Referans: A01003
Tarafından incelemek: Geoff Coughlin
Fiyat: 5.99 approx (Oct 2011)
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Olayın Arka Planı
The P-40B, in its various incarnations, served the United States Army Air Force throughout WWII, fighting in Europe, across Asia and in the deserts of North Africa.
The first variant to see active service, the P-40B proved to be an effective and tough low-level fighter. While not as manoeuvrable as the Japanese Mitsubishi Zero fighter, or as fast as the Messerschmitt Bf109, the P-40B still proved to be a tough opponent.
Pilots liked the fact that it could often get home after suffering heavy damage, as well as being able to inflict it with its armament of six machine guns. The P-40B became synonymous with the shark-mouth markings, due to both its use with 112 Squadron and the American Volunteer Group in China.
Today the P-40B continues to fly in the United Kingdom as well as the USA and elsewhere.
Kutuda ne var?
Plenty of plastic for sure – 2 sprues including the small clear one with the canopy and side windows behind.
The light blue plastic has a good feel to it, quite smooth and on the softer side of hard. Having built the Hariyer GR-7, bu plastik çok benzer ve kırpılması, zımparalanması ve işlenmesi kolaydır.
Panel hattı detayı girintili ve 1:72 ölçeğinde bana çok iyi görünüyor, bazı 1:72 kitlerdeki hafif ağır oyma detaylardan daha gerçekçi görünüyor. Her zaman daha iyiye!
Kutu Sanatı
Simply stunning! Just look at that weathering on the fuselage of Flight Leader Charles Older’s P-40B from Kumming, China 1942 strafing Zero fighters clearly caught unawares by the attack; it looks spot on to me.
Some of you may be wondering why I am commenting on the box? Well, the fact is great box art sells kits and I for one think the box is all part of the whole buying and ‘owning’ experience; it matters!
It’s even better when the contents match the box in terms of quality and this is the case here in my opinion.
Pilot kabini
Detail in the cockpit is perfectly adequate for this scale. In fact, it’s better than adequate.
Örnekler şunları içerir:
- Cockpit sidewall detail, delicate control column and cockpit floor
- Rib detail in main gear bays and depth of latter
- Wheel hub and main leg detail is very delicate
- Bulged tyre option
Ayrıca onu eklemek istediğiniz iyi görünümlü bir pilotunuz olsun.
Şasi
The finesse of the undercarriage legs is impressive; no flash, just fine, accurate crisp moulding. Impressive. A nice set of slightly bulged tyres is also supplied and when painted and weathered these will add to the final authentic look of your model.
uçak gövdesi
Once again the panel line detail is very refined and this will add greatly to the realism of any finished model. The panel line detail on the fin looks a little heavier than the remainder of the airframe, which is a bit odd.
hava sabitleme are certainly listening to modellers and showing great willingness to raise their standards to that of the best and they are certainly getting close. The fin has a separate rudder, which can be repositioned at a more ‘operational’ angle often seen on parked machines.
Engine area
The engine exhausts look very delicate for the scale and the ventral cowl flaps are moulded open and are also commendably thin. The upper engine cowl has the MGs integrally moulded but, again, for 1:72 scale they should look fine when painted up.
Kanatlar
The twin pairs of MGs are very delicate and integrally moulded with the upper wing halves. This normally looks poor on models but should work well here, given their finesse. However, they are very delicate and you may consider putting some masking tape around them for protection during main assembly and clean up.
Parçaları Temizle
Nice looking these – very clear without any flash. The windscreen is moulded with the rear ‘sliding’ portion. You can see from these images that I have dry-fitted the fuselage and canopy and I reckon that if you carefully cut away the front windscreen with a razor saw or scalpel, the rear section should be able to be posed open. It certainly looks like the resulting assembly will look ‘right’.
Talimatlar, Çıkartmalar ve Boyama Kılavuzu
Talimatlar mantıklı ve iyi düzenlenmiştir. Her zamanki patlatılmış aşamalı diyagram yaklaşımı kullanılır. Renk boyama kılavuzu kutunun arkasında verilmiştir ve bu mantıklıdır.
Bu sürümde bir uçak öne çıkıyor:
Curtiss Hawk 81-A-2 flown by Flight Leader Charles H. Older, Third Squadron, American Volunteer Group, Kumming, China 1942.
The decal sheet is well printed with all markings/colours in register. With these decals being printed for hava sabitleme by kartograf we should be fine on quality.
Özet
This is a good addition to what’s already available. The fine recessed detail, delicate and detailed undercarriage legs and bulged tyres are all positive, as is the choice of decals.
It’s hard to really criticise this package and at around £5.99 (Oct 2011) it offers fantastic value for money. All in all, a nice new kit beautifully presented.
Son derece tavsiye edilir.
Geoff C.