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Rojo

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« on: August 01, 2001, 04:10:00 PM »
Hey, everyone else is doing them…why not me?  The P-40 is my favorite plane, and is likely in the hopper over at HTC.  My own preference is for the P-40N (approx. 3000 built).  There are a number of famous paint schemes/nationalities HTC could choose to model, as this aircraft served in almost every theater, and in the air forces of every Allied nation.  Below are some of the possibilities.  Mine own vote is either Royal Australian Air Force or Royal New Zealand Air Force.  ANZAC force operated the P-40, in all its variants, literally from the start of WWII to the end of it.

RAAF
RNZAF
AVG Chinese (ala the Flying Tigers)
RAF (Africa/Med scheme)
USAAF 5th AF
Red Air Force

Vote now!
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Offline funkedup

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« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2001, 04:23:00 PM »
China
RAAF
RNZAF

USA, UK, USSR have plenty of other planes they can put their markings on.   :)
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« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2001, 04:24:00 PM »
AVG Chinese (ala the Flying Tigers)

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« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2001, 05:19:00 PM »
FLYING TIGERS OR ITS NOT A P40.
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« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2001, 05:56:00 PM »
Though I'm a fan of the Chinese AVG markings, from a historical perspective is anyone sure that any P-40Ns served in China with AVG markings?  If not, then you're limited to the earlier models and not the N-model.  If so, then Chinese markings it is    :)

Second choice is the RAF - Africa scheme

[ 08-01-2001: Message edited by: SpitLead ]
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« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2001, 07:05:00 PM »
The P-40 N did not serve with the AVG in China.  But, who is to say that the N should be modeled, I say the earlier is more accurate of it's war time use.  Lastly since the aircraft is of US origin, it should have US markings on it, and "blah" to all those who whine and say their airforce flew it better.  If a marking should be put on this aircraft, my vote is for the Operation Torch color scheme, basically a desert camo scheme with the US insignia surrounded by a 4 inch yellow band.  Followed up with an RAF fin flash marking so the damn Brits would not shoot at it.  My second choice would be the Nationalist Chinese Markings used by the AVG in China, as they were the ones that first put the aircraft to it's best use.  Note I said "best".  Finally my 3rd and final color scheme is the Soviet Air Force, even though they used it poorly, and most were destroyed by the Finns and Germans.  My reasoning for this 3rd choice is simply that this aircraft will get wasted in the MA, and it will be better represented as a  Soviet aircraft, as it spins down in flames!    ;)
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« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2001, 10:23:00 PM »
Bodhi..."ouch" on that last comment about spinning down in flames.  Remember, it's not the crate but the man in the crate that counts - Baron von Richtofen

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Offline AN

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« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2001, 10:44:00 PM »
Well, my choice would be a P-40N, and since we're unlikely to see any other aircraft with Chinese markings, maybe we need our P-40Ns to be CACW.

That way, we can also have an earlier model P-40 in AVG markings.  

We are gonna have lots and lots of different P-40s, right?  ;)

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« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2001, 12:06:00 AM »
P-40B in AVG colours
P-40E in RNZAF colours
P-40N-1 in RAAF colours

If USAAF has to have one, make it one of the units based on the Aleutian islands.
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« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2001, 12:18:00 AM »
USAAF P-40E
China (flying Tigers) P-40B
RAF africa/med P-40N
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« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2001, 12:40:00 AM »
RNZAF all the way
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« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2001, 02:54:00 AM »
AVG or me and funk open a can!

get down on it!@

flying tigers or its puke...

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« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2001, 08:58:00 AM »
P-40B AVG
P-40E USAAF
P-40N RAAF
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« Reply #13 on: August 02, 2001, 09:45:00 AM »
A) Its gotta have shark teeth on it.

B) votes from MOL dweebs don't count.

Hooligan
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Offline Steven

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« Reply #14 on: August 02, 2001, 01:08:00 PM »
Yeah!  Flying Tigers or it's me!

<g>  Hey, they named a plane "yak", so what's wrong with "puke"?

My $.02:
AVG
USAAF

-Puke
332nd Flying Mongrels

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