Hi Chris! Hope that you’re well, mate? I’ve just ordered the next GWH P40B, the Pearl Harbour kit and it’s had to come from China! Price comparable to what you paid £95 / Aus$185. However, if you’re a P40B FanBoy and if you want the best kit out there in 1/32, well, your cloth is already cut, isn’t it? 😜😂😂 You gave that a good thorough review! At least I know that I’ve not wasted my money on this one and I’m really looking forward to seeing my Posty, struggling up the drive with it...😂😂😂 I might invest in some Brass 30Cal barrels.....I do like them but I’ll wait and see what the kit has to say for itself first! The only other “extras” will be some after market decals....yes, North Africa here we come! “Killer” Caudwell immediately springs to mind (you mentioned him yourself) but there are others as well and I’m not really into the old Sharks Mouth going on.....disturbs my Cup of Tea, Old Boy....😂😂😂....So I’ll be casting about for a bit....👍🏻👍🏻 Completely “left field” but I’ve managed to get the complete Zoukei Mura Ho229 sets (1/32, 1/48 and 1/72+1/144).....too good to miss out on, I’m afraid....my Bank Manager tells me that I’m “winging it”, if only he knew....😂😂😂 Right, I let you buzz off and play with Kanga but no waltzing mind....🤪😂😂 The “six O’clock swallow” will be ice cold cider....beat that if you can! 😂😂😂 ❤️ from Pom Land mate! 👍🏻👍🏻
Great review of an amazing kit, thanks so much, can't wait to see it built, painted and weathered! And I agree that GWH are producing some of the best models out there now, let's hope they follow up with more 1/32 subjects. Did anybody notice how the Republic of China markings (white star on blue circle) on the box art are completely blurred? Luckily not on the same picture on the instructions and not on the decals themselves! These are after all, almost the same markings of today's Taiwan AF, and even during WW2, these markings were of one side only of the Chinese civil war (not the side that won, obviously) and GWH is a Chinese company, so.... 😄
Thanks Manos. I didn't notice that about the Taiwanese markings but that does make sense/nonsense for PC reasons! I'm hoping they follow this kit up with a degraded version with less options for a lot less cost that is more likely to be bought and built by more modellers...cheers Chris
@@beckersmodels Agreed, yes, the price is a bit crazy and not everybody needs all the extra goodies. I just hope the the very high price of this kit will not lead to very low sales, causing GWH to put less effort on a new 1/32 line of kits. Also I think they chose well for their first 1/32 kit (apart from the, ehem, political aspect of Taiwan etc.), as the P-40 and the Flying Tigers are popular subjects but not so mainstream as all the Mustangs and Spitfires and Me-109s etc. out there, Also the Hasegawa kit is showing its age now (and not very easy to find), so I think it was a good move by GWH, market-wise. Let's see what's next. 🙂
Yes I'm hoping they smarten up and release a downgraded kit without all the extras, including the full interior and engine, sell more of those I reckon. Cheers Chris
sheeeiiit, we modelers are spoilt for choice this year, with this and the soon to be released Kotare Spitfire these seem like must haves! P-40's are still derpy looking to me, but I'd do this kit - looks very, very nice indeed
Absolutely Nazid - it almost makes no sense to keep hold of the older kits, if only for nostalgia purposes. And yes the P-40 is not the most attractive aircraft, the -B version with the smaller nose the "sleekest" of the most. I'm itching to start this, but need to finish my Trumpeter Mig-29 ASAP. I've been keeping that under wraps of course....cheers mate
This is not a Tamiya kit, it is way superior to anything Tamiya ever produced. Especially the extras, the quality of the building instructions, masks, decals, 3D printed parts, photoetch, level of detail of the model itself. Tamiya has never produced anything close to this. For example their Mustang in the same scale is of very questionable quality and far far inferior to this despite costing roughly the same. This is expensive kit sure, but unlike Tamiya it delivers a lot for that money.
