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                        AIRCRAFT - On The Warpath: The Curtiss P-40

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                        Vintage Aircraft
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                          May 2004
                        • From: A little place I call earth
                        Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Friday, April 8, 2005 8:00 PM
                        Well, well I have been watching this build and have considered joining it for awhile now, and now that I see the start date is May 1st I think that Ill have to joinBig Smile [:D]

                        Ill enter in with 3 1/48 Monogram P-40Es and 1 1/48 Revell P-40B. My subjects picture is to come.

                        The skies the limit,

                        V.A.
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                        fightnjoe
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                          September 2011
                        Posted by fightnjoe on Friday, April 8, 2005 7:35 PM
                        may 1 sounds great. eager to begin.


                        jmoe

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                        BlackWolf3945
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Pominville, NY
                        Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Friday, April 8, 2005 6:13 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by eagle334

                        I would lose all respect for you if you did, not that I have a lot for you anyways. Wink [;)]

                        Well, then I suppose the feeling is mutual... Wink [;)] Wink [;)]


                        I've come up with an official start date on this thing... May 1st... end date... it'll end when it's finished...

                        So, in conclusion, I shall finish by ending... Tongue [:P]


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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 30, 2005 2:39 AM
                        I love the vague dates. Right up my alley.

                        I'd like to try my hand at Revell's 1/48 P-40B with AVG markings.
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                        gringe88
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                          July 2004
                        • From: ...Ask the other guy, he's got me zeroed-in...
                        Posted by gringe88 on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 6:48 PM
                        looks lik a cool build ya got goin here blackwolf. too bad im stuck in the mud rite now, or id hawl out my sharkmouth-n-a-box n join ya. hope everyone has a good time tho.
                        c ya
                        ====================================== -Matt
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                        eagle334
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                        Posted by eagle334 on Monday, March 28, 2005 3:03 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by BlackWolf3945 Take 2
                        Wayne, you're penciled in for a Hasegagme P-40E... and I haven't said congratulations, yet, have I? Well, I ain't gonna, neither... Wink [;)]


                        I would lose all respect for you if you did, not that I have a lot for you anyways. Wink [;)]
                        Wayners Go Eagles! 334th Fighter Squadron Me and my F-4E <script language="javascript" src="http://www.airfighters.com/phgid_183.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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                        BlackWolf3945
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Pominville, NY
                        Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Monday, March 21, 2005 2:28 PM
                        Blackhawk and nmayhew, you are more than welcome to join up, as is anyone else I've missed. I'll be updating the duty rosters soon and will then begin to add some stuff to the P-40 site which may help those who've chimed in with their build subjects.

                        And I've made progress on a model, if you can believe that! (me? build?) It's an AMT P-40N that I've turned into a testbed slammer. I'm using it to try a few techniques and to help get myself back into the saddle, so to speak. I'll post some pictures when I get around to doing something interesting with it...

                        Later!


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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Sunday, March 20, 2005 11:28 AM
                        hi there,

                        i just ordered trumpeter's new p-40b, so i'll chip in with this if i may?
                        will probably do it in the kit scheme of a british tomahawk in north africa.


                        thanks,

                        nicholas
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 19, 2005 7:35 PM
                        I would like to join in on this if y'all have me....I would be doing a 1/72 Academy P-40C, hopefully in "Tex" Hill markings from the AVG.
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                        Mark Joyce
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Placerville, CA USA
                        Posted by Mark Joyce on Thursday, March 17, 2005 11:12 PM
                        Hiya Steve,

                        Like Rick, I like the May start and "whenever" completion dateWink [;)].

                        Put me down for Eduard's P-40N in 49th FG markings.

                        Mark
                        Ignorance is bliss
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                        bobbaily
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Nashville, TN area
                        Posted by bobbaily on Thursday, March 17, 2005 7:19 PM
                        Steve,
                        I'll be building the Acadmey 1/48th P-40C as flown by Squadron Leader Robert H. Neale, 1st PS "Adam and Eves", AVG, June 1942

                        Bob

                         

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, March 17, 2005 2:27 PM
                        Steve, I'll be doing the 1/48 Hasegawa P-40E as an Aleutians Tiger, 11th FS, 343rd FG.

