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Stock#- 9924 MSRP- $48.00 Reviewed by

Floyd S. Werner, Jr. IPMS# 26266

History The P-40 history is covered in plenty of detail. The P-40N was the last and most produced version of this iconic fighter. In 1943 the 49th Fighter Group was stationed in the South-west Pacific. They had been flying the P-40E, but they were getting very war weary. Enter the P-40N. The N model was assigned to the flight leads. One of those was Lt. Sammy Pierce. At that time he had three kills from flying the P-40Es. In keeping with his practice of naming his aircraft after a fea-ture film, the P-40N was emblazoned with ―Kay The Straw-berry Blonde‖. The crewchief side had ―The Hialeah Wolf‖ on the right side.

Kit Eleven sprues are molded in light grey plastic the kit features fine recessed panel lines and exquisite detail. The Hase-gawa P-40s have come under criticism for having all the in-serts so they could do multiple model from the molds. Well good news is that the P-40N is the version they had in mind when they built all those inserts. There are three clear sprues that have the canopy and, uniquely, a sprue of position. The instruction sheet is the typical style of instructions. They are clear and concise, but you better look over them as there are numerous things that need to be filled. You get a choice of two ‗Natural Metal‘ P-40Ns. Typical of Hasegawa, this rebox contains different decals from previous boxings. The decals are the only difference in this release from earlier ones. They are perfectly printed and in register. As always they look thicker but when added to the model they work perfectly and are very thin.

Getting started Like most kits this one

HasegawaHasegawaHasegawa---

1/481/481/48ththth PPP---40N ‘Natural Metal’40N ‘Natural Metal’40N ‘Natural Metal’

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starts with the cockpit, but before I did that I deviated from the instructions. I added the tail sections to the fuselage halves. Hasegawa would have you assemble the tail section and insert it into the fuselage plugs. I found that it makes more sense to assemble the left side and right sides as separate pieces and then attach them together. This way I was able to take my time and align the tail into the fuselage which will minimize any filler. I didn‘t need any, just a swipe with the sanding stick and the part was finished. Also don‘t forget to fill the lights on the fuselage side and on the underside of wing.

The cockpit Once all that was filled and assembled, the cockpit is a beautiful rendition. It is one of the finest cockpits out of box that I seen. It builds up with no drama whatso-ever. I painted mine with Tamiya IJN Green. I know a Japanese color on a P-40? Yes the IJN Green is the closest match you will find to the Curtiss Green. A little wash and some detail painting and the cockpit was ready to be installed.

Fuselage Attaching the tail to the fuselage early in the construction makes this a real non-issue. That said I did have to clean up some panel lines but that was about it. Nothing dramatic as they were all straight lines. The fit of the fuselage halves was very good. I did have to clamp the fuselage halves so they stayed

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flush. All the inserts fit perfectly in place with no filler. The horizontal tail sur-faces were a breeze and fit perfectly. Take care when adding the rudder as there are some tabs and holes that have to align.

Wings The wings represent no problem whatsoever. You can decide to remove the molded on position lights but I elected to leave them on. The centerline rack is a little ‗sloppy‘ when in position so care must be taken. The inserts were quite nice and everything fit perfectly with no filler. Offering up the wings up to the fuselage showed a very good fit with just a little bit of filler at the back side. All the little things on the bottom of the aircraft, such as the sway braces cowl flaps, fit well and have positive fit.

Landing gear Using my new CB Land-ing Gear Alignment Tool, aligning the gear was very easy and perfect. I masked up the P-40 win-dows with some Tamiya tape and added the front and aft portions to the fu-selage. With that the model was ready for painting.

Painting and Decaling A quick wash with some grease cutting detergent and a swipe with some Polly-S Plastic Prep and the model was ready to go. I used Alclad Grey Primer as my primer of choice. I filled some very small areas that needed it but was quite happy with the fit of everything. I started by laying down a pre-shading coat of RLM-66 before painting some Tamiya white for the tail and US insignia. After letting that dry, I masked the tail off with Tamiya tape and applied the Montex masks. Adding the Insignia Blue around the outside of the markings prepared them for the Montex masks. I weathered the blue to indicate the harsh conditions the real plane operated in. The rest of the masks around the stars were added at this time. This was followed up with some RLM-04 Yellow in the areas for the nose, number, tail band, and prop spin-ner. The tail band was masked off with Tamiya tape and the nose numbers with Montex masks.

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Now it was time to work on the underside in a Neutral Grey. This was weathered with some lightened grey. The same was done to the topside Olive Drab ANA-41. A coat of Future was added to the whole model to prep the kit for the decals. The Montex masks only give you markings for the left side. So since I was going to have to use custom decals on the right side I decided to decal both sides of the nose. I had the decals made by Joseph Osborn of Fireball Modelworks. The right side is not as prominent as the left so we did our best at interpreting the artwork. The decals fit like a champ and reacted well with the setting solution. An-other coat of Future sealed the decals and a coat of Polly-S flat prepped the model for weathering.