I think thats quite harsh, having built that Mustang. The surface detail and engineering are on a par, but you are right about the extras, although the super thin engine cowls and the magnets in the Tamiya kits are a great offering too. The Tamiya Spitfires are superlative, as is the Corsair. GWH definitely have stepped up here in my estimation, so it will be interesting to see what they bring next. Cheers, Chris
@@beckersmodels I am not saying that Tamiya Mustang in 1/32 is bad kit per se, it's just for its super high price tag it should have been way better. We are talking about kit that costs 170 USD and for that price it should have been perfect, which it isn't. It's like with cars, If I am judging 100.000 USD Mercedes I will be harsher then with 20.000 USD Mazda, because for top price, I expect top product. The level of detail is inconsistent, you get pretty nice cockpit sure, but engine could have been made more detailed. Yes, I can improve it with my own wiring, but again for 170 USD I don't want to do my own wiring on the kit. And then there are the undercarriage bays which are just awful. There are pretty bad injection marks on them, which are difficult to clear without damaging the surrounding detail and these bays are also less detailed than those on some Eduard kits in 1/48 scale. They just have unacceptable quality and level of detail for 1/32 kit with such high price mark. And then for the money they buyer will get pretty much zero extras and on top of it traditionally terrible Tamiya decals. Also speaking about the surface detail, it looks nice, but it is not historically accurate. For example there are sure very nice rivets on the wings of the kit, unfortunately Mustangs were well know for not having rivets on the wings, because those were filled before painting to achieve perfectly smooth surface. Tamiya probably used as a blueprint for the model some museum example, but those were usually repainted without adhering to the original WWII finish standards. So yes Tamiya Mustang is still way better than for example 1/32s WWII warbirds from Trumpeter, but Trumpeters retail for less than 70 USD.
My only gripe with this kit is that you can't fit the engine and remove the engine cowling panels from around it, like you can with the Tamiya Spitfire and the superb Mosquito. It's either / or.
I dont mind so much as I dont like displaying a wheels down aircraft with engine panels exposed. I will build mine with the engine on a separate display stand - I have plenty of 1/32 engines that I have no intention on placing inside the aircraft, but will make them into little models on stands...
G'day Chris , liked your review on the P40 if your ever interested in something a lot more complicated try the P 51 from Zoukei- Mura selling for around $ 142 .00 , mate you even have to build pistons & cylinder block on this one a full frame & so on , it's like building the actual thing itself any how keep up the good work .
I have seen that P-51 and indeed a lot of kits from ZM, they seem very complicated! I tried and failed with their 1/48 Horten 229 but I will try their kits again one day, if I'm in the mood for an open display...cheers Chris
Thanks EJ - would you like to see a detailed build vlog, probably be 6-10 parts? I'm leaning towards a long form approach to documenting the build on that kit, it deserves it! Cheers Chris
UPDATED Where are the subsequent instalments of your build, please? As a boy in highschool had I read Col. Robert L. Scott's God is My Co-pilot, who became the executive officer to General Claire Chennault of the Flying Tigers. This one just cries out to be "Old Exterminator"! Would you know what other warplane Col. Scott flew into the theatre of combat round this time? When he had been endeavouring to go the action was (his superiors on the training base had insisted upon keeping him stateside), he had finagled his way into the cockpit of a Boeing B-17 (likely an -E variant) Flying Fortress USAAF Heavy Bomber bound for southeast Asia. You might be able to make a replica of this plane, too; one would have to back-date a B-17G kit. We both agree that plane models belong in the air. In addition to solitary displays, I envision what I call airborne forced perspective dioramas; for example, a daylight bombing raid of B-17s penetrating deep into Nazi Germany. This presentation would comprise one each of a 1:32nd-scale and a 1:48th- scale kit (an -F, or possibly, an -E), a couple in 1:72nd-scale, one sharply dropping a wing as an engine is engulfed in glaring red and orange flames and sooty-black smoke; a few more in 1:144th scale, and several in 1:200th scale. Then the aerial sharks of the Luftwaffe arrive . . . . I can see exceptions where one can have one on the ground. Most would have it undergoing post-mission servicing. I might set beside Hasegawa's 1:25th-scale model of the Willys Overland M38 Jeep 1/4-ton GP light utility truck a 1:24th-scale model of the North American Aviation P-51D Mustang USAAF Fighter. I also would like to find one of those ordinary passenger cars round 1940 painted olive drab that I occasionally would see on military bases and before government office buildings. I have been unable to 1) identify them, and 2) determine if a model maker offers a kit of it. Which reminds me: I take from your manner of speech that you are Australian. I very much would like to learn more about U.S. military equipment--aircraft, ships, etc.--in RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) or RAN (Royal Australian Navy?) camouflage and markings. My focus would be on the Second World War, though more recent aircraft--the General Dynamics FB-111 Aardvark Fighter Bomber, the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet Strike Fighter, etc.-- might merit recognition. The best way for modellers to do that would be to represent them in polystyrene and paint.
