorrectly. With these 4 Tomahawk the final number will be 88. The year is almost finished. 

 

Your building rate is quite good. 18 models per years is an important achivement.

 

My father has finished the second Tomahawk

 

2) RAF Tomahawk I Tomahawk BK853 - AAE&E UK 1-nov-40

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

Santiago

[diamant]

Hi,

 

My father has finished the third Tomahawk

 

3 RAF Tomahawk I Tomahawk AH771 - 400 RCAF UK 1-oct-41

It was fitted with a prototype rear-facing oblique camera installation. The serial number is not 100% confirmed and there is very few information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and the forth one is waiting the decals.

 

Cheers

Santiago

[JWM]

Is it a Frog kit?

J-W

[diamant]

Hi J-W, 

 

Yes, with some modifications. My father has just finished two more Tomahawks. Here are the photos.

 

4) RAF Tomahawk IA Tomahawk AH973 - 1940

 

 

 

 

 

 

5) RAF Tomahawk IIA Tomahawk AH903 RU-Z 414 RCAF UK 1942

 

 

 

 

 

 

PD: The exaust are not correct. We will try replace them.

 

Cheers

Santiago

[diamant]

Hi 

 

My father has finished one more P40 of this series. Here are the final photos.

 

6) RAF Tomahawk IIA Tomahawk AH895 SP-B 400 RCAF UK 1-ago-41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

Santiago

Edited December 26, 2021 by diamant

[diamant]

Hi 

 

My father has just finished another two Tomahawk.

 

7) RAF Tomahawk I Tomahawk AH860 RM-F 26 Gravesend 1941

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 RAF Tomahawk IIA Tomahawk AH893 RM-D 26 UK June/July 1941 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are some photos showing the first 8 Tomahawks in our display cabinet.

 

 

 

 

Cheers

Santiago

[diamant]

Hi,

A new P40 is done. Please find below the photos.

 

9) Tomahawk IIB Tomahawk AK184 at Hamble, Hampshire 1943-1944

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers
Santiago

[Roberto]

Lovely works 👍

I’m following !

 

[JWM]

2 hours ago, diamant said:

A new P40 is done. Please find below the photos.

 

9) Tomahawk IIB Tomahawk AK184 at Hamble, Hampshire 1943-1944

Looks like the Airfix kit this time. Nice!

J-W

 

[diamant]

Hi,

Thank you very much. Yes, It is the Airfix kit.

 

We noticed that the serial number were to big comparing with the real aircraft. We replaced the 8 inch serial number with the 6 inch. Now it looks like the real one.

 

 

We will have to take the photos again.

 

Cheers

Santiago

[diamant]

Hi, 

 

These are the new photos of the AK184 after changing the high on the serial number

 

9) Tomahawk IIB AK184 at Hamble, Hampshire 1943-1944

 

 

 

 

10) RAF Tomahawk IA AH852 0 414 RCAF UK 1-mar-43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11) RAF Tomahawk IIA AH899 PB-F 1683 Bomber defense Training Flight Market Harborough 1-may-44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a photos showing the first 11 Tomahawk done and the AK122 BT-H waiting the decal.

 

 

The next batch will include the following aircrafts:

Tomahawk IIA  AH830 RM-A 26 UK
Tomahawk IIA AH945 XV-W 2 RAF 1-sep-41
Tomahawk Iib AK367 C Fayid Airfield septembre 1941
Tomahawk IIB AK490 Amriya septembre 1941

 

Cheers
Santiago

 

[Wulfman]

Lovely builds all !

 

Wulfman

[diamant]

Hi,

 

While I was checking some details on the AH830 RM-A 26 UK I noticed that I forgottwo later observations made by Buz about the AH860.

 

Apparently regarding the camera port, neither AH860 or AH830 were used by 26SQN during the TACR sorties over Europe at the end of 1941. AH860 was with 26SQN from 6/5/41-29/6/41 and AH830  was with 26SQN 18/6/41-8/9/41. Therefore we modified our model to remove the port camera.

 

Additionally the AH860 probably had a large F under the wing at some time and possibly when the photo we have was taken.. Again, we add the letter now.

 

These are the new photos taken yesterday by my Father. This is one challenging project.

 

RAF Tomahawk I Tomahawk AH860 RM-F 26 Gravesend 1941

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

Santiago

[diamant]

Hi.

One more Tomahawk is ready. Here are the photos. More to come soon.

 

12) Tomahawk AH945 XV-W 1-sep-41

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers
Santiago
 

[diamant]

Hi,

 

My Father has just finished two more Tomahawks. Here are the photos. 

 

13) Curtiss Tomahawk AH830 RM-A 26 Squadron UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

14) Curtiss Tomahawk AK490 73 Squadron Amriya, Egypt Septembre 1941

 

 

 

 

 

We have 2 Tomahawks almost done but waiting for the Shark Mouth decals. We have two more to be done but we are waiting for the kits.

 

Cheers
Santiago

[diamant]

 

Hi

 

My father has just finished another four P40. In this case we moved to E version.

 

These are the final photos

 

15) P40 H-87A-3 (P40 E) AK857 VW-H 118 Squadron RCAF Annette Island, Alaska October 18, 1942 but not before June 21, 1942
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16) Kittyhawk Mk I (P40 E) AK571 1940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17) Kittyhawk Mk I (P40 E) AL229 - AAE&E Uk 1-abr-42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18) P40 H-87A-3 (P40 E) 1052 D 111 Squadron RCAF Umnak Island May 2 to June 12, 1943

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

Santiago

 

[diamant]

Hi

 

Please find below the photos of 4 more models of this series done. Although we are quite far from finishing this project,  the progress is quite promising. 

 

19) Curtiss P40 H-87A-3 AL194 V 111 Squadron RCAF Fort Greely, Kodiak Island, Alaska 19-abr-43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20) Curtiss P40 E A29-82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21) Curtiss P40 E-1  ET604 BOC (brought on Charge) May 1942 at RNZAF Station Hobsonville

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22) Curtiss P40 E-1  NZ3008 Soon after her assignment to 2 OTU/14 Squadron

 

 

 

 

I hope you like them.

Cheers

Santiago

 

[k5054nz]

I'm excited to see RNZAF Kittyhawks making an appearance. Wonderful!