**** FINISHED: GB-57 1/48 Curtiss Hawk-75A-3 - WW2 Foreign Service

[T Bolt]

User Name: T Bolt
Name: Glenn
Category: Advanced
Kit: HobbyCraft P-36
Scale: 1/48nd
Accessories: Microscale Decals

Vichi French Curtiss Hawk 75A-3 of the 2nd Escadrille GC II/4 at Dakar Senegal 1942.
I did some searches into Dakar and French West Africa during the war as other that operation Torch, it was an unknown aspect of the war to me. I was surprised to find that during the battle of Dakar (again, new to me) The Hawk 75 pretty much kicked the Allies ass
That's what I love about this hobby, always learning new things about history.
This is the fourth time I've built the HobbyCraft P-36/Hawk 75 kit plus a couple more if you include their P-40C and I have to say I love these kits They are simple but build into a very nice finished product and have room for upgrading it you want to.

Hope you all like it

 

[fubar57]

Outstanding Glenn

 

[Greg Boeser]

Fantastic!

 

[SaparotRob]

A beautiful, eye catching build.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Looks amazing and the camo, brilliant. Well done Glen.

 

[Wurger]

 

[rochie]

great job Glenn, possibly my favourite of your builds so far !

 

[T Bolt]

Thanks guys

 

[Airframes]

Really well done Glenn, an excellent model.

 

[CATCH 22]

....I did some searches into Dakar and French West Africa during the war as other that operation Torch, it was an unknown aspect of the war to me. I was surprised to find that during the battle of Dakar (again, new to me) The Hawk 75 pretty much kicked the Allies ass
That's what I love about this hobby, always learning new things about history.....

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An amazing model, Glenn!
I too like small conflicts/operations inside the bigger ones (world wars). Dakar, Madagascar, the Battle of the Levant and many others are my all time favorites. Those conflicts are mostly not very well (or not often enough) covered in historical books. One must search really hard to find more, not only the "mainstream" information.
Cheers!

 

[Greg Boeser]

An amazing model, Glenn!
I too like small conflicts/operations inside the bigger ones (world wars). Dakar, Madagascar, the Battle of the Levant and many others are my all time favorites. Those conflicts are mostly not very well (or not often enough) covered in historical books. One must search really hard to find more, not only the "mainstream" information.
Cheers!

You mean like this?:
The Second World War started when Hitler invaded Poland on September 1st, 1939. Then Churchill won the Battle of Britain in 1940. Then Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 (a day that will live in infamy). Then the United States launched D-Day on June 6, 1944. And the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan in August 1945. The end.
This is probably more information than most school kids get these days.

 

[Crimea_River]

Great model Glenn. I agree with you about learning new things with this hobby. Very enjoyable. I was advocating for GBs that focused on small theaters but the suggestions got little interest.

 

[Wayne Little]

Really like that Glenn, well done mate.

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work Glenn!

 

[le_steph40]

Really nice Glenn