Hi David, alas it has gone down the build queue but it is there ready to go, I will be motorising this one and making a flight stand as well. Next year sometime I'm hoping! Cheers, Chris
I feel for you guys Mark, it seems the supply crunch around the world is hurting in the UK more than anywhere - hope you get your kit soon and you can share your thoughts on it too! Cheers, Chris
@@beckersmodels cheers Chris, will do. Promised a UK reviewer he can have it first, let’s hope he doesn’t hold onto it and order me a replacement, like a certain Australian reviewer did, who shall remain nameless. 🤣
I have one of these on pre-order, and after watching your review I'm mighty anxious to see it in the flesh, so to speak. I'm doing a summer run of P-40's this year, (because shark-mouths!) with a whole bunch of kits in every scale, but I think this will be the jewel in the crown.
Ahh - and aren't they part of Lion Roar who do all the aftermarket stuff first? They've really come along, I've got several of their kits now, looking forward to each of them! Cheers Chris
Yes Paul - good question, I forgot to mention they are - I tested one of them briefly off camera and they are nicely cut, unlike the Tamiya masks (which dont make any sense!) Cheers Chris
Yes its expensive, but think of the enjoyment per hour basis, this is going to take a long time to build and paint. Its the same with big ship kits that cost $400 etc - after about 200-400 hours of bench time, its one of the cheapest hobbies in the world!
Man do you really like Tamiya kits that much I don't think they are that good. They have there place I mean if you want to quit build and don't have much time to build. Myself i love Zoukei-mura I like to go overboard with the aftermarket parts and PE parts. I not saying Tamiya don't have any good kits they are getting better much better. Great wall hobby does have some good airplanes and other kits I have a bunch of great wall and they have some good figures. But I think they are much better than Tamiya kits. Just me
Depends what Tamiya kits - all their 1/32 prop aircraft are superlative in terms of detail, fit and engineering - and superior to ZM in that regard. Their newer 1/48 aircraft releases are also almost as good. There's a huge range of Tamiya kits, unless you've built them all (and I almost have!) from their 40 year plus catalog, and appreciate that some of the older stuff is obviously not as good as newer ZM/GWH releases...cheers Chris
P-40 certainly has great history with RAAF both in North Africa and the Pacific. The reason they loved the P-40's was firstly the maintenance issues in unfriendly climates like desert and jungle the P-40 was easier to maintain where the Spitfires and Mustangs needed a lot of tender care. Secondly P-40 not only could could dish out a lot of punishment, the aircraft was very tough and pilots could fly them back after getting a bit of touch up. Also one of the few aircraft that fought, the Luftwaffe, the Italians and the Japanese. The later P-40's M & N models had better high altitude performance was improved to be good all round fighter. The later P-40's had a longer tail.
Fantastic idea the moulded in control stick, on a third arm... Never actually thought of this, despite numerous struggles to make this look "natural"... My favourite kit pilot is still the resin one in the Special Hobby Spitfire Mark XII w/V-1 that I bought because of your review. The airplane's shape was crap, but just the "double" stand and pilot made me happy with the purchase... Really!
I would too if I just came across it in a shop - which is why I think these in box reviews still have some value when discovering new kits! Cheers and btw love your channel!
Canvas wheel well covers were fitted protecting the interior of the bay from debris. The kit canvas looks a little overdone but its hard to say without the part in front of me.......so I might have to invest in one myself to find out....lol.
I know Mat, I tried to look everywhere here but only one shop down south had them for $230 plus shipping and I needed to get a copy as soon as possible or Bill would have my head! Thanks for the comment, cheers Chris
Great review and I am looking forward to the build. Kit looks fabulous and I particularly like control surface with separate trim tabs, thats the mark of a well thought out kit
A few months ago I bought and built my first GWH kit, a Wolfpack F-14 Tomcat 1/72. The end product looks so beautiful because of the detail, accuracy and ease of build. Whoever designs these kits has masterfully applied the “Design Thinking” concept.
