| jimborex | 10 Nov 2009 7:16 p.m. PST |
Did 21st century do a P-40? Is there another pre-paint 1:144 model available (preferably in plastic, not metal). Jim |
| Top Gun Ace | 10 Nov 2009 7:26 p.m. PST |
Hi Jim, Yes, they did make them, and they are pre-painted with Nationalist Chinese markings, and a very nice shark's mouth cowling, for the Flying Tigers. Some assembly is required, but less than a normal kit. We have them for sale. topgunmarketing.org
Best regards,
Rob
e-mail: topgunace111@yahoo.com |
| jimborex | 10 Nov 2009 10:11 p.m. PST |
Thanks Rob, I saw the ones on your site appear to be Bandai and I may go that route. Tell me though, to your knowledge, did 21C make a P40 model? Jim |
| Top Gun Ace | 10 Nov 2009 10:14 p.m. PST |
Oops, actually you are correct. My mistake. They are the Bandai Wing Club models Sorry. I blame premature alzheimer's….. I don't think C21 did the P-40. At least I never saw any. |
Tgerritsen  | 10 Nov 2009 10:23 p.m. PST |
I swear they did a John Belushi one based on the movie 1941. Am I nuts? I swear I saw that in a store at one point. |
| rallypoint | 10 Nov 2009 11:44 p.m. PST |
I did a quick interweb search… no 1/144 stuff, BUT: 1/18
P-40B WARHAWK "AVG FLYING TIGERS" RT SMITH – PILOT
P-40B WARHAWK "LANGLEY FIELD"
P-40B PEARL HARBOR P-40B TOMAHAWK "WHITE 160"
P-40B PEARL HARBOR P-40B TOMAHAWK "WHITE 316"
P-40B SKY CAPTAIN'S P-40B WARHAWK 1/32
P-40B WARHAWK AVG "FLYING TIGERS" "R. T. SMITH"
P-40B TOMAHAWK USAAF "FLG. OFF. NEVILLE DUKE"
P-40B TOMAHAWK DAVID LEE "TEX" HILL "FLYING TIGERS"
P-40B TOMAHAWK LT. ROY CHADWICK SAAF NO. 4 SQUADRON 1/48
P-40N WARHAWK – "RUSTY" LT. J. B. PARIS |
| rallypoint | 10 Nov 2009 11:44 p.m. PST |
Any typos or incorrect designations came from link |
| jimborex | 11 Nov 2009 12:11 p.m. PST |
Thanks, Rallypoint, but the 1:18 models might stick out next to my 1:144 Jap fighters. Rob, do the Bandai and other Japanese manufactures scale pretty well with the 21st century manufactures (in the same way that not all 28mm figs are the same size)? |
| Top Gun Ace | 11 Nov 2009 1:06 p.m. PST |
They all look good to me, but I haven't taken a ruler to them. I think there is less sculptor license in the plastic aircraft line from Bandai and C21, unlike some miniatures ranges (then again, there is a lot more variation in the size of humans, and other creatures). |
| rallypoint | 11 Nov 2009 5:27 p.m. PST |
jimborex – Try the Flames of War (FoW) P-40Es. link There are three in the box. Couldn't find any other 1/144. |
| jimborex | 11 Nov 2009 7:19 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the help, fellows. Jim |
| Chips88 | 13 Nov 2009 2:34 p.m. PST |
Jim - The P-40 Bandais that Top Gun has looks just fine with my 21C Japs. I never saw a 21C P-40 and we really had a bunch of guys here on TMP collecting for each other. :-) Kimball |
| jimborex | 14 Nov 2009 4:29 a.m. PST |
Thanks, Chips. I figured if Rob hadn't seen it, it didn't exist, but you confirm it. |
