1/100 P-40N Kittyhawk Mk.IV "Snafu" NEIAF (S&P, PacificWind's Recolors) - Page 3

**Don Boose** · #21 12-21-2018, 07:43 PM

I like this model and the backdrop.

You have gotten me interested in Dutch air operations in the South West Pacific Area.

Don

**Don Boose** · #22 12-21-2018, 09:43 PM

Kacper - Some additional info on Dutch Kittyhawks in SWPA:
https://kw.jonkerweb.net/index.php?o...=en&Itemid=546

Click on "In Service with NEIAF" and "Colour information."

Don

**PacificWind** · #23 12-22-2018, 09:11 AM

Thanks for all good words.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don Boose

You have gotten me interested in Dutch air operations in the South West Pacific Area.
Don

And that's fantastic! As I've mentioned so many times this is my objective. Bring back the forgotten history of the Pacific War. Of course, sometimes I do different models and recolors(Cold War era) but I'm still mainly focused on Pacific and CBI Theaters of WWII.
De Ruyter cruiser is probably the only well-known Dutch thing from the Pacific...

Going back to NEIAF's P-40s, here's an interesting website, which was my main historical source:
P-40 in the NEIAF

**PacificWind** · #24 12-22-2018, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Rata

I'm with you on the exhaust stacks- in 1/100 it's ok not to be too fussy. Still I like the option of having those extra parts (as in the case of Jeff's P-40 repaints) to use if you want to.

Good to see you went the full detail on the wheels too. The easy way out would be just have the wheel hub covers on but often these were removed in service.

I'll stick to my way of recoloring/upgrading. I make these models/recolors mostly for myself, so to me designing parts I won't use is a waste of time. In 1/100 it's really unnecessary to have all these little details separately. But this is just my personal opinion.

About the wheels, it's actually not a problem to make both types, but most of these Dutch P-40s had those hub covers removed, so I did the same thing with my recolor. However, my second Kittyhawk, Mk.IA version RAAF, has hub covers.

**Don Boose** · #25 12-22-2018, 10:46 AM

Many thanks for that site on Dutch NEI/SWPA P-40s, Kacper, and for the Hawk's Nest site. I was unaware of these and am grateful to know about these resources.

Don