I have that kit! Looking forward to it too, an extremely advanced kit for 1/72. How was the build for you Michael? Im thinking of doing a comparison video in the future, as I have almost all the "good" 1/72 F-14 kits (new Academy, Fine Molds and GWH)...cheers Chris
@@beckersmodels I had never built anything quite like this before. As I got further into the build, I had to let my aviator friend and fellow modeller know that I could find no weakness with this kit. I consider myself novice, however, I have built my fair share of kits that required filler, sanding and scribing. There was none of that here. The only thing I added to the kit was some face screen ejection seat loops. I never would have thought to do that on a 1/72 scale jet but given the level of detail in the cockpit I thought it was appropriate. Because it went together without any issues I recall turning out the finished product relatively faster than other builds of this scale. Cheers, Mike
@@beckersmodels Nice review. Saw one on the shelf at the LHS here in Perth the other day....gagged when I checked the price - AUD$250 😳. Not sure if it's worth that much TBH. Cheers 👍👍👍
Thanks Wayne, I had a mind blank when filming that piece - IIRC Caldwell was involved in a near mutiny incident wasn't he in New Guinea? Thats why I got confused about his rank! Cheers Chris
@@beckersmodels Hi Chris, you are correct about the mutiny - in April '45 he was one of the leaders of the "Morotai Mutiny" - following an investigation into the incident, three other senior officers were relieved of their commands but Caldwell and the other mutineers were cleared. The courtmartial and reduction in rank actually related to charges laid prior to the mutiny for his involvement in an alcohol racket on Morotai where liquor was flown in by RAAF personnel and then sold to US forces on the region.
Yeah that wasn't scripted I just sort of got more excited as I delved in deeper - I thought it was going to be a vanilla sort of kit! Hey Troy, would you like to see a condensed 1 or 2 part video build or make it more like a vlog and have six to ten parts, since its such a complicated build? Easier to edit the later one, but will take longer...cheers Chris
@@beckersmodels the vlog style ones are good for people following along building with you or for easier reference finding. I like the bigger ones but they can get a little too long sometimes. I say do whats easier for you as you have to build film and edit.
I agree Jim, its quite expensive - same quality as a Tamiya Zero/P51/Spit etc, but similar price too - they are all $200AUD or so now here in Australia....cheers, Chris
Great review, always wanted a GWH P-40 (Hawk 81) and thanks to this review, I ordered one!
Hi Chris! Hope that you’re well, mate? I’ve just ordered the next GWH P40B, the Pearl Harbour kit and it’s had to come from China! Price comparable to what you paid £95 / Aus$185. However, if you’re a P40B FanBoy and if you want the best kit out there in 1/32, well, your cloth is already cut, isn’t it? 😜😂😂
You gave that a good thorough review! At least I know that I’ve not wasted my money on this one and I’m really looking forward to seeing my Posty, struggling up the drive with it...😂😂😂 I might invest in some Brass 30Cal barrels.....I do like them but I’ll wait and see what the kit has to say for itself first! The only other “extras” will be some after market decals....yes, North Africa here we come! “Killer” Caudwell immediately springs to mind (you mentioned him yourself) but there are others as well and I’m not really into the old Sharks Mouth going on.....disturbs my Cup of Tea, Old Boy....😂😂😂....So I’ll be casting about for a bit....👍🏻👍🏻
Completely “left field” but I’ve managed to get the complete Zoukei Mura Ho229 sets (1/32, 1/48 and 1/72+1/144).....too good to miss out on, I’m afraid....my Bank Manager tells me that I’m “winging it”, if only he knew....😂😂😂
Right, I let you buzz off and play with Kanga but no waltzing mind....🤪😂😂 The “six O’clock swallow” will be ice cold cider....beat that if you can! 😂😂😂 ❤️ from Pom Land mate! 👍🏻👍🏻
Great review of an amazing kit, thanks so much, can't wait to see it built, painted and weathered! And I agree that GWH are producing some of the best models out there now, let's hope they follow up with more 1/32 subjects.
Did anybody notice how the Republic of China markings (white star on blue circle) on the box art are completely blurred? Luckily not on the same picture on the instructions and not on the decals themselves! These are after all, almost the same markings of today's Taiwan AF, and even during WW2, these markings were of one side only of the Chinese civil war (not the side that won, obviously) and GWH is a Chinese company, so.... 😄
Thanks Manos. I didn't notice that about the Taiwanese markings but that does make sense/nonsense for PC reasons!
