Best P-51H Kit?

[Crossiant Oliver]

I was wondering what the best P-51H kit is in terms of:

 

1. How difficult it is (I want probably something intermediate)

2. Either 1/48 or 1/72 scale

3. Only plastic parts (no resin please)

 

any answer would be wonderful!

 

-Oliver

 

 

[JWM]

In 1/72 only RS can be considered. 

http://www.mojehobby.pl/products/P-51-H-Mustang-ANG.html

J-W

[Troy Smith]

for your criteria in 1/48th,  nothing,

 

unless you want to add some detail the the ancient Aurora kit.....

http://www.network54.com/Forum/149674/thread/1461792366

 

the others are

Classic Airframes

http://modelingmadness.com/review/korean/cleaver/cleaverp51h.htm

 

HiPM

http://modelingmadness.com/scott/korean/p51h.htm

 

There may have been a vacform as well.  Oh,  the CA review Tom Cleaver notes that Collectaire did a resin one.

 

HTH

T

 

 

[Bedders]

I built the RS kit recently and enjoyed it: RFI below, and WIP below that:

In 1/72 there are also kits from HPM and CMR (the latter in resin). But the RS is the newest so I went for that. There are two versions available - USAF decals and ANG ones. I leave you to judge accuracy; I don't think it's far off.

 

Justin

Edited February 5, 2017 by Bedders

[Jon Kunac-Tabinor]

On 2/5/2017 at 0:24 AM, Troy Smith said:

for your criteria in 1/48th,  nothing,

 

unless you want to add some detail the the ancient Aurora kit.....

http://www.network54.com/Forum/149674/thread/1461792366

 

the others are

Classic Airframes

http://modelingmadness.com/review/korean/cleaver/cleaverp51h.htm

 

HiPM

http://modelingmadness.com/scott/korean/p51h.htm

 

There may have been a vacform as well.  Oh,  the CA review Tom Cleaver notes that Collectaire did a resin one.

 

HTH

T

 

 

The vacform one is by Eagles Talon - I have one in the stash.

 

I also have a CA one and the HiPM one (half built). The main problem with all these kits is that the portrayal of the very distinctive  conformally shrouded exhausts is just woeful - and as that's a real feature of the H it kind of lets them all down. I've tried scratch building them - but its such a subtle and tight shape that in scale its really, really tricky to get something that doesnt just look pants

I live in hope though.

 

Jonners

[Jonny]

Interestingly, the latest (March 2017) editionoif 'Aeroplane' magazine has an article about 'the Mustang that might have been'  - the P-51F.  It seems an XP-51F, an XP-51G and oddly a P-51B were sent to the UK IN April 1945 and given serials FR409 - FR411.  Among others, Jeffrey Quill flew the XP-51F.

 

Some nice photos, showing FR409 as a three-bladder, and FR410 with a 5 blade prop (in US markings and a 4 blade prop in RAF markings.  British test pilots quite liked the aircraft, apparently.