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The R wasn't just about preseries prototypes, it was used for any restrictions, such as the RP-47B's which were restricted due to the issues with the fabric control surfaces. This aiframe we can see has some differences to production aircraft, such as the floor mounted fuel selector valve which is on the right side instead of the left and an additional gauge by the throttle quadrant, so I would suggest the photo is correct and this is an RP-47D-25-RE 42-26592. Whether it was offical recorded anywhere as an RP doesnt really effect what we are talking about here, because without all the details we don't know exactly what was different about this airframe, this is why I give other evidence from the manuals and drawings reference the floor.
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"The new tool kit P-51D in 1/72 scale in Royal Class (Dual Combo) edition will be sold at our webstore in a pre-sale from end of April until the beginning of May 2024, shipping will start in late June. It will be available via our business partners in July. The kit will also be released as a Limited Edition Dual Combo in August 2024. Stay tuned for more details in the coming days. As with the 1/48 P-51B kit, our designer Stan Archman will guide you through the features of the 1/72 P-51D kit. In the first part, you'll focus on the wheel well: 1. The part above the wheel well is more massive than in 1/48 scale to avoid breaking this part. 2. Simplified transition to the radiator inlet. No need for a plug. This will simplify moulding and stiffen the fuselage. 3. Even in the 1/72 version we did not forget to show the internal details of the radiator." https://www.facebook.com/EduardCompany/posts/pfbid0355tXrqH6Fb8a8qEFx65b3ZytfvTP9eDyCPbiopxbixSdgWx8eZwenvzXAywy9Y6il
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"The fourth part of photo-gallery which documents building our brand new 1/48 scale P-51B Mustang model by Jan Baranec continues with another instalment devoted to painting of the scale model. The kit, upcoming new May item in our Limited Edition will be released under the name 'Overlord D-Day Mustangs' Dual Combo (cat. no. 11181)." https://www.facebook.com/share/p/TYgzxXD6wRdB4TdY/
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I get that, but I just found the amount a bit intrusive.
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Some nice pictures there. Just a shame they have gone crazy with the watermarks.
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What doesn't look good?
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"Jan Baranec is building our brand new 1/48 scale P-51B Mustang, upcoming new May release, Limited Edition kit named “Overlord D-Day Mustangs” Dual Combo (cat. no. 11181). Today’s part is about painting." https://www.facebook.com/share/p/ZUc4g6ygpPinB2uM/
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Agree. The other day on a YouTube video I commented that I was disappointed with the Trumpeter A-6 as they had completely missed the forward landing gesa door and got called a river counter for it and no one else would notice! Sometimes I think designers just need to take a moment, step back and look at their model and compare it to a few photos and ask themselves if it looks like the real thing, or just ask someone else to take a look
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The overly thick wing, especially towards the tip is why decided not to buy it as well. I don't know the Vampire that well, but it's just too far out for me.
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The bubbletop versions only ever used the smooth one and the D-25 boxing only comes with the corrugated type.
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That's hard to say. The old Detail & Scale isn't too bad, but does have omissions and a few errors. I can't comment on the newer version as I've avoided the latest D&S issues because I download the samples and I dont like the way they have ruined a lot of the photos ( It's like someone has discovered photo editing software but don't know what they are doing with it and has pushed shadows and pulled highlights far too much ). The Kagero Monograph volume I, does have some nice drawings which take you through a lot of the changes. The Aero Detail book has a bit of info in, but there's no modern book for the modeller that's gives you all the info like the SAM Datafiles on the P-47. I did start putting together a guide a while ago, but it's very time consuming when you have a full time job as well. Maybe I'll get it finished at some point.
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Then I would use the MiniArt D-25 with the asymmetrical prop from the Tamiya kit. The Eduard PE set for the MiniArt kit contains a piece to correct the floor.
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Quick Boost at it again. I put a suggestion in years ago for a corrected intake for the Eduard kit, I guess they ignored that then. They sometime seem to just copy kit parts without even correcting things simple things. It doesn't take much to find out there's an issue and correct it. In this case they could have just used a kit with the correct one and adjusted the base plate to fit the Eduard kit. I guess I'll just buy the Tamiya one and use it on the Eduard kit.