I'm hoping they follow this kit up with a degraded version with less options for a lot less cost that is more likely to be bought and built by more modellers...cheers Chris
@@beckersmodels Agreed, yes, the price is a bit crazy and not everybody needs all the extra goodies. I just hope the the very high price of this kit will not lead to very low sales, causing GWH to put less effort on a new 1/32 line of kits. Also I think they chose well for their first 1/32 kit (apart from the, ehem, political aspect of Taiwan etc.), as the P-40 and the Flying Tigers are popular subjects but not so mainstream as all the Mustangs and Spitfires and Me-109s etc. out there, Also the Hasegawa kit is showing its age now (and not very easy to find), so I think it was a good move by GWH, market-wise. Let's see what's next. 🙂
Yes I'm hoping they smarten up and release a downgraded kit without all the extras, including the full interior and engine, sell more of those I reckon. Cheers Chris
Every aircraft kit should have a pilot and a stand for wheels up!
Agreed! I'm just trying to work out where I'll put the flight stand for this one....need to finish my big Mig first though, cheers Chris
sheeeiiit, we modelers are spoilt for choice this year, with this and the soon to be released Kotare Spitfire these seem like must haves! P-40's are still derpy looking to me, but I'd do this kit - looks very, very nice indeed
Absolutely Nazid - it almost makes no sense to keep hold of the older kits, if only for nostalgia purposes. And yes the P-40 is not the most attractive aircraft, the -B version with the smaller nose the "sleekest" of the most. I'm itching to start this, but need to finish my Trumpeter Mig-29 ASAP. I've been keeping that under wraps of course....cheers mate
Dammit have to buy this now 😆
Go get it if you can! Cheers Chris
This is not a Tamiya kit, it is way superior to anything Tamiya ever produced. Especially the extras, the quality of the building instructions, masks, decals, 3D printed parts, photoetch, level of detail of the model itself. Tamiya has never produced anything close to this. For example their Mustang in the same scale is of very questionable quality and far far inferior to this despite costing roughly the same. This is expensive kit sure, but unlike Tamiya it delivers a lot for that money.
I think thats quite harsh, having built that Mustang. The surface detail and engineering are on a par, but you are right about the extras, although the super thin engine cowls and the magnets in the Tamiya kits are a great offering too. The Tamiya Spitfires are superlative, as is the Corsair. GWH definitely have stepped up here in my estimation, so it will be interesting to see what they bring next. Cheers, Chris
@@beckersmodels I am not saying that Tamiya Mustang in 1/32 is bad kit per se, it's just for its super high price tag it should have been way better. We are talking about kit that costs 170 USD and for that price it should have been perfect, which it isn't. It's like with cars, If I am judging 100.000 USD Mercedes I will be harsher then with 20.000 USD Mazda, because for top price, I expect top product. The level of detail is inconsistent, you get pretty nice cockpit sure, but engine could have been made more detailed. Yes, I can improve it with my own wiring, but again for 170 USD I don't want to do my own wiring on the kit. And then there are the undercarriage bays which are just awful. There are pretty bad injection marks on them, which are difficult to clear without damaging the surrounding detail and these bays are also less detailed than those on some Eduard kits in 1/48 scale. They just have unacceptable quality and level of detail for 1/32 kit with such high price mark. And then for the money they buyer will get pretty much zero extras and on top of it traditionally terrible Tamiya decals. Also speaking about the surface detail, it looks nice, but it is not historically accurate. For example there are sure very nice rivets on the wings of the kit, unfortunately Mustangs were well know for not having rivets on the wings, because those were filled before painting to achieve perfectly smooth surface. Tamiya probably used as a blueprint for the model some museum example, but those were usually repainted without adhering to the original WWII finish standards.
So yes Tamiya Mustang is still way better than for example 1/32s WWII warbirds from Trumpeter, but Trumpeters retail for less than 70 USD.
Wow! What did your wife said after you purchase the kit? I thought I had a rich 🤑 taste in models!
She said great! I don't hide my purchases from her, she knows it makes me happy...
