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06/12/2023 9:17 pm
Sometimes I am not sure which section to use for a post, so please excuse me if I should have done this somewhere else. This Thursday marks the 82nd anniversary of the December 7, 1941 attack at Pearl Harbor and nearby airfields in Hawaii. As is well known, very few American planes were able to take off and engage Japanese aircraft. I have diecast models of two of them in 1/48 scale, a P-40 flown by George Welch and a P-36 flown by Phillip Rasmussen. Both were made by Carousel 1 and purchased about 15 years ago. George Welch and another P-40 pilot Ken Taylor are the two best known, racing in a car to the Haleiwa airfield, where their planes were parked. Phillip Rasmussen is best known for not taking time to get properly dressed and took off in his pajamas.
The first three photos show the models. The background is a photo I took at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum. The P-40 picture may look familiar, since it was used for a hobbyDB article earlier this year about my 10 favorite models. The fourth photo was taken at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. It shows a recreation of Phillip Rasmussen getting into his P-36 during the attack.
Enjoy the pictures and remember the brave men who took to the skies that day.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
06/12/2023 9:34 pm
Fine shots of the fighter airplanes used by these courageous men that day. One of my models is a diecast P-40 #160 with Ken Taylor as pilot, as flown in defense of the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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06/12/2023 9:42 pm
I remember you have a 1/72 scale P-40, which you showed in the 1/64 scale and smaller section of the forum. Regarding the number of plane Ken Taylor flew, you might want to check.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
06/12/2023 10:15 pm
Thank you Ed.
Steve
07/12/2023 1:03 am
One of the very few pilots who got aloft that day, George Welch, later became a top test pilot for North American Aviation. Additionally, one of my uncles who was at at the plant in Downey, California was also an aeronautical engineer at North American Aviation. He died very early on November 23, 1953 and test pilot George Welch was killed in 1954 testing the new N.A.A. F-100 Super Sabre fighter.
07/12/2023 8:19 am
Part of my 1/18 WW II collection includes one of the American planes that did manage to get airborne that faithful Sunday. Also, I have 1/18 models of Fat Man & Little Boy (they still need finishing ). The Arizona model is NOT mine.... but I wish it was!
Topic starter
07/12/2023 10:26 am
Thanks for photos. Was the Arizona memorial model at a museum or at the memorial in Pearl Harbor? I have never seen one, in person or pictures, owned by an individual.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
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07/12/2023 10:42 am
Someday would you show pictures of some of your 1/18 scale military collection? In addition to the models, I am curious about how much space it occupies.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
Fred Eliseeff and Christopher Moroni reacted
07/12/2023 1:49 pm
@ed-davis I believe this particular Arizona display is at the Memorial, but I have seen similar models in private collections. I have posted only some of my 1/18 WW II American & German "stuff" over the years. Perhaps by year's-end, I'll post a more comprehensive set of pics. Stay tuned in the 1/18 Forum.....
Topic starter
07/12/2023 2:10 pm
Thanks for pictures. I am familiar with 1/18 scale airplane models, but not vehicles (trucks, half-trucks, tanks, etc.). Who makes those models?
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
John Kuvakas reacted
07/12/2023 2:53 pm
And a few military cars from the Pearl Harbor era. A 1941 Chevrolet and a 1941 Desoto. Interesting how the Desoto was quite a bit bigger car than the Chevrolet.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
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07/12/2023 3:59 pm
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
John Kuvakas and Christopher Moroni reacted
07/12/2023 5:02 pm
Who makes those models?
The ones shown are from various 1/18 diecast & plastic manufactures but I have modified many of them...adding steering & other working details. The VW Kubelwagon is Minichamps, the Tiger tank is a diecast Motorworks, the diecast Dodge truck is from China, the plastic German & American half-tracks are 21st Century. My Autoart Jeep and various Tanks (not shown ) are among my favorites.
As noted, I'll put something together on the 1/18 Forum in a few weeks. Stay tuned.... 😏 😏
08/12/2023 1:04 am
@john-quilter There is also a 1938 Buick Roadmaster in Army livery. I don't know who did it.
08/12/2023 1:17 am
Altaya, there is one on Ebay now.
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