**** DONE: GB-70 1/48 Curtiss H75 A-2 - WWII Spanish Civil War to Fall of France (1 Viewer)

[le_steph40]

Username: le_steph40
First name: Steph
Category: Advanced
Manufacturer: Hobbycraft 1546
Model: P-36 « Pearl Harbor defender » => H75 A-2
Scale: 1/48
Addons: Hi-Tech 48023 resin set (cockpit sides, landing flaps, wheels, rudder, seat, I. P.), Part S48-075 photo-etched set interior & exterior), Squadron SQ9568 (vacuformed canopy), EDEX169 (canopy mask), Eduard 48 071 (P-36 undercarriage), Hi-Tech 193 partially: cowl flaps.

The kit

Addons


Ready to start !

 

[fubar57]

Nice one, Steph. Looking forward to seeing a Hobbycraft being built again

 

[MIflyer]

And older publication, freely available on the Internet, but still useful.

 

[Wurger]

 

[talbot]

Very nice

 

[Jock Tamson]

Cool subject what scheme/markings are you doing? I have the old ESI kit but it's missing a canopy and has Vichy French markings which are post Battle of France. Yours will look good with all the upgrades.

 

[le_steph40]

Cool subject what scheme/markings are you doing? I have the old ESI kit but it's missing a canopy and has Vichy French markings which are post Battle of France. Yours will look good with all the upgrades.

The project will be one of the H75s flown by the top Battle of France Ace (and Top P-36/H75 Ace of WW2) Edmond Marin La Meslée. He flew two H75s during the Battle of France: the H75 A-2 N°158 from January to 18 May 1940 and H75 A-3 N°217 after that.

 

[le_steph40]

Hello,

I start ! First step: to sand the fuselages for the resin cockpit

some modifications in structure lines (and there will be others )

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

A bit of work

 

[destrozas]

Mon ami!!! très bien!!!

I made this same kit many years ago, but without the extra work of applying the resins...

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far!

 

[Wayne Little]

Look forward to seeing how those mods go...

 

[A4K]

Good stuff Steph

 

[le_steph40]

Hello,

Some work: others modifications on the structure lines (lower surfaces)

I worked on the rudder with Mr. Surfacer to achieve a bit of relief.

And working on the cockpit... Seat support with some copper wire

Ready to close the fuselage. Most of the H 75 hadn't the shoulder harnesses but some French Hawks had it, so I added... And I think it's better

 

[Wurger]

 

[talbot]

Nice Steph

 

[fubar57]

Looking good and some nice mods

 

[A4K]

Nice Steph!

 

[Crimea_River]

Lovely work Steph.