My only gripe with this kit is that you can't fit the engine and remove the engine cowling panels from around it, like you can with the Tamiya Spitfire and the superb Mosquito. It's either / or.
I dont mind so much as I dont like displaying a wheels down aircraft with engine panels exposed. I will build mine with the engine on a separate display stand - I have plenty of 1/32 engines that I have no intention on placing inside the aircraft, but will make them into little models on stands...
G'day Chris , liked your review on the P40 if your ever interested in something a lot more complicated try the P 51 from Zoukei- Mura selling for around $ 142 .00 , mate you even have to build pistons & cylinder block on this one a full frame & so on , it's like building the actual thing itself any how keep up the good work .
I have seen that P-51 and indeed a lot of kits from ZM, they seem very complicated! I tried and failed with their 1/48 Horten 229 but I will try their kits again one day, if I'm in the mood for an open display...cheers Chris
Just bought this kit for $100 on eBay. Looks amazing. When are you starting yours?
Awesome kit. Look forward to another epic build. Thank you, take care and “Model On”
Thanks EJ - would you like to see a detailed build vlog, probably be 6-10 parts? I'm leaning towards a long form approach to documenting the build on that kit, it deserves it! Cheers Chris
Nice model Chris! You got a great hit!
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Where are the subsequent instalments of your build, please? As a boy in highschool had I read Col. Robert L. Scott's God is My Co-pilot, who became the executive officer to General Claire Chennault of the Flying Tigers. This one just cries out to be "Old Exterminator"!
Would you know what other warplane Col. Scott flew into the theatre of combat round this time? When he had been endeavouring to go the action was (his superiors on the training base had insisted upon keeping him stateside), he had finagled his way into the cockpit of a Boeing B-17 (likely an -E variant) Flying Fortress USAAF Heavy Bomber bound for southeast Asia. You might be able to make a replica of this plane, too; one would have to back-date a B-17G kit.
We both agree that plane models belong in the air. In addition to solitary displays, I envision what I call airborne forced perspective dioramas; for example, a daylight bombing raid of B-17s penetrating deep into Nazi Germany. This presentation would comprise one each of a 1:32nd-scale and a 1:48th- scale kit (an -F, or possibly, an -E), a couple in 1:72nd-scale, one sharply dropping a wing as an engine is engulfed in glaring red and orange flames and sooty-black smoke; a few more in 1:144th scale, and several in 1:200th scale.
Then the aerial sharks of the Luftwaffe arrive . . . .
I can see exceptions where one can have one on the ground. Most would have it undergoing post-mission servicing. I might set beside Hasegawa's 1:25th-scale model of the Willys Overland M38 Jeep 1/4-ton GP light utility truck a 1:24th-scale model of the North American Aviation P-51D Mustang USAAF Fighter.
I also would like to find one of those ordinary passenger cars round 1940 painted olive drab that I occasionally would see on military bases and before government office buildings. I have been unable to 1) identify them, and 2) determine if a model maker offers a kit of it.
Which reminds me: I take from your manner of speech that you are Australian. I very much would like to learn more about U.S. military equipment--aircraft, ships, etc.--in RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) or RAN (Royal Australian Navy?) camouflage and markings.
My focus would be on the Second World War, though more recent aircraft--the General Dynamics FB-111 Aardvark Fighter Bomber, the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet Strike Fighter, etc.-- might merit recognition.
The best way for modellers to do that would be to represent them in polystyrene and paint.
Hi David, alas it has gone down the build queue but it is there ready to go, I will be motorising this one and making a flight stand as well. Next year sometime I'm hoping! Cheers, Chris
@@beckersmodels , I wish you every success!
Curtis hawk on my model kits to buy
Yep get it!
G.W.H. makes some beautiful Kits ! Hoppyfully they will come down with their outrageous prices in the Future.
I’ve had that on order in the UK for 3 months.
I feel for you guys Mark, it seems the supply crunch around the world is hurting in the UK more than anywhere - hope you get your kit soon and you can share your thoughts on it too! Cheers, Chris
@@beckersmodels cheers Chris, will do. Promised a UK reviewer he can have it first, let’s hope he doesn’t hold onto it and order me a replacement, like a certain Australian reviewer did, who shall remain nameless. 🤣
Coffee's on, millionaire shortbread to hand, bring this on...
