The XP-62
was a high altitude, pressurized fighter designed around the R-3350. It
was intended as an escort for the B-29 but, like most other Curtiss wartime
project, was redundant by the time it appeared.
Another
kit bash:
-tail pieces,
landing gear and inner wings are from an Airfix SB2C
- Outer
wing panels from yet another Monogram P-40N
-Engine
and cowl sanded down from an Airfix B-29 cowling
P-40 outer
wing panels and Helldiver tailplanes are more apparent in this shot.
This
thing was a beast as this comparison to the P-47D shows.