P-40s Galore, Honest, Believe Me!

[Radish]

OK chaps,

Here's a few preliminary ideas for the P-40 GB.
Please bare in mind that any skill I have tends to be in adding things to a kit, and in colour schemes.
I can't be arsed with cutting up an La-5/7 or scratch-building spats, but am in awe of those that do such things.

So my ideas are:

"The Yellow Peril", an all-yellow P-40E flown by the Chinese pilot Ying-Tong Iddle I Poh.

Latvian P-40E, with skis, supporting German, Finnish and Latvian forces.

P-40C in French colours. Either French used in the defenceof France (before they capitulated in 1941) ...ie European colours like on the P-36; or French Vichy with Red/Yellow striping in addition to the yellow identification stripes on the Eastern Front. This could look colourful!

P-40E...Italian Co-Belligerant Air Force.

P-40E....Royal Bulgarian Air Force (supplied from captured French deliveries)

P-40C Tomahawk II, as flown by Hughie Vomit.

P-40E Kittyhawk 1, as flown by Lord Erik "Blood Axe" Savage, a wild Vampire pilot of the RAF's Vampire Force.

P-40C Polish AF

P-40N......ornithopter in Orkenwaffe markings.

Underwater P-40 from Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow.

Lots of P-40s "in the stash", more than enough to build all of these.
I've just taken an Otaki P-40E from the stash with a few sub assemblies built. It cost me £3.99 when new!! Lovely.
Most of the kits are 1/48th, but the "N" is by Hobby Boss.  

[Radish]

Well after further musings:

RAF examples in Pink or PR Blue, with cameras of course.

The Soviets flew a 2-seater in white with a blue pattern on the uppersurfaces. Also, a 2-seat recce bird in black and green uppersurfaces. These are REAL, but I'm sure deveopments could ensue.

What about Israeli? If Israel is formed in 1922, why not?

Belgian? In SE Asia colours?

Why not add wing tip tanks, underwing pylons and weaponry for a COIN aircraft? South American? SE Asia??

What about pale grey South Vietnamese with pretty markings?

What about a naval one with folding wings, like on the Wildcat?

What about a fixed u/c, open cockpit and Hobbitwaffe colours?

What about a totally smooth, highly polished natural metal Elvish example, with Elvish script on the fuselage in Gold? Elvish Runes insignia?

A clipped wing "Parasol" fighter? With rotating parasol?
Spanish for the Costa Brava??

RAF Battle of Britain?

Luftwaffe, captured and used in the Western Desert?

How about a Zulu one attacking the Rorke's Drift Airfield??

Are my pills working??    

[Big Chris]

Your doing this to wind me up aint ya.
Tell ya wot though Terry if you have a AMT P40K in that lot I could make you an offer for it if your interested.

[Radish]

I just know you LOVE building P-40s, Chris  

[Big Chris]

Yea real ones you twisted man you.      

[Radish]

Hey.....V-tails  

[Brian da Basher]

Hey.....V-tails

With spats!

Everything goes better with spats!

I love spats!

Brian da Basher

[Daryl J.]

Other ideas, all for public consumption:

P-40 (any version) in Royal Navy Ex. Dk. Sea Grey/ Br. Slate Grey/ Sky

P-40N with folding wings, post-war overall Gloss Sea Blue, Stars/Bars/ USMC

P-40N in FAC/FAG or other Central American colors similar to the Mustang (thinking decal availablity ???Aztec???).


P-40B/C on  MDC resin floats designed for the Spitfire, turbosupercharger off Monogram's P-38, and a 4-bladed prop.   Rather spendy and extensive of a conversion but a fun one.  (1/48 Scale).

P-40B/C cut, stretched, and converted into a submarine!  e.g.: 1/48 kit rescaled to 1/350 or the like.

P-40 "Export Prototype" with fixed gear (Spats, Brian, spats!!!), no nose guns, two-blade propellor based off the Monogram Tomahawk.

JSADF early with Meatballs and in-wing/under-wing cannon a la the midwing N1K1 George.   Color to be determined.............



etc!      
Daryl J.

[cthulhu77]

As stated elsewhere, there is just something about a 40 that makes it a special craft...much more so than the others in my eyes, but I don't know why.

 Great ideas, all.

[Radish]

Been looking at my sources.....

the Soviets put some daft engine in one (at least) with a different cowling top and a smaller spinner.
Just make everything up I say

What about cutting down the rear fuselage hump/canopy bit and adding a rear gunner like on those Soviet Hurricane conversions.

Wouldn't a P-40 look good in Swiss Neutrality markings

What would a Sioux P-40 look like? An "Iron Hawk" of the Lakota Sioux on patrol of the Confederation of the Six Nations border? Where would the feathers go? Would it be painted like the legendary Thunderbird, or like a Sioux war pony? Perhaps white with sand patches and Round shield type markings? Hand prints? Would the pilot wear a full war bonnet?
Give up on that one....too much thought required!

I remember Jennings did some magnificent profiles of P-47s and P-51s in glorious GREY. What about a low-viz P-40?  

[Chap]

Some fantastic ideas Radish, it appears I need to purchase more P-40 kits; you're giving me too many ideas!

...the Soviets put some daft engine in one (at least) with a different cowling top and a smaller spinner...

If anyone is interested in what the P-40 looked like with the Klimov MP-105 engine. Here

[Radish]

That's some great info on the "daft" engine I remembered.
My "reference" gave the colours of the trainer in blue/white uppersurfaces. Not as probable as green white as in the refs quoted/shown otherwise, but much prettier  

[Radish]

Why not a post-war COIN conversion with a Griffon engine? Dominican Republic??

why not a Dart turbo-prop? RNZAF???  

[BlackOps]

OK, the Sioux version really strikes my fancy. Some great ideas Radish!

[Big Chris]

That's some great info on the "daft" engine I remembered.
My "reference" gave the colours of the trainer in blue/white uppersurfaces. Not as probable as green white as in the refs quoted/shown otherwise, but much prettier

I seem to remember someone fetching out a resin conversion for this. I tried getting one when we did the 40 P40's display at Telford don't remember who it was by though.