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Title: P-40 on carrier
Post by: Ryan K on Tue 06/19/12 09:46 PM
Saw this thread on Hyperscale.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/149674/thread/1340123711/Top+Secret+US+Navy+use+of+P-47%27s---...

(http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/USMF1/P-40/57FGRanger001a.jpg)

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e44/modeldad/0a64fd57.jpg)

What type of P-40s are this and can they made from the Haseagawa 1/32 P-40? Do they have the same paint scheme and what is that scheme?

TIA,
Ryan
Title: Re: P-40 on carrier
Post by: JonE on Wed 06/20/12 08:58 AM
Awesome pics on the thread you posted. I was surprised how beat and oily the undersides of aircraft got. Almost like armor. Never thought of a carrier as such a delivery vehicle to so many theaters.
Title: Re: P-40 on carrier
Post by: Bill L2 on Wed 06/20/12 12:49 PM
I would guess they are on the carrier for transport to a combat zone. On the bottom picture you can see the demarcation lines of the camo so I would guess this picture is off the coast of North Africa or the Med somewhere. Very nice photos Ryan.
Title: Re: P-40 on carrier
Post by: NormSon on Tue 06/26/12 11:23 PM
These would be "F"s (or "L"s), with Merlins. Probably on their way to the Med, in brown and tan camo. I belive that there is a conversion available from Grey Matter in the UK.
Title: Re: P-40 on carrier
Post by: Ryan K on Wed 06/27/12 07:00 AM
Quote from: NormSon on Tue 06/26/12 11:23 PM
These would be "F"s (or "L"s), with Merlins. Probably on their way to the Med, in brown and tan camo. I belive that there is a conversion available from Grey Matter in the UK.

Thanks Norm. http://www.greymatterfigures.com/index.php?p=2&id=88

Do those photo show fishtail exhausts?
http://www.greymatterfigures.com/index.php?p=2&id=90

Also what about the extended tail, is it needed?
http://www.greymatterfigures.com/index.php?p=2&id=65
Title: Re: P-40 on carrier
Post by: NormSon on Wed 06/27/12 11:46 PM
Looking at the photos, they look like round exhausts and long tails to me.