The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was the third most-built American fighter aircraft, with 15,000 units produced. The first prototype, made in 1938 and given the designation XP-40, was a P-36A equipped with an 1160hp supercharged Allison V-1710-19 engine. This monoplane was armed with a pair of 0.3 inch (7.62mm) machine guns in the wings and the main landing gear units were held flat in the wing section, deploying forward. The wheel had to rotate through 90 degrees during the deployment process to be aligned for landing. The P-40E, with a shortened nose, shortened landing gear and armed with six 0.5 inch (12.7mm) wing machine guns, was used extensively as a low-altitude close-support fighter. Numerous units were exported to the Allied air forces, among which 1500 served the RAF as P-40E Kittyhawk Mk.IA. The British deployed the Kittyhawk in Northern Africa against the German Luftwaffe.
Please see the paint guide below for the manufacturer’s suggested colors.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/72
Skill Level: 2
Length: 5.2”
Height: 1.9”
Parts: 55+
- Painting and assembly required
- 4 sprues
- Molded in grey plastic
- One decal sheet
- Clear parts
- Highly detailed cockpit interior and landing gear bay
- Fully engraved panel lines and rivet details
- Optional position landing gear door and canopy
- Illustrated instructions and paint guide for two versions
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Paint Guide:
White
Flat Black
Red
Yellow
Silver
Clear Red
Clear Blue
Metallic Grey
Interior Green
Olive Drab
Dark Earth
Neutral Grey
Dark Green
Sky Grey
Sand
Light Blue
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