Trumpeter 1/32 Curtiss P-40B

By Thierry Laurent

MOLD CREATION DATE:

KIT DATABASE ENTRY:

http://www.largescaleplanes.com/kitdb/details.php?kit=221

http://www.largescaleplanes.com/kitdb/details.php?kit=217

TWEAK LIST VERSION 1.0 (publication date: June 2005)

The following list is intended to help modelers in improving scale accuracy of an airplane model replica. In no way is it intended to support or be offensive towards a scale model company.

As such, it is only the result of a progressive process and is in no way intended to be absolute or even comprehensive. Hence, it is intended to focus on commonly admitted discrepancies and will probably not cover some errors. It is up to the modeler to decide whether correcting the listed issues is worth the time and money he will have to invest in the quest for accuracy process.

No aftermarket correction or detail set is mentioned in this document as the availability of such items may be very variable. Hence, refer to other LSP sections to find relevant information. Moreover, aftermarket sets do not necessarily correct all listed issues. Please refer accordingly to relevant documentation.

NOTICEABLE FUSELAGE ISSUES (from front to rear)

NOTICEABLE WING/WEAPONS ISSUES

NOTICEABLE COCKPIT ISSUES

NOTICEABLE CANOPY ISSUES

NOTICEABLE LANDING GEAR ISSUES

OTHER NOTICEABLE ISSUES & MISCELLANEOUS REMARKS

KIT MARKINGS

If you intend building a “Flying Tigers” plane, do not forget they were hybrid birds with P-40 B & C features. Here are some points to consider:

If you intend building a desert Tomahawk, do not forget some air frames had a metal sheet inserted over the windshield bar (over the top of the armoured glass) to stop crap from falling down in between the glass and windshield.

REFERENCES

The following sources were used to build this list.

Modelling essentials:

There are other possible sources such as Squadron's P-40 In Action and P-40 Walkaround, but they do not give a large coverage of early Warhawks.

Other references for AVG version:

Other references:

© Thierry Laurent 2005

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