Hawk 81, an overlooked kit?

[wijnands]

I just finished my last airfix kit in the stash, A01003, the hawk81(looks like a P-40b to me). I didnt do much to it since i was in the mood for a quick and easy build.

Fun little kit that doesn't seem to get the attention it deserves. Fits quite well, should make a fine starter kit and someone more skills than me should be able to do really well with it.

2 Slight issues
1. The nose cover needs attention to fit
2. Decals are of the really thick variety, took 4 rounds of microsol to get them to conform a bit.

 

Definitely recommend

[Ratch]

 Looks good

[peebeep]

81 is Curtiss' own model number. In USAAF service it was P-40B/C and in RAF/RACAF service it was Tomahawk.

[Pretty Mediocre Modeller]

Fits quite well, should make a fine starter kit and someone more skills than me should be able to do really well with it.

It is in a starter set as the British Tomahawk IIb, and also with the Zero and Kate as the Pearl Harbour set as a P-40B.

[Discostu]

Looking forward to the 1/48 scale version when it arrives in the hobby shops here in Australia.  Cheers, Stuart 

[MiracleMasks]

Yes, its a very nice kit, I used it to develope my camouflage masks for the P-40 and then I couldn't resist finishing it and painting it. I did, of course paint maost of the markings on  😉Nice build there 😆