Vertigo Studios P36 Hawk Released.

gajit said:
I dont seem to be able to find much in the way of images/reference for this one. Does anyone have any advice - i still have a lot to do and must sort out the shine on certain bits!!
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Thanks Mal for the link. I lost that a while ago after Stalin gave me the link. Love to see the Brazil one please.
 
Hi Mal998

Thanks for finding those images - i did have a few but they were very helpful.

I have almost completed this one but a few bits need tweaking.


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Please remember your on a different time zone to me and most likely placed the order after midnight here in the UK.

You order has now been processed.

skyhawka4m said:
man I'm bummed big time. wnet and bought the SBD and still no download.....: (
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Looks like you painters are having some serious fun, which is great for the guys using and requesting your work.

Keep up the great work guys.
 
bruce448 said:
Hawk H75A-6, Serial 439, unknown unit, Kjeller Airbase, Norway, March 1940.


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Nice paint! Just some imputs from a Norwegian; 439 was brand new in 1940 and should not have a worn look, The Norwegain Army air Force used a special font (I'm making them by hand for my version of 439), the dimensions for the Flag stripes are also a bit of.

Regards
Jens-Ole
 
The history is full of ”what if’s”, one of these is the story about the Norwegian Army Air Forces order for 24 Curtiss Hawk 75A-6 in 1939. Years of neglect of the armed forces by the Norwegian Labour party finally gave away to the realisation that <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:eek:ffice:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on">Norway</st1:country-region> was in no state to defend itself as war began to lurk in <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>. By the spring of 1940, 19 of these modern Hawks had arrived in crates with 6 of them having been put together. Sadly they were not yet operational by the time of the German attack on <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Norway</st1:place></st1:country-region> on the 9<SUP>th</SUP> of April and just sat in their hangars at Kjeller air base. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:eek:ffice:eek:ffice" /><o:p></o:p>
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A fighter force of 24 Hawk 75’s would have been a potent deterrent against air attacks over southern Norway because of the range involved they would just have faced multi engine fighter aircraft. Even the small force of Gloster Gladiators which were operational at the time did quite good against the Bf-110 on the 9<SUP>th</SUP> of April. <o:p></o:p>
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That was not the end of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Norway</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s association with the Curtiss fighter, 36 Cyclone-powered Hawk 75A-8s were also ordered. Most of this batch was delivered as advanced trainers to "Little Norway" near <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Toronto</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>, a Norwegian training base established by the exile government to train aircrews for the Norwegian squadrons serving under the RAF. Still later, they were resold to the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> and redesignated as P-36G.
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This repaint is of the first of the Norwegian Hawks, 75A-6 “439”. Pictures of this aircraft exists from the spring of 1940.
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