tourist Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Very cool! The other two marking options should be: Glengary Guy and Petie 2nd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 cool.. are there any pictures of test shots or prototypes out there? I really want to see how this things looks Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old Blind Dog Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Getting excited now! cheers Old Blind dog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tourist Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 cool.. are there any pictures of test shots or prototypes out there? I really want to see how this things looksSean That's all I could find. I'm sure more will come out in the coming weeks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anotherP51nut Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 I really want to see how this things looksSean It will look more like a Mustang than any other kit has so far, guaranteed. Looking forward to it. Beautiful boxart. LOVE the Mustang. Pre-ordered 3 (303 Squadron Polish Air Force, 424 Squadron RCAF (1950s), and probably a RAAF or RNZAF) and will likely buy one at the local shop for 8th Air Force (20th FG or maybe 356th). Looking forward to this one!! Cheers, Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnsjunk Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Do you have the box art for THUNDERBIRD ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Av8fan Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 I am glad that this kit will be around for a while(it will wont it?) I will eventually get one, and it will be RCAF markings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edgar Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 I am glad that this kit will be around for a while(it will wont it?) With the sort of investment that Tamiya put in, I don't think that you need worry on that score; how many will be left, by other modellers, for you to get your hands on, is a different matter, entirely. Edgar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liberator24 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 TF51GregWise is gonna finally get something to call a mustang in a hanger full of real ones! Best thing about it, Blondie is his wife's favorite.... Hot D@MN! -Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ham Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Interesting choice of markings subjects. All 8th Air Force. Minor quibble but it would have been nice to have something else. That's why we have aftermarket decals. From the choice of markings, it appears this will be a "one stop shopping" P-51D. Glengary Guy is a D-5NA and did not a fin fillet (44-13760) Clicky Petie 2nd is a D-10NA and had a fin fillet (44-14151) clicky Blondie is a D-25NA and would have been capable of carrying rockets. The D-25NA also has some minor differences over earlier variants (battery location, tail warning radar, etc) (44-73304) If the kit really contains all the parts to do these variants it would be easy to do almost any Army Air Force variant of the D. Perhaps Tamiya will do a different boxing with parts to do a "K" (Aeroproducts propeller) or a Korean War boxing with the square-tipped Hamilton Standard prop, rockets, bombs, etc. I can't wait... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 I doubt you're going to see sprue shots before the Japan Hobbpy Show at the end of the month. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithery Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Happy happy joy joy! I'll wait for it to hit the LHS shelves before I buy, but I see at least two in my future. And if Tamiya includes the louvres that cover the cowl breather panels on RCAF Mk.IV's, I'll be even happier. If not, I'll pray for an aftermarket option. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tourist Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 Interesting choice of markings subjects. All 8th Air Force. Minor quibble but it would have been nice to have something else. That's why we have aftermarket decals. From the choice of markings, it appears this will be a "one stop shopping" P-51D. Glengary Guy is a D-5NA and did not a fin fillet (44-13760) Clicky Petie 2nd is a D-10NA and had a fin fillet (44-14151) clicky Blondie is a D-25NA and would have been capable of carrying rockets. The D-25NA also has some minor differences over earlier variants (battery location, tail warning radar, etc) (44-73304) If the kit really contains all the parts to do these variants it would be easy to do almost any Army Air Force variant of the D. Perhaps Tamiya will do a different boxing with parts to do a "K" (Aeroproducts propeller) or a Korean War boxing with the square-tipped Hamilton Standard prop, rockets, bombs, etc. I can't wait... :D I agree, it appears it will be a one stop shopping as far as the airframe goes, I guess other potential boxings will be defined by theater of operation (Iwo Jima, Korea etc...) or by Air Force (9th AF, RAAF etc...) hopefully they'll come with a few additional parts where appropriate. The battery was relocated to make room for the IFF set on P-51D-30s not on D-25s. There are indeed a lot of differences between a D-25 and the earlier D-5s or 10s. Some access panels are different, the attachment points for the drop tank's pressure lines changed then there are numerous differences in the cockpit (anti glare panel, armor plate, gunsight etc...), even a different canopy handle. There's a lot more to it (thankfully not all visible), the P-51D was in constant evolution totaling 6 generations. I don't expect Tamiya to get all of this accurately but I hope they cover the most visible differences, the description we got so far from Marcus Nicholls is encouraging. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mungo1974 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 I want one bad... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Cheetah Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 I would be surprised if they include parts for the filleted and filletless tails. In the original 8th AF edition of the P-51D in 1/48, one of the marking options was for Lou IV which was of course a filletless D-5, they even showed the profile on the side of the box without the fillet, yet the kit only ever came with the filleted tail. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 I would be surprised if they include parts for the filleted and filletless tails. In the original 8th AF edition of the P-51D in 1/48, one of the marking options was for Lou IV which was of course a filletless D-5, they even showed the profile on the side of the box without the fillet, yet the kit only ever came with the filleted tail. The listing on HLJ says that it comes with both the filleted and filletless tail. http://www.hlj.com/product/TAM60322?utm_me...=ibtam60322.png Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TF51GREGWISE Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Thank you Lord Jesus... and forgive those who wanted another Bf 109. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ham Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Thank you Lord Jesus... and forgive those who wanted another Bf 109. Ba Ha Ha! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Mikester Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 (edited) Thank you Lord Jesus... and forgive those who wanted another Bf 109. Well I didn't necessarily want another 109, but then again I wouldn't have complained too much either... :) Trumpeter's 1/32 109G-6 will be out soon though, so who who needs Tamiya though? ;) I'm happy for all the P-51 enthusiasts though, this one is long overdue and I'll have a few in my stash as well. Edited April 16, 2011 by The Mikester Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Interesting choice of markings subjects. All 8th Air Force. Minor quibble but it would have been nice to have something else. That's why we have aftermarket decals. From the choice of markings, it appears this will be a "one stop shopping" P-51D. Glengary Guy is a D-5NA and did not a fin fillet (44-13760) Clicky Petie 2nd is a D-10NA and had a fin fillet (44-14151) clicky Blondie is a D-25NA and would have been capable of carrying rockets. The D-25NA also has some minor differences over earlier variants (battery location, tail warning radar, etc) (44-73304) If the kit really contains all the parts to do these variants it would be easy to do almost any Army Air Force variant of the D. Perhaps Tamiya will do a different boxing with parts to do a "K" (Aeroproducts propeller) or a Korean War boxing with the square-tipped Hamilton Standard prop, rockets, bombs, etc. I can't wait... :P The editor of Tamiya magazine confirmed the kit has both inserts for both tails, one with a fin fillet and one without. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn C. Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 No fin fillet? "Cripes 'A Mighty 3d" just trumped all other marking options for me!!! Wow, this is really happening!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
achook-achook Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 I want one ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tourist Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 This was linked to by a member on LSP: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MikeC Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Well if anything is going to tempt me into 1:32nd then this is it, but at the price expected here in England I will probably conclude that my 1:48 stash is plenty to keep me going. Mind you, whilst I appreciate that there is probably an element of scaling up existing artwork to save a few Yen on the production costs ("Petie 2nd" and "Blondie" are both in Tamiya 1:48 boxings), it would have been nice to see some alternative never-before-kitted markings. I'm convinced that many people in the "casual buyer" market must think the Mighty Eighth's entire Mustang force consisted of "Petie 2nd", "Old Crow" and "Big Beautiful Doll", and that other Air Forces didn't even use them. Ah well, as Mr Ham (iirc) said above, that's why we have Aftermarket ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gundamhead Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 This kit looks to be as stunning as their 1/32 Zeros... Awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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