The Kittyhawk Cup

Kittyhawk Cup 2023 eligible models

• Eduard (& Revell) 1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw190. Old tool, New tool, Profipak and Weekend Edition are all eligible!

• If we’ve worked it out correctly from Scalemates and the Eduard website, there are:

  • 16 x Old tool radial-engined Fw190s (produced 2006-2014)

  • 11 x Eduard + 1 x Revell long nose Fw190s (produced 2010-present)

  • 21 x New tool radial-engined Fw190s (produced 2017-present)

So - give it a go, there must be a model in that little lot that catches your fancy! :-)

What is the Kittyhawk Cup?

The Kittyhawk Cup is a special Scale ACT judging category where all entrants must build a particular aircraft kit, to our "Out of the Box" rules.

The rules are very simple;

• the model must be constructed to the ACTSMS 'Out of the Box' rules, which are in brief;

  • No materials not found in the box may be used.

  • No aftermarket parts etc.

  • No cross-kitting (transferring parts between boxings) permitted.

  • The one exception to standard 'out of the box' rules pertains to finishing: Modellers may finish their models using aftermarket decals and/or paint schemes 

• Kittyhawk Cup entries will be judged as a stand-alone category, provided ACTSMS judging rules regarding number of category entries and entrants are met.

Oh, and why call this special aircraft competition the "Kittyhawk Cup? This comes from a project undertaken by ACTSMS members to build eight Academy 1/72 P-40E Kittyhawk models in RAAF markings for the Australian War Memorial in about 2005!