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 17, 2005 2:09 PM
                        Blackwolf, can you put me in the "reserves" for a 1/48 Mono P-40B? I think I got a AM sheet coming for it. I'm just now getting settled in at NAS Fallon. It does come w/ the AVG markings but I don't know if that sheet is a new issue sheet or 15+ years old. Thanks.

                        Sorry, it was a -B kit that I had.Tongue [:P] The decal sheet don't look too bad, either. - Calvin
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 8:23 PM
                        Please count me in then . I will be doing the Hasegawa p40E with mods to make it Sky Captains h110d plane. Im guessing this will fall under the "what if" category.
                        This will be my first plane model in 23 years so I will probably be asking all sorts of stupid questions , given that the only planes I have built were airfix pocket money type stuff.
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                        BlackWolf3945
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Pominville, NY
                        Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 4:44 PM
                        Justen, there are some 72nd decals to be had, but they aren't anywhere near as plentiful as in 48th. I had considered doing general building in 72nd and reserving 'special' projects for 48th and larger, but the lack of decals was the major factor in my ditching that idea.

                        I think that Errormaster/Beagle Strike may have done 72nd versions of their fairly recent 48th CBI P-40 sheets, but none show on their website.

                        Alrighty, if you know what subject you'll be building (not kit, but actual subject, ie; 49th FG P-40E) and have not said so in this thread, please do so. I'd like to keep track of what people may be building so that I can try and accommodate them in the reference dept., if they so choose to research their subject.


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                        Thehannaman2
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Buffalo NY
                        Posted by Thehannaman2 on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 2:59 PM
                        Not to sound like a dullard, but where the heck are all the 1/72nd scale P-40 decals. Nobody seems to carry any! Guess I'll have to seriously comb the vendors at BufCon. Does anyone know where I can score some PTO or CBI US markings in 72nd?

                        Justen

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                        Mark Joyce
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Placerville, CA USA
                        Posted by Mark Joyce on Monday, March 14, 2005 4:36 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Deusmex

                        I wouldnt mind building a plane again, I havent built one since I was a kid. Having just seen Sky Captain Im itching to do a p40 not sure which type etc but having searched a bit , most people in the know think its close to a p40e or a p40f so I I can find either of those Id like to be in on this one. I vaguely remember a kit of John Belushis P40 from the film 1941 that would be pretty cool too but I reckon it would be long gone by now.


                        The kit from the movie "1941," if I recall correctly, is the old Revell P-40E. It still shows up occasionally on Ebay but, unless you are buying it because you are a John Belushi fan, you'd probably be better served by AMtech's or Hasegawa's P-40E (these are both 1/48 scale). AMtech also puts out a nice P-40F/L with a resin nose, also in 1/48. I've only seen the previews of "Sky Captain," but my guess is that it's a P-40E.

                        Mark
                        Ignorance is bliss
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 13, 2005 4:05 AM
                        I wouldnt mind building a plane again, I havent built one since I was a kid. Having just seen Sky Captain Im itching to do a p40 not sure which type etc but having searched a bit , most people in the know think its close to a p40e or a p40f so I I can find either of those Id like to be in on this one. I vaguely remember a kit of John Belushis P40 from the film 1941 that would be pretty cool too but I reckon it would be long gone by now.
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                        BlackWolf3945
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Pominville, NY
                        Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Saturday, March 12, 2005 2:35 PM
                        Warhawk, I don't think there is going to be a time limit and I suppose if you want to get started earlier to make the NATS that would be okay. Exceptions can be made, I think, because all that really matters is that some models get built. Just be sure to post some photos...


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                        Warhawk68
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Atlanta, GA
                        Posted by Warhawk68 on Friday, March 11, 2005 2:47 PM
                        I just got the Hasegawa 1/48 "E" and it is so nice, I'm going to push everything else aside and build it! In fact, I'd like to bring it to the IPMS nationals in July.
                        Is there some time limits on this group build project?
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 9:02 PM
                        May is fine with me & I love the "whenever" completion date Big Smile [:D].

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        BlackWolf3945
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Pominville, NY
                        Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 6:51 PM
                        The duty rosters are up to date, Mark, Roadkill, Lobbie, SteveW and jratz... welcome to the build!

