The
legendary Flying Tigers ace, David Lee "Tex" Hill suffered a
fall and is in hospital in San Antonio, Texas, as I write this. Let us all
hope and pray for his recovery.
I bought the Hobby
Boss P-40B kit precisely because I wanted to model Hawk 48, an airplane
assigned to Tex in 1941. The kit is remarkably easy to assemble; it comes
with a complete fuselage. The fit is excellent. It requires some scratch
building, as it lacks a control panel, landing gear doors, and a few other
bits.
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The
autographed photo above of Tex Hill is a cherished possession. I searched
far and wide for Flying Tigers decals in 1/72, and finally found some on
ebay. The brand was "Crazy Modeller" and they came from China.
The figures are from a 1/72 ESCI flightline crew box. I drilled out the
air intake above the nose, and inserted pencil lead to replicate the .50
caliber machine guns.
Billy
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