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Pearl harbor P-40?

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  • Member since
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  • From: Greenville, TX.
Posted by Raymond G on Sunday, August 17, 2014 10:41 PM

Urich, the most likely reason your seeing a lot of P-40s right now is the tail end of a group build.  That said, I can't wait to see what you come up with!  Raymond

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  • From: North Pole, Alaska
Posted by richs26 on Sunday, August 17, 2014 10:01 PM

You will have to change the pitot tube from the British "cranked" style to the US "straight arrow" type as the kit comes with the British style.  And P-40B's carried no drop tank.

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Posted by mississippivol on Sunday, August 17, 2014 8:54 PM

George Welch's P-40 is well documented, along with Ken Taylor's. A Google image search will turn up those birds, also, Squadron's "In Action" series has a color painting by Don Greer on the cover.

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  • From: Chipley FL
Pearl harbor P-40?
Posted by urich on Sunday, August 17, 2014 7:59 PM

I see a lot of post on this aircraft. I just picked up a Monogram 1/48 P-40b at a Goodwill store for .99 cents Nothing fancy but I would like to paint in OD/ neutral gray I'm looking for pictures of a P-40b that might have been there the main thing I'm looking for is the color of the spinner red, yellow or od

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