OTAOT2-16-400 - Otaki 1/48 American Fighter Curtiss P-40E "Warhawk" - Pre-owned 10116910

OTAOT2-16-400 - Otaki 1/48 American Fighter Curtiss P-40E "Warhawk" - PREOWNED10116910

Preowned, Original seal, Box worn

The Curtiss P-40E was the definitive early-war variant of the P-40 line, introducing six .50-calibre wing-mounted machine guns and provision for a centreline drop tank or bomb. It entered service in 1941 and saw combat across every major theatre — North Africa, the Pacific, the Aleutians, and the Eastern Front via Lend-Lease. The P-40E was exported widely, serving with the RAAF as the Kittyhawk Mk.I and with the RAF in the Western Desert, where No. 112 Squadron's distinctive shark-mouth nose art became one of the war's most recognisable aircraft markings.

Box Contents:

• Plastic sprues — fuselage halves, wings, tail surfaces, fully detailed Allison engine with removable cowling panels, cockpit interior, undercarriage, drop tank, bombs, and detail parts
• Clear sprue — canopy
• Pilot figure
• Colour profile print — painting and marking guide
• Waterslide decal sheet — three marking options:
  • Kittyhawk Mk.Ia, RAAF — Dark Earth / Middle Stone over Azure Blue, shark-mouth nose art
  • No. 112 Squadron RAF, AK772 GA-Y, Bir Hakim, 1942 — Desert scheme, shark-mouth nose art
  • P-40E, 11th FS / 343rd FG, USAAF, Aleutian Islands — Olive Drab / Neutral Grey
• Instruction sheet

Skill Level: Beginner–Intermediate | Glue and paint required, not included