EAW Curtiss Hawk H75A2. -- Finland --  Lelv32, Finlande 1943-44. This unit claimed a total of 190 1/3 victories flying the Hawk, losing 16 pilots killed and 2 taken POW. This plane CU-505 was responsible for 3 victories with different pilots. 

This is an update of my previous Hawk. I have made some subtle shape refinements, solved some of the worst rendering problems around the tail, added inside cockpit framing, and repainted the skin to give it shadow and highlighting to simulate depth. Unfortunately, there are not enough extra element points left for me to round the flying surfaces tips. So those had to stay as typical EAW shapes. Still, I think it looks a lot better now.

This original model was a completely re-designed 3DZ model I developed from a wireframe of the P40 from Microprose's "1942: Pacific Air War".

It is completely non-mirrored, courtesy of Rob Der Fuchs work. He remapped the P-40 model skin to un-mirror it and I was able to utilize most of what he did. The entire fuselage and the insignia areas of the wings are separate.

Geo helped me solve some 3DZ issues with the gun fairings disappearing at certain angles.

Claudio Wilches made the cockpit for this plane, with completely new interior and wing views. Claudio also built the shadow model and fixed a 3DZ problem with the cockpit height.

Capitan Manducas work for the P-40 pitot tube was also incorporated into the new model. 

I would also like to thank Alessandro Borges for his 3DZ!Studio and 3DZ converter tools. Without these I could do nothing like this. 

And finally, I believe that the Woolfman was responsible for first adding an EAW prop and transparency to the PAW model. 

Thanks, boys.

It is intended For use with Charles Gunst's ECA (Enemy Coast Ahead) Panel, using the Typhoon slot To use, unzip the *.tpc files, and the *.3dz files then place in your EAW directory.

As always, this model has the PCX files included for anyone to modify, with blessings from me.


Cheers,

Captain Kurt

July 2004
