Best Kittyhawk kit? - Aircraft of World War II

gijive · 01-23-2009, 04:47 AM

Smer 1/72 Curtiss P-40K Kittyhawk Mk.III

Hasegawa Curtis MK.1A Kitty Hawk 1/72

Airfix Kittyhawk

Frog?

Heller

Any and all feedback welcome?

Colin1 · 01-23-2009, 08:29 AM

Hasegawa's 1/32 scale P-40E offering seems to get good reviews.

I was going to offer the old Revell 1/32 P40-E as I can't remember anyone ever saying anything bad about it but apparently the Hasegawa kit surpasses it in all areas. Hardly surprising I guess, it's another Revell kit hailing back to the 60s/early 70s

Hasegawa 1/32 P-40E Warhawk, previewed by Scott Van Aken

Wurger · 01-23-2009, 08:54 AM

Colin... Gijive asked about 1/72 scale but not about 1/32 one.

I can sugest the Academy P-40 series.These look much better than those older kits mentioned above.But if you want to save some money the Smer kit can be acceptable.But you have to know that the kit has raised panel lines and a lot of big rivets on all surfaces.Some snading is really needed.

Heinz · 01-23-2009, 01:02 PM

The academy examples are good.

I have built the Hasegawa 1:72 'N' which was a great fit.

Andy (wildcat) built the Italeri 1:48 P 40 N/M recently and it looks a good fit. The Italeri one is originally from Ertl I believe.

Wurger · 01-23-2009, 03:26 PM

Of course we are talking about the late types of P-40.

01-23-2009, 04:47 AM	#1
gijive Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Yeovil, Somerset Posts: 89	Best Kittyhawk kit? Smer 1/72 Curtiss P-40K Kittyhawk Mk.III Hasegawa Curtis MK.1A Kitty Hawk 1/72 Airfix Kittyhawk Frog? Heller Any and all feedback welcome? __________________ General warbird fan and model maker, mainly 1/72 scale. Facebook group: http://en-gb.facebook.com/group.php?gid=57402936784 Last edited by gijive; 01-23-2009 at 04:51 AM.

01-23-2009, 08:54 AM	#3
Wurger Siggy Master Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 13,974	Colin... Gijive asked about 1/72 scale but not about 1/32 one. I can sugest the Academy P-40 series.These look much better than those older kits mentioned above.But if you want to save some money the Smer kit can be acceptable.But you have to know that the kit has raised panel lines and a lot of big rivets on all surfaces.Some snading is really needed. __________________

01-23-2009, 01:02 PM	#4
Heinz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 6,742	The academy examples are good. I have built the Hasegawa 1:72 'N' which was a great fit. Andy (wildcat) built the Italeri 1:48 P 40 N/M recently and it looks a good fit. The Italeri one is originally from Ertl I believe. __________________

01-23-2009, 03:26 PM	#5
Wurger Siggy Master Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 13,974	Of course we are talking about the late types of P-40. __________________

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01-23-2009, 08:29 AM	#2
Colin1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,766	Hasegawa's 1/32 scale P-40E offering seems to get good reviews. I was going to offer the old Revell 1/32 P40-E as I can't remember anyone ever saying anything bad about it but apparently the Hasegawa kit surpasses it in all areas. Hardly surprising I guess, it's another Revell kit hailing back to the 60s/early 70s Hasegawa 1/32 P-40E Warhawk, previewed by Scott Van Aken