1/48 - North American P-51D/K Mustang by Meng - released - new boxing

[Tbolt]

There's certainly some improvements over the Tamiya kit and if you like rivets on your model then the Meng kit is clearly an improvement.

 

So they made the ailerons separate but the elevators, which were quite often sitting down on parked aircraft, they've made one piece with the tailplanes? And the elevator front edge looks like it's just a scribed line rather that having a slight curve to the leading edge like the Tamiya kit.

 

 

[Homebee]

Meng's Mustang building - Hyperscale : http://www.hyperscale.com/2016/features/mengp51d48constrbg_1.htm

 

 

Source Moxdao: http://www.moxdao.com/thread-19478-1-1.html

 

 

 

 

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[Biggles87]

I assumed that being ' cement free ' it would be aimed at the beginner market but having seen the price on Hannants website this is obviously not the case, I think I'll wait for Airfix.

Edited November 19, 2016 by Biggles87

[Foghorn Leghorn]

1 hour ago, Biggles87 said:

aimed at the beginner market but having seen the price on Hannants

 

Yeah, that's a real eye waterer,  considering the Tamiya kit on Hannants is £20. Mind you I don't know enough about P51s to know if the Tamiya kit is good or not. I'd like to try the Meng kit, if only to see how well it goes together, but sadly not at £34. All those rivet details won't please smooth laminar wing fans either.

 

But then again, different strokes for different folks. At least with Airfix, Meng and Eduard joining the list, we'll have plenty of choice.

Edited November 19, 2016 by Foghorn Leghorn

[dragonlanceHR]

Hobby Easy price is slightly below 18 GBP. Slow boat shipping is 6 GBP.

 

Vedran

Edited November 20, 2016 by dragonlanceHR
Corrected the shipping price

[Biggles87]

Thanks Vedran that sounds much more reasonable. I might give it a try while I wait for the Airfix version, you can never have too many Mustangs ( or Spitfires ).

 

John

[Work In Progress]

Of course that's before VAT, which raises the overall shipped cost from £24 to £28.80, plus the £8 Royal Mail handling charge takes it to £36.80.

[dragonlanceHR]

Yes, that is a risk.

Mine charge 25% plus a fixed fee of around 5 GBP for sheer pleasure of doing me the service I didn't order (all packages valued above ca 20 GBP) but sometimes smaller boxes from the East slip through. No chance for packages from the US.

 

Vedran

[ABeck]

Shipping now from Sincere Hobbies / HK, received my notice on Monday.

[Tbolt]

On 20/11/2016 at 1:21 PM, dragonlanceHR said:

Yes, that is a risk.

Mine charge 25% plus a fixed fee of around 5 GBP for sheer pleasure of doing me the service I didn't order (all packages valued above ca 20 GBP) but sometimes smaller boxes from the East slip through. No chance for packages from the US.

 

Vedran

 

Here in the UK the threshold is £15 which at the moment with the weak pound is an absolute joke.

[Homebee]

new Xtradecal references. Will be of course OK for all the others 1/48th P-51D Mustang kits.

 

- ref. X48176 - North-American P-51D Mustang Bubbletops Pt 1

Source: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/X48176

• KH727 DJ-V 93 Sqn Italy 1946;
• 44-13431 QP-E 'Little Eva' Capt J.Sully Varnell 2 FS, 52 FG USAAF Italy 1944
• NZ2419 19 2(Wellington) Sqn RNZAF late 1940s;
• 9566 VC-FBN Experimental and Proving Establishment, RCAF Uplands 1950's;
• CA-18 Mustang A68-71 HU-A 78 Sqn RAAF 1946;

     

 

 

- ref. X48177 - North-American P-51D Mustang Bubbletops Pt 2

Source: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/X48177

• MM44236 4-28 10 Gruppo/4 Stormo Italy 1952;
• J-2113 Fliegerstaffel 21 Swiss AF Dubendorf 1951;
• 335 2(Flying Cheetas) Sqn SAAF Korea 1952;
• 916 Corps d'Aviation d'Haiti, Haiti 1963;
• 26031 16 Flygvapnet F16 Uppsala, Sweden 1945;

    

 

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[Homebee]

New boxing - ref. LS009 - North American P-51D Mustang "Yellow Noose"

Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1696914873755163&id=195290177250981

 

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This MENG LS-009 North American P-51D Mustang "Yellow Nose" plastic model kit has two paint schemes with yellow recognition color. The box art features the aircraft of Bruce·W·Carr who’s a P-51D ace with 25 victories. The assembled model will be 205mm long and 236mm wide. This kit also has features like fast cement-free assembly design, accurate exterior, lots of surface details and various store options.

 

 

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[gavingav1]

On 11/23/2016 at 8:17 PM, Tbolt said:

 

Here in the UK the threshold is £15 which at the moment with the weak pound is an absolute joke.

Lets hope post brexit we can score some good international trade deals 😂😂

[Homebee]

New boxing - ref. LS010 - North American P-51D/K Mustang "8th Air Force"

Sources: 

http://www.meng-model.com/new.php?id=879

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2260809707365674&id=195290177250981

 

 

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Edited May 27, 2019 by Homebee

[Boman]

Do you know what the second scheme in the boxing is? 

[Tbolt]

What was the artist thinking with that green? 🤪

[Sturmovik]

3 hours ago, Tbolt said:

What was the artist thinking with that green? 🤪

RAF Dark Green?

[Tbolt]

42 minutes ago, Sturmovik said:

RAF Dark Green?

That's maybe what they were thinking, but it's come out nothing like that. The old Humbrol 30 is a better match

[Andre B]

7 hours ago, Tbolt said:

That's maybe what they were thinking, but it's come out nothing like that. The old Humbrol 30 is a better match

Brittish Racing Green, sunbleached and properly polished?

[Julien]

Review of the new P-51D/K here;

 

 

[Julien]

On 27/05/2019 at 17:24, Boman said:

Do you know what the second scheme in the boxing is? 

P-51K 44-11622 "Nooky Booky IV"

[Boman]

Thanks Julien, found out eventually and just before the previews came up on the net. 

 

Happy new year!