Weathering The weathering process actually started back at the pre-shading stage and the lightening process. I decided to have some fun with the weathering and really dirty this model up. The first thing I did was to add a filter to the entire model using different Sin Filters. This was followed up with Mig Pigments, Tamiya Weathering Pig-ments and War Pigs Pigments. This really changed the look of the model and made it nice and dirty. This was followed up with a wash of Burnt Umber artist oils along the panel lines. Using a highly thinned grey acrylic paint the exhaust stains were painted with short vertical strokes of the airbrush building it up carefully. This technique imparts the wear pattern of exhaust steaking with the rain. What I didn‘t like I used a paint brush dampened with thinner and stroked some pattern in it. Some Mig Pigments were added to the gun stains and wheels. With that the weathering was done.

Final Bits and Pieces The final parts were added such as the drop tank and antenna. The antenna mast was cut down to represent a smaller antenna that Sammy had on his aircraft. This is the only aircraft I‘ve seen with this smaller mast, but it is visible in one photo. Some EZ Line antenna was added to the model and it was done. The masks were removed from the canopy section and the sliding portion was added.

Conclusions I have to say that this model has been a joy to build since opening the box. Yes I know it isn‘t ‗Natural Metal‘. The kit decals are useful and can be used to make the natural metal aircraft. Either one of the aircraft would make a quite unique looking P-40. Of course, the P-40 is more likely to have the OD/NG paint scheme. I‘ve built almost ever manufacturers P-40 now and I have to say that this one is as close to perfect out of the box as you are going to find. Speaking for myself, I am very happy that Hasegawa released this version again. If you don‘t like the ‗natural metal‘ airplane don‘t let that stop you. The only thing that makes this -1

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model natural metal is the decals. There are plenty of decal options out there for those so inclined. If you want a P-40N I have to say that this is the best kit of the P-40 I‘ve ever built. I loved it.

Highly recommended.

Thanks to Hobbico for the review copy. You can obtain your copy from them at www.hobbico.com or www.hasegawausa.com or also at your local hobby shop on online retailer.

References Walk Around- P-40 Warhawk, Lou Drendal, Squadron/Signal Publications, ISBN 0-89747-361-2, 1996 P-40 Warhawk in detail, Bert Kinzey, Squadron/Signal Publications, 1999, ISBN 1-888974-15-X Osprey #55 P-40 Warhawk Aces of the Pacific, Carl Molesworth, Osprey Publishing, 2003, ISBN 1-84176-536-8 World War 2 US Army Fighter Modeling, Jerry Scutts & Brett Green, Osprey Publishing, 2003, ISBN 1-84176-061-7 P-40 Warhawk Walk Around #8, Lou Drendel, Squadron/Signal Publications, 1996, ISBN 0-89747-361-2 Curtiss P-40 in action, Ernest R. McDowell, Squadron/Signal Publications, 1976, ISBN 0-89747-025-7 P-40 Warhawk in World War II Color, Jeffrey L. Ethell, Motorbooks International, 1994, ISBN 0-87938-928

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By

Gary Michel

Need a set of gear-free!

Landing on runway 31 at Diego Garcia, skidding 7,500 feet down the runway.

The aircraft was landing at the end of an 11 hour ferry mission that started at Andersen AFB ,Guam. During

the landing, the B-1B

caught fire and emergency

crews extinguished the

flames. The four-person

aircrew escaped from the

plane through the over-

head escape hatch. The

aircraft was finally removed

from the runway 4 days

later.

The Air Force Accident In-

vestigation concluded the

pilots forgot to lower

the landing gear.

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The USAF estimated the damage to the B-1B at $7.9 million, and the damage to the runway at $14,025. RBRM and those old SEABEES made one tough runway, that's for sure! For those of you who've never seen a $285,000,000.00 bomber on the deck, here she is: Oops............

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Ultracast Ultracast Ultracast --- 1/321/321/32ndndnd RAF Fighter PilotRAF Fighter PilotRAF Fighter Pilot

Battle of Britain 1940Battle of Britain 1940Battle of Britain 1940 Stock # 54012

MSRP- $17.95 CDN Reviewed by

Floyd S. Werner, Jr. IPMS# 26266

The five resin pieces are molded in light cream resin with

exquisite detail, this new figure sculpted by world-

renowned sculptor, Mike Good shows a British fighter pilot

during the Battle of Britain. The facial features show a

smirking chap under a flying helmet. The body is quite pro-

portional with a quite natural looking pose. I would expect

no less from Mike Good. He is wearing a Mae West life

preserver along with his flying boots.

The parts breakdown fall on natural seams. This also en-

sures that the there will be no need for filler. The main part

of the upper body includes a beautiful tunic with Mae West.

