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Symetrical. Same info/ same position on other side.

Found one picture of a Korean era Mustang carrying a pair of Tiny Tims. It appears they were mounted on the main wing pylons. Common practice? Possibly not.

Sure looks like that's the ticket. Dunno if F-51s carried this. What exactly is it (I mean name and designation)? Found out...it is a Tiny Tim rocket. Limited use late in WWII; used in Korea. Still don't know if the Mustang carried it. They were originally developed for the Navy.

So, Sick of hearing about this kit yet? (I see you nodding your head!) Anyway, A few more tidbits/ features in the kit (that are not used in it's current boxing) to support evidence of some future variants: This picture shows the inside of the port wing (same on stdb) that shows the holes to open up for installing the rocket stub mounts for the Korean era (Pacific too?) six underwing rockets (shown with red arrows). The green arrows are for the drop tank/bomb pylon: Next up is one of the PE frets showing six rocket nozzle ends (in red). The green arrow is for??? I thought rocket pod, but

Try here You were probably looking at the dealer site.

Thanks guys. That one was nagging me quite a bit. It gets compounded by some kit descriptions (Hasegawa, I think?) calling the F-51D uncuffed HS prop an AP prop... obviously wrong.

Wait for it to show up on Lucky Model, I can pretty much guarantee it will be cheaper. The problem with these kits, and many others sourced from Hong Kong/China, is by the time they hit North American Distributers they jack the price WAAAY up and LHSs and N.A. web based stores are left with no choice but to put ridiculous prices on them to make a profit. Case in point: Great Wall Fw189 @ Lucky: $37 ($47 at your door)... LHS: $55+tax; Kinetic (most horrific mark ups I've ever seen) E-2C Hawkeye @ Lucky: $60 ($75 at your door)... LHS $99+tax (!!!) Of course prices may vary a fair bit from ret

I have a few questions. I was reading some info on the P-51D/ P-51K/ F-51D and was curious about the evolution of the Mustang propeller in these variants. Now the source of reference I was reading was Wiki (which can admittedly contain errors) and wanted to know if some of this info is correct (Wiki excerpt follows): "A Dallas-built version of the P-51D, designated the P-51K, was equipped with an 11 ft (3.4 m) diameter Aeroproducts propeller in place of the 11.2 ft (3.4 m) Hamilton Standard propeller. The hollow-bladed Aeroproducts propeller was unreliable, due to manufacturing problems, wi

True, minor details are easier to add than correcting errors in shape, etc. I went looking for the fuel line attachment points on the wing and could not find them initially until I realized they were on the underside of the leading edge gun blast tube insert plugs (L&R). I guess I didn't recall them being so close to the leading edge of the wing. You can just see them here between the two smaller diameter blast tube openings (underside of part is facing up). Credit for photo goes to Hypersacle P-51D review

I *think* that the scoops are only applicable to the Mk.IV Corsair. Of course he didn't say which Mk. he was doing.

I dunno, the exhaust cones, for example look rather thick on the CAD, it may mean absolutely nothing by the time it makes it to plastic. Anyway, I should take my own advice and not criticize CAD before we see plastic.

ESCI's F-4 canopies were messed up. Too wide and too shallow amongst other things.

Hmmm. If the CAD drawings are any indication, it looks like it will be rather simplistic and chunky, but until we see it in plastic, we won't know for sure.

Thanks. More... One is an ommission (gasp!); Tamiya did not provide any parts to plumb the drop tanks to the wing... curious, considering everything else they included. Next is another unused detail. The inside of the lower wing has recesses to drill out in the same location/pattern for wing mounted rockets (I'm talking about the stubs for the six rockets, not the triple tubes). So that, combined with the unused IFF box leads me to suspect an F-51D in our future (did Pacific Mustangs use IFF and underwing rockets? Hmmm...) Anyway, Korean war version seems likely.

I stand corrected; 15+ years (for the rumors, not the Zero). The Zero came out in 2001, so that is now 10 years old. I remember hearing about Tamiya 1/32 Mustang rumors waaaaaay back when rec.models.scale was the modelers medium to interact through. Remember rec.models.scale? On another note, if you recall in the video review Scott Hards did over on HLJ, he said The Tamiya people told him there would be other variants coming and I definitely can see they are planning on doing an F-6D. For those that have the kit, take a look at Sprue Q, the port fuselage half (Q1); on the inside surface nea

Yeah, I know... I've been waiting 10+ years since the rumors started, one more day ain't gonna to kill me. But like I said, I was way too bagged to even keep my eyes open long enough to make it through the contents. And now I'm stuck at work all day ; but maybe I feel a cold coming on? ;)

...welllll

'tis true. I picked up mine today from my LHS. Crazy thing is, I am just now able to sit down and relax... been a busy day/evening and I have not even got a chance to crack the shrink wrap on the kit. I want daylight to savour all the Tamiya yumminess, so I'll probably wait 'til tomorrow... way too tired to properly appreciate it right now. If it's all I expect it to be, this will be one of the few kits I will buy multiples of (no more than 3); so many fantastic schemes to coose from.

Great minds think alike! Done the deed already, so here's what you'll need: From Tamiya 1/32 Thunderbirds kit (60316), you will need: Sprue R, 0006452, PW exhaust parts (x2) Sprue P, 9116024, NSI intake parts (x1) Keep in mind this kit is out of production, but you still may be able to get the sprues regardless. I would suggest getting them through either HLJ or Rainbow 10. Japanese shops seem to have better luck and quicker access to sprues.

About $30 from Hannants... doesn't sound unreasonable.

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I'd like to know as well, but the general lack of response seems to indicate a concensus of "I don't know". I've done some research and could find all of one photo showing evidence of panel covering in the rear cockpit. Hardly conclusive to show if this was typical or not. Indeed, ANY cockpit photos of the Ar196 are precious and few. Unfortunately, the trend among many model and aftermarket companies is to go to a museum, see what the subject has and treat that as gospel truth. Too many times, museum examples are coddled together from different versions or may be fitted with non-standard (or

Agreed. If you want a shiny chrome looking Mustang, pick a modern warbird restoration and model that subject, they are indeed sparkly. Keep in mind that even these typically have metal (usually Dupont duraluminum?) painted wings.

I, and several of my fellow modellers, use them all the time. They are a great outfit to deal with.

Too bad PVD wasn't still producing pitot probes. His skills applied to some 1/32 offerings would be incredible!