New 1/18 Scale Curtiss Hawk P-36 Kit w/new cocckpit

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Mon May 26, 2008 4:21 pm

Alright guys this project has moved from the custom page to the 1/18 scale page. It is official, the P-36 kit is ready for sale. You guys have beared through this for about 7 months and it is ready. Fully built versions will be forthcoming in the near future.
I will be doing 3 paint masters --one silver, one Army green and one French camo. Lair will be doing the decals.

The kit will be sold on e-bay in a week or so. I will speculate that they will be about $190 or so. But remember you will need a 21st P-40 to complete it.

I know that the big manufacturing companies have let us down somewhat . But I and a few others have taken it upon ourselves to keep the 1/18 scale alive with the new Me-163 Komet , my P-36 and the Ki-61 that will soon follow as well as Air Strikes's new project that is still a secret.

Don't fret armor guys there is something for you as well. I have teamed up with the Hun and we have something exciting that we will be offering. It is not going to be on a trailer either. This will be out hopeful in a couple of months.

We as collectors have a bright future in the 1/18 scale world indeed.
Here are the parts for the kit:

chunks · Post by **chunks** » Mon May 26, 2008 4:23 pm

This is great news, thanks.

Post by **aferguson** » Mon May 26, 2008 4:24 pm

outstanding! Great to see some of the talented members of our hobby stepping up with fresh and exciting ideas. Just what we've all needed.

gary1930 · Post by **gary1930** » Mon May 26, 2008 4:35 pm

Good luck with it!
I have a clue about how much work and expense goes into something like that.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Mon May 26, 2008 4:39 pm

Man the pictures are all fuzzy.

For some reason my camera will not load newer pictures. The castings are sharp and crisp. Just like the masters.

I will shut everything off and try again.

scbvideoboy · Post by **scbvideoboy** » Mon May 26, 2008 5:43 pm

look for the macro button it allows you to get close.

KI-61? A Tony? I gotta see that!

Dave

Killerf6 · Post by **Killerf6** » Mon May 26, 2008 5:43 pm

PH it maybe the background you are shooting against. Notice how the countertop looks sharp compared to the parts. Try shooting it on a solid nonreflective background, this may help.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Mon May 26, 2008 5:50 pm

Killerf6 wrote:PH it maybe the background you are shooting against. Notice how the countertop looks sharp compared to the parts. Try shooting it on a solid nonreflective background, this may help.

I just made some more pics on a blue cloth but for some reason the goofy camera is not loading to the computer. It is down loading pics that I took 7 months ago

Oh the humanity

AirstrikeToys · Post by **AirstrikeToys** » Mon May 26, 2008 6:04 pm

Sweet! I like it!

Good work. I'll have to add one of those to my collection.

mkxiv · Post by **mkxiv** » Mon May 26, 2008 6:14 pm

Me Too!!! I love the P-36!!

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Mon May 26, 2008 7:33 pm

Hope these are a little better.

Coreyeagle48 · Post by **Coreyeagle48** » Mon May 26, 2008 8:07 pm

I'll defintely take a fully built version

I'm not one for building stuff too much anymore, too much time.

Sounds neat, especially interested in the KI-61

Corey

immeww2 · Post by **immeww2** » Mon May 26, 2008 9:06 pm

Looks

. Can't wait to see a finished model!

olifant · Post by **olifant** » Mon May 26, 2008 9:32 pm

PH, why not do the wings and offer this thing complete?

AlloySkull · Post by **AlloySkull** » Mon May 26, 2008 9:41 pm

True, as you'd have to butcher a perfectly good P-40... Whole kit seems more feasible, not to mention not everyone has a P-40?

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Mon May 26, 2008 9:53 pm

olifant wrote:PH, why not do the wings and offer this thing complete?

I have spent over $550 on RTV and will probably spend that to do the wings as well. I am also using the running gear and canopies from the 21st P-40.