The lower portion of the body includes the trousers and the

flying boots. The two arms are beautifully cast with the fin-

gers in a natural pose. The only other part is the head,

which I previously described. Everything is keyed for a

proper fit. The casting blocks are quite fine considering the

size of the parts. Cleanup is easy and simple.

If you haven‘t seen the fig-

ures from Ultracast they are

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this one is no different. So if

you‘ve got a Tamiya Spitfire

or Pacific Coast Hurricane

this will be a great addition

to your model and provide a

lot of visual interest and

sense of scale. This would

make a relatively easy first

figure model, but would also

be a great canvas for the

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experienced figure

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By Emma Brown,

Originally Published: June 9 in The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/model-airplane-history-maker-maynard-hill-dies-at-the-age-of

-85/2011/06/08/AGcnyQNH_story.html

Maynard Hill, a designer of model airplanes who secured a spot in aviation history in 2003 when one of his creations flew 1,882 miles across the Atlantic Ocean on less than a gallon of fuel, died June 7 of prostate can-cer at his home in Silver Spring. He was 85.

A balsa-and-glue virtuoso, Mr. Hill was a leg-

end in the model-aircraft world even before

his first-of-its-kind transatlantic feat. Begin-

ning in the 1960s, he set 25 world records

for speed, duration and altitude, flying his

radio-controlled aircraft as high as 26,990

feet, as long as 38 hours and as fast as 151

mph.

Professionally, Mr. Hill was a metallurgist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory who eventually convinced his supervisors that he should be allowed to indulge his hobby at work. He became a pioneer in developing unmanned aerial vehicles — drones — for the military.

He was retired, legally blind as a result of macular degeneration and mostly deaf in the 1990s when he an-nounced at a meeting of the D.C. Radio Control Club that he intended to fly a model airplane across the At-lantic — from the Canadian province of Newfoundland to Ireland.

With the exception of Mr. Hill, no one thought it was possible. According to international rules, a plane must weigh less than 11 pounds — including fuel — to qualify as a model. No such plane had flown even one-third as far as Mr. Hill was proposing.

Nevertheless, a group of other retired engineers and computer programmers soon joined the mission, swayed by Mr. Hill‘s optimism and track record.

Working in his basement shop with the aid of special glasses and glue dyed red for better visibility, Mr. Hill perfected a tiny four-stroke engine that ran on camp-stove fuel, sipping just two ounces per hour. He mounted it on a balsa and Mylar skeleton with a six-foot wingspan. He did this over and over, building 29 versions of his design — the first 24 of which failed, crashed or disappeared in flight.

Model Airplane HistoryModel Airplane History--maker maker

Maynard Hill Dies at the Age of 85Maynard Hill Dies at the Age of 85

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Meanwhile, Mr. Hill‘s team helped raise tens of thou-sands of dollars. It perfected a computerized auto­pilot system to guide the aircraft on its long journey. And crew members flew Mr. Hill‘s prototypes on countless test flights at a Montgomery County horse farm owned by Beecher Butts, an octogenarian avia-tion enthusiast.

In 2002, after four years of full-time work, the team traveled to Cape Spear, Newfoundland, for a first transatlantic attempt.

It was a disaster. Three planes went in the drink, two of them after traveling less than 30 miles. The com-puter experts on the team discovered a fundamental flaw in the navigational software.

Mr. Hill, undaunted, urged everyone — including his wife, who had driven a rental van for six days to deliver her husband and four airplanes to the launch site — not to give up.

After 12 more months of tinkering, the team returned to Canada. Mr. Hill threw his 25th plane, javelin-like, to-ward the east.

A tiny computer in the plane‘s innards relayed information about its location and altitude. It behaved oddly, dipping and rising in an unpredictable fashion and at one point failing to communicate its position for three hours. Everyone lost heart, including Mr. Hill. But the plane — dubbed the Spirit of Butts Farm — eventually reap-peared on tracking devices and flew steadily, arriving at its designated target on Ireland‘s west coast after 38 hours and 52 minutes of flight. Members of the U.S.-based Academy of Model Aeronautics were there to guide it to a safe landing via radio control.

―In the model airplane world, this is no different from Armstrong landing on the moon,‖ Carl Layden, an official observer of the feat, told the Baltimore Sun at the time. Mr. Hill heard news of the landing by phone. Less than two ounces of fuel — a whiskey shot‘s worth — re-mained in the plane‘s tank. ―I just grabbed my wife, hugged her and cried like a baby,‖ he said. ―I‘m an emo-tional guy.‖

Maynard Luther Hill was born Feb. 21, 1926, in the Pennsylvania coal town of Lehighton. He grew up admir-ing Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart but was always more fascinated by tiny airplanes than their full-sized counterparts.

