Hobbycraft p-40F

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jkstrasz - 06 Mar 2004 16:52 GMT

In the March Squadron flyer they list a Hobbycraft P-40F. Is this a
repackage of the AMT P-40 or a total new tooling? Thanks in advance.

Jerry

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Mike Keown - 07 Mar 2004 02:40 GMT

I am afraid I can't help you but would like to know
what has happened to Hobby Craft?...Has Academy
taken over all there molds?
Mike IPMS

> In the March Squadron flyer they list a Hobbycraft P-40F. Is this a
> repackage of the AMT P-40 or a total new tooling? Thanks in advance.
>
> Jerry

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Bill Banaszak - 07 Mar 2004 03:05 GMT

> I am afraid I can't help you but would like to know
> what has happened to Hobby Craft?...Has Academy
> taken over all there molds?
> Mike IPMS

Perhaps they are epending their energies in court trying to stop the
Koreans from selling their production to Academy. There was a one page
ad in FSM a couple of months ago from Hobby Craft telling everyone that
several mouldings showing up in other's boxings were theirs alone.

Bill Banaszak, MFE

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Mike Keown - 07 Mar 2004 03:29 GMT

> > I am afraid I can't help you but would like to know
> > what has happened to Hobby Craft?...Has Academy
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>
> Bill Banaszak, MFE

Yep, Bill I saw the same add. Man, those Canuks are
letting the Koreans rape their entire inventory? Any
way I guess its acceptable buisness now days...???
Mike IPMS

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Keeper - 07 Mar 2004 07:22 GMT

>those Canuks are
>letting the Koreans rape their entire inventory?

Letting isn't the proper term. Apparently Academy thinks since the molds are in
their building they can produce the models and sell them wherever. Those are
Hobbycrafts' property. One of the many dangers of overseas production.
Apparently it's standard business practice in Asia to ignore copywrights and
patents.

I wanted to know if the P-40 was the long tail like Amtech is producing.
Somehow I doubt it.

Cheers,

Keeper (of too much crap)

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Rabbi - 07 Mar 2004 15:43 GMT

> I wanted to know if the P-40 was the long tail like Amtech is producing.
> Somehow I doubt it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Keeper (of too much crap)

Ya wanna bet it isn't the -B body with an -F nose grafted on?

Newst

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William H. Shuey - 07 Mar 2004 17:30 GMT

> > I wanted to know if the P-40 was the long tail like Amtech is producing.
> > Somehow I doubt it.
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> Newst

And an inaccurate B Body at that. Actually, Monogram's ancient P-40B
was accurate in outline. Since Hobbycraft got the Curtiss P-36 right, I
have never been able to understand how they got the P-40 wrong. If you
think I'm kidding, match one side of the P-36 fuselage with the other
side of the P-40 Fuselage. From the firewall back, they should match up.
They don't! The P-40 fuselage is too deep in profile.

Bill Shuey

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