The casting resin I am using costs $36 a unit and I use almost a full one to make the fuse and the other parts. Not to mention the 3 hrs it takes to cast them.The wings will take a full unit to cast themselves and the time involved.

I can get a 21st P-40 between $30 -$45 and for the price of the resin and time envolved it is worth just getting the 21st P-40 to complete the kit.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Mon May 26, 2008 9:59 pm

AlloySkull wrote:True, as you'd have to butcher a perfectly good P-40... Whole kit seems more feasible, not to mention not everyone has a P-40?

I will not be using the 21st fusalage from the model. What I intend to do with the left over fusalage is to convert them to a E and M version. This will create a whole other airplane. Opening up that much more oportunities .

JohnLumley · Post by **JohnLumley** » Tue May 27, 2008 8:48 am

Hey pickelhaube:

Count me in for one of each of the P-36 pre-builts.

John Lumley

GooglyDoogly · Post by **GooglyDoogly** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:18 pm

Very very very niceeeeee! Did the French fly the P-36 in 1940? If so, the 21st ME-109 will have another plane to contend with.

But wait a second....

Don't fret armor guys there is something for you as well. I have teamed up with the Hun and we have something exciting that we will be offering. It is not going to be on a trailer either. This will be out hopeful in a couple of months.

Oh my....

How about a hint? Allied or Axis? I assume you'd be using pre-existing molds from 21st, FOV or BBI and modifying them greatly...but which?

Hmmm....Maybe a Panther variant? Or...seeing FOV Shermans are plentiful...maybe a Sherman variant?

scbvideoboy · Post by **scbvideoboy** » Tue May 27, 2008 1:49 pm

So what is the plan, we send you a p40 and you build it and paint it and then send it back.

What would be cool is to re-label a P-40 box as well!

So the KI -61 will be totally all new resin, will these kits be "bidded " on ebay or will we be able to order one at a set price somewhere.

Dave

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Tue May 27, 2008 4:45 pm

GooglyDoogly wrote:Very very very niceeeeee! Did the French fly the P-36 in 1940? If so, the 21st ME-109 will have another plane to contend with.

But wait a second....

Don't fret armor guys there is something for you as well. I have teamed up with the Hun and we have something exciting that we will be offering. It is not going to be on a trailer either. This will be out hopeful in a couple of months.
Oh my.... How about a hint? Allied or Axis? I assume you'd be using pre-existing molds from 21st, FOV or BBI and modifying them greatly...but which?

Hmmm....Maybe a Panther variant? Or...seeing FOV Shermans are plentiful...maybe a Sherman variant?

German of course. It will be a totaly new piece of armor.

Also yes the French flew the P-36 / 75 and yes a Me 109 was the first victom to be shot down at the Start of WW2 when France intered the war. This is the exact plane that I will do . The Red Devil Escadrille yellow 10. I have it posted in the custom step by step.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:04 am

I think that I will do a special deal for board members only. Before I put them on E-bay.

How about a complete kit . My P-36 kit AND a 21st P-40 model for $210 !!! . You must assemble and paint . This is the KIT.

This week only. Sale will end June 4.

You must add on shipping to this.

PM me.

Matthew

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Sat May 31, 2008 4:56 am

The orders are comming in. The sale will continue to Wendsday. The price includes the 21st P-40.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:31 am

I just got in a bunch of P-40s from Aviator Nut. I started to tear down one of the fusalages and forgot how much of a pain it was.

I broke off the point of 2 cheapo hunting knives doing so. So I have decided to cast the cockpit and rear tail wheel. The P-36 cockpit seat is different than the P-40s seat anyway. The P-36's seat is rounded on top. So all the builder has to do now is canabalize the front wind shield and sliding glass canopy.

This will cut down about 1 to 2 hrs off the building time and a whole lot of cussing.

KAMIKAZE · Post by **KAMIKAZE** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:27 am

I'll be interested in that new armor!

Mark