―By age 9,‖ he once wrote, ―I had acquired a fairly serious addiction to balsa wood and glue.‖

He joined the Navy after graduating from high school in 1943 and served in Panama during World War II.

After the war, Mr. Hill earned bachelor‘s and master‘s degrees, both in metallurgy, from Pennsylvania State University.

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He was singing in a choir at Penn State when he met Gay Brunner, a fellow singer. They were married in 1951. On Day 3 of their honeymoon, he later said, ―I told my wife I just had to go out and get some balsa and glue.‖

Besides his wife of 59 years, survivors include three children, Christopher H. Hill of Santa Fe, N.M., Vivian Snipes of Lexington, Ky., and M. Scott Hill of Hurlock, Md.; a brother; a sister; and 10 grandchildren.

Mr. Hill was inducted into the Model Aviation Hall of Fame in 1977. Several of his planes, including the Spirit of Butts Farm, are on display at the National Model Aviation Museum in Muncie, Ind. Another plane, a backup for the transatlantic effort, is in the National Air and Space Museum‘s collection.

―It used to be we said we wanted to be famous,‖ Mr. Hill told The Washington Post in 2001, in the midst of his five-year marathon effort to build an ocean-crossing plane. ―Now, it‘s just the actual joy of putting it together and making it work and knowing that you had the brains to do all that.‖

IPMSDC July

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IPMS IPMS -- USA Region 2 NEWSUSA Region 2 NEWS Hi All, It is, after much deliberation, and with great regret, that Eastern Carolina Plastic Modelers has decided to cancel our contest, Down East Can 2011, scheduled for 23 July 2011. The reasons are many but the bottom line is that we feel that our club's reputation for putting on a small but darn good contest would be significantly at risk. If Dave & Frank could get this out to all their chapters, it would be appreciated -- maybe one initial blast, then a reminder as it gets toward July -- I'd hate to see someone drive all that way to a closed facility. I will post a note on the IPMS/USA Forum. Sorry about this, but it's getting harder and harder to do these things, particularly as a small chapter. John Ratzenberger Chapter Contact

Fellow IPMS members, The online "ballot" is now functional on the IPMS website and you are encouraged to use it to cast your ballot in this year's election. Along with the list of candidates for E-Board offices, the voter will be asked to cast a vote regarding an amendment to the IPMS Constitution. The E-Board strongly recommends that you cast a vote in favor of this amendment, as does the Constitution Review Board. Regardless of the opinion of the E-Board and the CRB you are encouraged to register either a "yes, "no", or "abstain" in regard to the amendment. If you wish to wait for a ballot that you can submit via regular mail, the upcoming issue of the Journal will contain a ballot for your use. Please vote! Please encourage your fellow IPMS members to vote! Dick Montgomery Int.Plastic Modelers Society-President Tim A. Darrah IPMS/USA # 8821 IPMS/Director of Local Chapters

Frank Froment

IPMS# 44757

President, Central PA IPMS

http://www.cenpennipms.com/

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By Paul d‘Hedouville

My apologies in advance for not being able to identify the names of the various model contest entrants, and

the respective results. I hope to have that corrected for June‘s contest.

May IPMSDC Model PhotosMay IPMSDC Model Photos

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Happy

Father’s

Day!

UPCOMING EVENTSUPCOMING EVENTSUPCOMING EVENTS

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July 2011 July 23 - Wings of Gold, R-09 Regional First United Methodist Church 3101 Colusa Highway IPMS Dragon Lady, Yuba City Don Terbush 530-674-8194

July 31 - IPMS/GTR Summer NNL Algonquoin Township Building 3702 US Highway 14 IPMS/GTR Auto Modelers Chuck Herrmann 847-516-0211

August 2011 August 3 to 6 - Omaha by the Sea, The 2011 IPMS National Convention

La Vista Conference Center 12520 Westport Parkway IPMS Fort Crook Scott Hackney 402-598-6114

August 13 - 2011 VIRGINIA SHOOT-OUT Roanoke Civic Center Exhibition Hall 710 Williamson Road NE IPMS/Roanoke Valley Tim Ward 540-977-6205

August 20 - HAMS Fifth Annual Model Car Show and Contest Cypress Creek Christian Community Center, Annex Building Gym 6823 Cypresswood Drive Houston Automotive Modelers Society Robert D. McQuown 281 731-6566

By Paul d‘Hedouville

No raffle was held during the May meeting, and thus there is no new revenue to report. The monthly raffle revenue average is $30, based upon the $365 of cumulative revenue received during the previous twelve months. The County is now charging IPMSDC $49.50 per meeting for the use of the room.

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Since we support the chapter through the proceeds from

the raffle, donations are always graciously accepted.

We are always in search of new ideas for programs. If

you wish to contribute, please see the Vice President.

Please do not sit at the model contest tables

Remember to clean up any trash and help put the

tables away before leaving.

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