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Which P-51D kit is the best? Tamiya?


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I can only hope they do a Mustang MARK ONE (not 1A) and that they do it right.

the information is out there , it would be a real shame if they did not use it. :(/>/>

I would kill for an accurate Mk.1 in 1/48. Got two sets of markings for RCAF MK.1's and really want them on my shelf.

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That sounds like the cockpit isn't properly fitted in its grooves, get that a little off and the fuselage will push out the upper wings and flatten the dihedral.

I've built a couple of the Airfix kits now and the dihedral is the same as on the Tamiya sitting next to them.

Spot on. Any kit designed with such tight tolerances can be thrown off in this way. I puzzled over my first for several hours before realising that interior green paint on the edges of the bulkheads and inside the grooves was making the fuselage about 1mm too wide at the wing roots. Clean that up and bingo, no problems.

Shane

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