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  1. Tbolt
    The images for those that don't like FB.
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    "The fifth 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 small parts. The kit, new May item in our Limited Edition is already available at Eduard webstore under the name “Overlord D-Day Mustangs” Dual Combo (cat. no. 11181)! https://www.eduard.com/eduard/overlord-d-day-mustangs-p-51b-mustang-dual-combo-1-48.html" https://www.facebook.com/share/TEwBoWhb4qi12Ypv/
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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. In the third part of the photo gallery of the 1/72 P-51D Mustang kit, designer “Stan” Archman introduces you to the undercarriage of the kit: 8. The undercarriage leg is designed as one piece including the torque scissors and the undercarriage cover bracket. 9. The landing gear leg drop into the wing is designed with a "snap-in" from the side. It is hoped that this will provide similar comfort and positional accuracy to the 1/72 scale Bf 109 F and G 10. The main landing gear ribs are now part of the wheel well ceiling. 11. The "second floor" of the celing of the main wheel well is designed with the hoses as a part of the cockpit floor. 12. It follows that the assembly of the wheel well, which fits into the wing, consists of only four main parts." https://www.facebook.com/share/p/zJajoi3gwxwjptz7/
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    If it's cheaper to use the Acadamy kit than design new tooling for late P-38's ( I dont know how the RS kit breaks down ), then it's probably just a financial decision. I still find it amazing that we still haven't got a decent P-38 series in 1/72nd, it would be such a good seller for someone like Tamiya. Anyway I'll be getting at least one F-5.
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    I don't see why it has to resemble the earlier RS kits, sounds like they are based on the Academy kit and have nothing to do with the other RS P-38's.
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    "The later version of the Hurricane, the Mk II, achieved the greatest glory in its tropical version, operating on distant fronts of World War II, from the Arctic to the Sahara and from Malta to Burma and Ceylon. It was visually distinguished by a large dust filter suspended under the engine. These are the planes you will find in our latest set 1/48 Hurricane Mk IIb trop 40008, each of them took part in epic battles, crucial for the fate of the war, fought in extreme climates. 👉We’ve just started the promotional pre-order for this cool kit. See more: https://armahobbynews.pl/en/blog/2024/04/22/new-arma-kit-1-48-hurricane-mk-iib-trop/ " https://armahobbynews.pl/en/blog/2024/04/22/new-arma-kit-1-48-hurricane-mk-iib-trop/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0i144ike44KekWhfF003N2e5FcgU6pBASQ7A1YAZCFZ9Z_06UYPmJhxAc_aem_AU6ph_VtCB9FATs21VJjAn_donD0CGL8ozCobeIO1M2x3fuUviexDDDzpl0f3jqyk0rAOZoHnw8jAtlRfS5HfM06 https://www.facebook.com/share/MEMV9DCqovhe4NA1/
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    There are rivets there, though maybe not the final ones as they don't look raised.
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    "Shots from finishing the mould for the clear parts of the P-51D Mustang kit in 1/72 scale. After electrical discharge machining the surface details with copper electrodes, we verify the shape of the mould with 3D scan." https://www.facebook.com/share/N6B6GuQtCatGG3gV/
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    Lovely paint work.
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    Yes it easily could have been, but I wonder where did SuperScale get the their reference for having the background all blue?
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    Still working away on this one, but I've not really had enough time to spend on it, so it won't be finished in time. Nose gear bay and air brake bay with a little weathering. Exhaust painted up and weathered. Everything installed in the fuselage. I blanked off some of the fuselage intakes to prevent see through as well as the engine intake. Tip tanks together and the nose lenses polished. Fuselage, wings and tail planes all brought together.
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    I agree, there was no question about the aircraft in the colour photo, but the canopies on 379th FS aircraft varied - some were blue, the squadron colour, some were unpainted and possible some were red. As for red appearing darker, it is fairly common to see red as dark, depending on the filter used, making it almost looking like black in WWII Photos. Red nose Cowl band. Red nose cowl band, spinner and bird. Red nose band and flash, probably spinner as well on both of these aircraft.
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    In the close up photo it looks like it could be blue, like this one below. But in the other photo it is clearly darker, so maybe it changed to red at some point. The lower cowl flap that could be red or black.
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    I agree with the others, it doesn't look like an X to me. Thierry's artwork looks the closest K to me so you might want to modify the decals, which have the standard style K on, to match. Note how the top profile you posted shows the girl on the noseart beautifully shaded and the photo of the real thing has no shading, just like the decal. X - This is also a K bar it looks very different to the other K with the longer section on the bottom instead of the top.
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    Let's hope so. I'm also hoping they will continue with the P-36 family soon.
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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 other photos from this build that I missed.
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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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    That's what I thought for a minute.
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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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