The deferred deliveries of the P-40 were picked up again with the P-40B. In September 1940, 131 P-40Bs were procured by the Army to replace the deferred P-40s. The P-40B differed from the P-40 in having an extra 0.30-inch machine gun in each wing, bringing the total to four 0.30-inch guns in the wings. The two 0.50-inch guns in the fuselage were retained. The engine was still the V-1710-33. The first P-40B flew on March 13, 1941. The export equivalent of the P-40B was the Tomahawk IIA. They differed from the American version by having the wing guns replaced by four 0.303-inch Brownings. 110 were produced for the RAF. 23 of these planes were transferred to the USSR, and one went to Canada as an instructional airframe.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/32
Skill Level: 3
Length: 11.9”
Wingspan: 14”
Parts: 181
- Painting and assembly required
- 6 sprues
- One photo-etched fret
- One decal sheet
- One 1mm x 11.5mm metal shaft
- Clear parts
- Film sheet for instrument panel
- Detailed cockpit interior
- Two-piece fuselage
- Extensive engine assembly
- Illustrated instructions and paint guide
*Cyanoacrylate glue is required for photo-etched parts*
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Paint Guide:
Metal Black
Interior Green
Medium Grey
Grey
Burnt Iron
Aluminum
Copper
Flat Black
Red
Tire Black
White
Clear Blue
Clear Green
Neutral Grey
Dark Earth
Dark Green
Aircraft Grey
Olive Drab
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