Oh my, I had to google milliionaire shortbread and I want some now! Hope you enjoyed it, cheers Chris
@@beckersmodels my mother-in-law has a small bakery, just PM me and have as much as you like, LOL. Seriously, I could send you the recipe?😅
...looks like one helluva kit by the way, so thanks for the in-depth presentation, a great watch.
I have one of these on pre-order, and after watching your review I'm mighty anxious to see it in the flesh, so to speak. I'm doing a summer run of P-40's this year, (because shark-mouths!) with a whole bunch of kits in every scale, but I think this will be the jewel in the crown.
Indeed it will be quite shiny! Im itching to start mine, but have a few other things I must finish first. Cheers Chris
GWH has been around (only) since 2008.
Ahh - and aren't they part of Lion Roar who do all the aftermarket stuff first? They've really come along, I've got several of their kits now, looking forward to each of them! Cheers Chris
Are the masks pre-cut? Always amazes me Tamiya can get away with theirs.....
Yes Paul - good question, I forgot to mention they are - I tested one of them briefly off camera and they are nicely cut, unlike the Tamiya masks (which dont make any sense!) Cheers Chris
@@beckersmodels This is one of those kits you buy, even though they don't fit anything else you have!
thanks chris, another $200 kit to the stash,
Yes its expensive, but think of the enjoyment per hour basis, this is going to take a long time to build and paint. Its the same with big ship kits that cost $400 etc - after about 200-400 hours of bench time, its one of the cheapest hobbies in the world!
Man do you really like Tamiya kits that much I don't think they are that good. They have there place I mean if you want to quit build and don't have much time to build. Myself i love Zoukei-mura I like to go overboard with the aftermarket parts and PE parts. I not saying Tamiya don't have any good kits they are getting better much better. Great wall hobby does have some good airplanes and other kits I have a bunch of great wall and they have some good figures. But I think they are much better than Tamiya kits. Just me
Depends what Tamiya kits - all their 1/32 prop aircraft are superlative in terms of detail, fit and engineering - and superior to ZM in that regard. Their newer 1/48 aircraft releases are also almost as good. There's a huge range of Tamiya kits, unless you've built them all (and I almost have!) from their 40 year plus catalog, and appreciate that some of the older stuff is obviously not as good as newer ZM/GWH releases...cheers Chris
P-40 certainly has great history with RAAF both in North Africa and the Pacific. The reason they loved the P-40's was firstly the maintenance issues in unfriendly climates like desert and jungle the P-40 was easier to maintain where the Spitfires and Mustangs needed a lot of tender care. Secondly P-40 not only could could dish out a lot of punishment, the aircraft was very tough and pilots could fly them back after getting a bit of touch up. Also one of the few aircraft that fought, the Luftwaffe, the Italians and the Japanese. The later P-40's M & N models had better high altitude performance was improved to be good all round fighter. The later P-40's had a longer tail.
Thanks Barry - yes quite an interesting aircraft that never grabbed my attention til now....cheers Chris
what do you call 1/144 scale ???????????????
I dunno? Magnify scale? I have a couple 1/144 kits - like the Kawanishi Emily. Some of the bigger aircraft fit well in that scale don't you think?
Perhaps NANO scale or TOO - SMALL - TO -SEE scale given my eyesight- Ralph
Fantastic idea the moulded in control stick, on a third arm... Never actually thought of this, despite numerous struggles to make this look "natural"... My favourite kit pilot is still the resin one in the Special Hobby Spitfire Mark XII w/V-1 that I bought because of your review. The airplane's shape was crap, but just the "double" stand and pilot made me happy with the purchase... Really!
That is a great pilot in that kit - which I have started and its a PITA compared to say the Tamiya Spit - and yes that stand is good too! Cheers Chris
Looks great but wow, I had some sticker shock when I saw it in the LHS
I would too if I just came across it in a shop - which is why I think these in box reviews still have some value when discovering new kits! Cheers and btw love your channel!
Keep it up 🙂
Thank you, I will, cheers Chris
Canvas wheel well covers were fitted protecting the interior of the bay from debris. The kit canvas looks a little overdone but its hard to say without the part in front of me.......so I might have to invest in one myself to find out....lol.
