Hasegawa P-40N 1/72 Burmese Banshee

Bossman

Member since
December 2002

Hasegawa P-40N 1/72 Burmese Banshee

Posted by Bossman on Thursday, July 21, 2016 10:22 PM

Hello All,

I've been trying to knock off some long time shelf sitters - and here's the latest completion. A Hasegawa P-40N. I've built several of the Academy P-40 kits in the past and prefer the Academy version. They fit better and have crisper surface detail over the Hasegawa version. Still - it's a nice kit.

Another drawback of the older Hasegawa kit. . . . Zero gear bay detail. Ow ! . . a bit 'o nasty decal silvering around the stars-n-bars . . .

. . . With some of its Academy buddies - another N and two E's

Very cool to see alot of 1/72 work around the A/C form these days !

Have fun,

Chris

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Thursday, July 21, 2016 11:08 PM

WOW!

Excellent quartet of P-40's. Great builds.

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi

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BrandonK

Member since
June 2014

Posted by BrandonK on Friday, July 22, 2016 9:25 AM

Nice work on all 4. I've built 72nd kits and they are just too small for me. Hats off to you guys that kill these little kits.

BK

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed

14 / 5 / 2

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M. Brindos

Member since
January 2015
From: Tumwater, WA.

Posted by M. Brindos on Friday, July 22, 2016 10:55 AM

Nice collection, but I see no "B"s in there. :(

I'm hoping I can make my Academy "E" as nice as one of those.

- Mike Brindos "Lost Boy"

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Bossman

Member since
December 2002

Posted by Bossman on Friday, July 22, 2016 11:19 AM

Thanks guys !

Mike - I built the Trumpeter 1/72 P40-B kit in a Flying Tigers scheme. A very nice kit. Alas, it was not present fo the photograph as it was given as a gift a few years back.

I haven't tried the Academy B yet. Don't know if I will. Ive heard that it's not really on a par with their other P-40 kits - and now there's a really nice, inexpensive Airfix kit out there as well.

Judging from what I've seen of your past work - I'm sure your "E" will be a stunner !

Chris

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rocker286

Member since
June 2010
From: Rochester, New York USA

Posted by rocker286 on Sunday, July 24, 2016 9:17 PM

Excellent work, Bossman! I've got two Academy P-40 kits in my stash waiting to be built...but the Burma Banshee scheme isn't on either decal sheet for those kits. Is this Hasegawa kit still available?

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Bossman

Member since
December 2002

Posted by Bossman on Monday, July 25, 2016 6:27 AM

Hey Rocker,

I bought the Hasegawa kit from a place that sells old pre-owned kits. It is definitely an old boxing and I could tell the mold was geting old. (flash and not so crisp detail)

This particular boxing could be hard to find