                        Ratz, that's A-O-K with me. If you wanna add another later, that's cool. If you wanna switch up in the middle of the build, that's okay. We can do whatever you want... we have the power to make it ALL happen... Tongue [:P]

                        Rick, I haven't come up with a specific date but I think it's going to 'officially' start at the beginning of May and go until... who knows...

                        Wayne, you're penciled in for a Hasegagme P-40E... and I haven't said congratulations, yet, have I? Well, I ain't gonna, neither... Wink [;)]


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                        rjkplasticmod
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                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 9:56 PM
                        Steve, any idea when the start date will be ? I've got a few in the Que, but don't want to get caught too much in the middle of multiple builds.

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 9:23 PM
                        Steve:
                        Great site -- I like the way you're making this a lot more than just slamming models down for a badge.

                        I've got the 1/48 Academy-C & Trumpeter-B and some A/M but I haven't put any thought into just what I might do -- maybe throw everything onto the bench, stir twice, & see what comes out.

                        I can't do anything with this for a couple months -- bench (& mind) is full -- so put me in the Reserves for a 1/48 P-40B/C and I'll firm up my build later, if that's OK.

                        John
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 7:41 PM
                        Count me in on this build. I have three different P-40 kits in my stash and would like to build one or two of them. Furthermore the Hasagawa kit is singing its sirens song to me. I'll probably start with the Mauve Kittyhawk III. I guess I better start chasing the aftermarket stuff now!
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                        eagle334
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                        • From: plopped down in front of this computer.
                        Posted by eagle334 on Monday, March 7, 2005 10:15 AM
                        Steve-a-reno

                        I think I will go with the Hasegawa E. Just picked it up at Niagara and it doesn't look too hard. Should have it done in a couple of weeks, in between wedding plans and all. Tongue [:P]
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                        waikong
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                          December 2002
                        • From: NYC, USA
                        Posted by waikong on Sunday, March 6, 2005 4:21 PM
                        Mark, Thanks for the info, very well researched! I actually have Clements books, but obviously didn't read it as carefullyas you did. How is Tex Hill's book? I've heard there are many factual errors -as memory will do that- but well worth reading nevertheless. I met the gentleman a few years ago, while getting on in age, (he's 90 this year?) still sharp and was very nice ot me and my children. A very impressive man with a very impressive place in history.

                        My website: http://waihobbies.wkhc.net

                         

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                        Mark Joyce
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                          March 2004
                        • From: Placerville, CA USA
                        Posted by Mark Joyce on Saturday, March 5, 2005 12:00 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by waikong

                        I've got a question regarding Tex Hill's AVG plane. Almost everyone that does his plane does the #48 B model with the tan/green camo or #108 E model with the All olive drab top camo. As I understand it, #48 crashed before it saw any action, and he didn't get 108 until sometime 6 months later. So what airplane did he fly in between? Or do I have my facts wrong? I'm asking cause I have a B, and 2 E's that I would like to turn into all the planes he flew while with the AVG.

                        You're correct; #48 crashed during a landing accident on 9 Dec. '41. However, if I understand correctly, it was repaired and later flown again. Whether it saw any combat later, I don't know. Tex is credited with at least three kills in Robert Layher's #53, also a Tomahawk. Probably his other victories were in 2nd Squadron Tomahawks and E models before getting #108; the pilots were known for flying whatever was available at the moment, even if the plane was not specifically assigned as theirs. Chances are that the records of some of Tex's victories weren't kept as to the specific plane, so it might not be known exactly which plane he was flying for every victory.

                        This information is from Terrill Clement's Osprey book "AVG Group Colours and Markings," and Tex Hill's biography.

                        Hope this helps,

                        Mark
                        Ignorance is bliss
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                        rjkplasticmod
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                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, March 4, 2005 7:39 PM
                        Pretty awesome.

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Thehannaman2
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                          August 2004
                        • From: Buffalo NY
                        Posted by Thehannaman2 on Friday, March 4, 2005 7:34 PM
                        Not sure if anyone has ever posted this link, so here it is. Even for 1/32 this guy's got skills!

                        http://www.p40warhawk.com/Models/RodneyWilliams/P-40E_1/P-40E_1.htm

                        The build is absolutely awesome. Too bad he had to hide some of the finer points of his construction with paint.Bow [bow]

                        Justen

                        "The distance between genius and insanity is measured only by success."

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