It does look like canvas, and you're quite right, slightly overdone, but yes go buy one! Cheers Chris
Can’t find it on Australia & can’t find it under $220🙁
Cool review. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻🙃🙃
I know Mat, I tried to look everywhere here but only one shop down south had them for $230 plus shipping and I needed to get a copy as soon as possible or Bill would have my head! Thanks for the comment, cheers Chris
MY GOD…..What an Awsome kit. I am eagerly awaiting your build series.
Me too - but it will have to wait until end of this year - too much on the go! Cheers Chris
Great review and I am looking forward to the build. Kit looks fabulous and I particularly like control surface with separate trim tabs, thats the mark of a well thought out kit
It is a fab kit Ralph, and I just saw a 1/48 Airfix version built inflight and it looked terrific - itching to get to this after my CH-53 is finished!
I stumbled ovet this video yesterday. Looks great...may grab one
Thanks Raymond!
A few months ago I bought and built my first GWH kit, a Wolfpack F-14 Tomcat 1/72. The end product looks so beautiful because of the detail, accuracy and ease of build. Whoever designs these kits has masterfully applied the “Design Thinking” concept.
I have that kit! Looking forward to it too, an extremely advanced kit for 1/72. How was the build for you Michael? Im thinking of doing a comparison video in the future, as I have almost all the "good" 1/72 F-14 kits (new Academy, Fine Molds and GWH)...cheers Chris
@@beckersmodels I had never built anything quite like this before. As I got further into the build, I had to let my aviator friend and fellow modeller know that I could find no weakness with this kit. I consider myself novice, however, I have built my fair share of kits that required filler, sanding and scribing. There was none of that here. The only thing I added to the kit was some face screen ejection seat loops. I never would have thought to do that on a 1/72 scale jet but given the level of detail in the cockpit I thought it was appropriate. Because it went together without any issues I recall turning out the finished product relatively faster than other builds of this scale. Cheers, Mike
Sweet! So it's been out for awhile? I don't see it listed as in stock anywhere... I wonder what it's current status is?
Just showed up in the US yesterday
@@juancho420 Any vendor you noticed?
Its only just arrived in one or two stores here in Australia, Bill got this from Hong Kong which seem to get these GWH kits first. Cheers, Chris
@@beckersmodels Nice review. Saw one on the shelf at the LHS here in Perth the other day....gagged when I checked the price - AUD$250 😳. Not sure if it's worth that much TBH. Cheers 👍👍👍
FYI - Caldwell rose to the rank of Group Captain but was courtmartialled in Jan '46 and demoted to Flight Lieutenant.
Thanks Wayne, I had a mind blank when filming that piece - IIRC Caldwell was involved in a near mutiny incident wasn't he in New Guinea? Thats why I got confused about his rank! Cheers Chris
@@beckersmodels Hi Chris, you are correct about the mutiny - in April '45 he was one of the leaders of the "Morotai Mutiny" - following an investigation into the incident, three other senior officers were relieved of their commands but Caldwell and the other mutineers were cleared.
The courtmartial and reduction in rank actually related to charges laid prior to the mutiny for his involvement in an alcohol racket on Morotai where liquor was flown in by RAAF personnel and then sold to US forces on the region.
Thats a lot of kit there! Could hear the excitement in your voice hahahahah. Just build it and give it to bill
Yeah that wasn't scripted I just sort of got more excited as I delved in deeper - I thought it was going to be a vanilla sort of kit!
Hey Troy, would you like to see a condensed 1 or 2 part video build or make it more like a vlog and have six to ten parts, since its such a complicated build? Easier to edit the later one, but will take longer...cheers Chris
@@beckersmodels the vlog style ones are good for people following along building with you or for easier reference finding.
I like the bigger ones but they can get a little too long sometimes.
I say do whats easier for you as you have to build film and edit.
Very, Very nice kit. But way too Spendy for me.
I agree Jim, its quite expensive - same quality as a Tamiya Zero/P51/Spit etc, but similar price too - they are all $200AUD or so now here in Australia....cheers, Chris
looks amazing
Indeed it does - I'm hoping it goes together just as well! Soon...soon...cheers Chris
@@beckersmodels Looking forward to your build Chris cheers
Wow!!! Its so good!!!
Thank you for the video!
Thanks for your comment! Cheers, Chris
Nice review! Awesome kit, too rich for my blood!
Thanks Stephanie, yes its a great kit and you pay for it! Cheers Chris