1/72 Academy P-40E 

by Iwan Winarta

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  Indonesia Independence Day 2005 

 

This is an Academy 1/72 P-40E, built straight from the box, with the only addition being the seatbelts made from masking tape. Overall a simple & enjoyable build.

Markings depict a P-40E of 7th Pursuit Group in Blimbing, East Java.  It was previously stationed in the Philippines, but moved to Borneo and Java after the Japanese forces overrun the Philippines at the early stages of the war in the Pacific.

Decals are from Superscale and various spare decals scavenged from my decals pile.  Ironically, the numbers came from a 1/48 Japanese plane (a Kate) !!!

Enjoy !

Iwan 
Jakarta, Indonesia

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Photos and text © by Iwan Winarta