Airfix 1/48 P-40B warhawk - A05130A

Build one of the most recognizable early-war American fighters with the Airfix 1/48 Curtiss P-40B Warhawk.

Powered by the Allison V-1710 engine, the early P-40B featured the distinctive short, pointed nose that set it apart from later Warhawk variants. The type saw combat during the opening stages of World War II and became especially famous through its service with the American Volunteer Group (AVG) “Flying Tigers” in China.

Airfix’s 1/48 kit captures the characteristic lines of the early Warhawk with detailed surface features, a well-appointed cockpit and a variety of optional-position parts. The kit contains 106 plastic components and includes two historically significant marking options, allowing modelers to build either an aircraft associated with the defense of Pearl Harbor or one of the famous AVG Flying Tigers.

Kit Features

• Scale: 1/48

• Manufacturer: Airfix

• Kit No.: A05130A

• 106 plastic parts

• 2 marking options

• Detailed cockpit

• Positionable canopy

• Positionable elevators and rudder

• Detailed wheel wells

• Weighted-style main wheels

• Choice of open or closed cowl flaps

• Fine recessed surface detail

• Finished wingspan approximately 237 mm

• Skill Level: 2

Marking Options

• Curtiss P-40B Warhawk – 47th Pursuit Squadron, 15th Pursuit Group, Wheeler Field, Oahu, Hawaii, December 7, 1941

• Curtiss Hawk 81-A-2 – 3rd Squadron, American Volunteer Group, Kunming, China, 1942, featuring the iconic Flying Tigers shark-mouth markings

The P-40B is one of the defining fighter aircraft of the early Pacific and China-Burma-India theaters, and Airfix’s 1/48 kit offers an excellent combination of detail, historical interest and straightforward assembly.

Whether finished as a Pearl Harbor defender or a shark-mouthed Flying Tiger, this kit makes a striking addition to any 1/48 WWII aircraft collection.

Paint and glue are required for assembly and are sold separately.