RAAF warbird in 1/48 - P-40 “Currawong”

KiwiZac · February 07, 2020, 03:24:51 PM

Hi all,
My main modelbuilding focus is warbirds. One I completed last year is the lovely old Mauve 1/48 P-40M with OldModels Decals markings for A29-448, a P-40N-1 that was recovered from Tadji in PNG by Charles Darby and restored to fly here in NZ. Today she flies with a second seat and some dual instrumentation and controls, and even has all six .50cal machineguns in working order...albeit firing blanks. Always a big hit with the crowds at Wanaka. She wears the serial A29-1050 on the starboard side for no known reason except it was that way when she was recovered, and is on the NZ civil register as ZK-CAG.

So here she is, I hope you enjoy this slice of Aussie wartime history that has been happily flying in New Zealand for almost 20 years.

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zenrat · February 07, 2020, 07:55:28 PM

Very good. Even if it is in the wrong scale.

NARSES2 · February 08, 2020, 01:58:24 AM

That SWP Theatre scheme is one of my favourite WWII ones. Nice job Zac

Dizzyfugu · February 08, 2020, 03:30:07 AM

Very clean and pretty!

Old Wombat · February 09, 2020, 02:13:55 AM

Nice!

KiwiZac · February 11, 2020, 01:19:55 AM

Thanks all!

Quote from: zenrat on February 07, 2020, 07:55:28 PM
Very good. Even if it is in the wrong scale.

I decided a while ago that NZ warbird models will be 1/48 (except for DC-3s and the Catalina) while pretty much everything else will be 1/72!

zenrat · February 11, 2020, 01:40:55 AM

Quote from: KiwiZac on February 11, 2020, 01:19:55 AM
Thanks all!

Quote from: zenrat on February 07, 2020, 07:55:28 PM
Very good. Even if it is in the wrong scale.

I decided a while ago that NZ warbird models will be 1/48...

That doesn't make it right.

I quite like the look of ZK-CAG when she had teeth. I may build one this way.

Old Wombat · February 11, 2020, 01:54:23 AM

Quote from: zenrat on February 11, 2020, 01:40:55 AM
Quote from: KiwiZac on February 11, 2020, 01:19:55 AM
Thanks all!

Quote from: zenrat on February 07, 2020, 07:55:28 PM
Very good. Even if it is in the wrong scale.

I decided a while ago that NZ warbird models will be 1/48...

That doesn't make it right.

Merely perfect!

zenrat · February 11, 2020, 02:00:40 AM

Quote from: Old Wombat on February 11, 2020, 01:54:23 AM
Quote from: zenrat on February 11, 2020, 01:40:55 AM
Quote from: KiwiZac on February 11, 2020, 01:19:55 AM
Thanks all!

Quote from: zenrat on February 07, 2020, 07:55:28 PM
Very good. Even if it is in the wrong scale.

I decided a while ago that NZ warbird models will be 1/48...

That doesn't make it right.

Merely perfect!

JayBee · February 11, 2020, 05:58:06 AM

Did the RAAF realy name it a "Currawong" ?

KiwiZac · February 12, 2020, 06:25:01 PM

Quote from: JayBee on February 11, 2020, 05:58:06 AM
Did the RAAF realy name it a "Currawong" ?

The story is that several aircraft from this squadron received nose-art based on the aircraft's individual letter, in this case C. From memory Currawong was a choice by the restorers of this aircraft made in that spirit.