LUCIANO007 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) I just received my 3 kits! Did not have enough time to check against drawings and draw red and green lines, but: * It has exactly the same basic dimensions with CA example. * The engraved surface details are very convincing. Just awesome! * The detail is the best it can get for a short run model and definitely much better that what can be done in plastic. * The details in the cockpit, the tail and the main wheel wells are fantastic, but had no time to see if they are also accurate. * The transparent parts are crystal clear. * The instruction manual is a little complicated with too much detail packed in an A4 leaflet. Not bad really. * Color references is not in Humbrol, Gunze or Tamiya. Hmmmm... * The masks and PE complete what seems to be an amazing new Mustang. Soon my dear, soon! Edited December 30, 2019 by LUCIANO007 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABeck Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 It differs from the CA model, held them together yesterday. The tail of the CA-kit is too shallow (easy correction). Clear parts of the MS-kit (there are two of them) should work on the CA. Regards Andreas Beck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areva Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Is this considered a short-run kit? areva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUCIANO007 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, areva said: Is this considered a short-run kit? areva It sure looks like, with thick parts and part frame connectors, but of the best possible quality, which means that in details may be even better than plastic. Edited December 30, 2019 by LUCIANO007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUCIANO007 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, ABeck said: It differs from the CA model, held them together yesterday. The tail of the CA-kit is too shallow (easy correction). Clear parts of the MS-kit (there are two of them) should work on the CA. Regards Andreas Beck Yep, the CA tail is slightly different, I remember from their instructions manual that there is some alternative for the tail height... Short or tall version I think. For the hood, I wouldn't think so. The windshield comes in both with part of the fuselage. Would require exactly the same panels and cross section to be spot on. The older CA can still be built to a really good result, requiring some extra work and the substitution of some of the smaller, less accurate parts. Would I do it with the Modelsvit kit in hand? I don't think so! Edited December 30, 2019 by LUCIANO007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 (edited) New boxing scheduled in 2023 - ref. 4821 - North American P-51H Mustang - USAF edition Source: https://www.facebook.com/modelsvit/posts/pfbid0377Leq1FD2n5U8QPkbHmAxXoyH8niDRyzXjfdWJUiC8ot7xS6Unj2Ev6e8zKpxDshl Quote Dear friends, Currently, preparing a new release of our 1/48 P-51H "Mustang" with 4 new liveries (check out bellow). Shall appreciate your comments regarding the accuracy of these liveries. Please, pay special attention on the 2nd scheme.... Thank you in advance for your support!! V.P. Edited February 10, 2023 by Homebee 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 V interesting to see these new options. If it's any help, I've been studying the Alaska schemes rather more than is good for me in recent months, and I've managed to discern the following. On the first scheme, the aircraft should have yellow stripes on wing and tailplane, probably about 20 inches wide (i.e. narrower than the broad stripes on the third scheme), and positioned at the point where the guns are mounted in the wings. 64th FS (code AA), 65th (AB) and 66th (AC) should have their respective squadron badges painted underneath the windscreen on the right hand side only, like this: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/482659285041333816/ At some point the band on the fin/rudder with the individual aircraft letter was yellow for all three squadrons, but later it seems they might have made them different colours for individual squadrons (can't be sure of this). The very good David McLaren book on the P-51H has some decent photos of 44-64698 flying in Squadron/Group formation, and there are a few other pics of Alaska Hs online. Unfortunately the links to the P-51H photos on this website have broken and (I didn't download them when the link was intact), so the detail isn't clear, but it's still a decent guide: http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=71878 NB for an additional interesting scheme the McLaren book (pg 57) has a tasty photo of a 64th FS aircraft (44-64430, AA-K) with the later Alaska paint scheme of NMF with Insignia Red tail and outer wing panels, like the F-82s. The fin/rudder has a horizontal band for the code letter but I can't decide what colour it is. What's interesting about the H is that they only made 555 of them and they were recycled through various USAF/ANG units in their lives, so you can find pics of the same airframe in a range of different schemes. Justin 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 PS if we could have this kit in 1/72 it would be very welcome indeed! J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 V.P. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 (edited) Expected in late March 2023 - ref. 4821 - North American P-51H Mustang - USAF edition Sources: https://www.modelsvit-eshop.com/c/aviation-1/p-51h-mustang-usaf-edition-200 https://www.facebook.com/modelsvit/posts/pfbid0Q7YUjb7a5SyXnZuC5VX7xFL99dAeb9kuVLjnp8ViTAPvHcFa5cfPT3Ls2jyYN29Ul Quote Happy to inform you that in the end of March, we are up to release a new box of successful 1/48 P-51H Mustang under art #4821. The set comes with PE sheet, Rubber tyres, Painting masks and big decals (A5 format) with four USAF liveries. Box art V.P. Edited March 26, 2023 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 I wonder why they added rubber tires? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Bozothenutter said: I wonder why they added rubber tires? Inflation … 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony.t Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 On 12/30/2019 at 8:45 PM, LUCIANO007 said: It sure looks like, with thick parts and part frame connectors, but of the best possible quality, which means that in details may be even better than plastic. " ...better than plastic". So, it's not styrene plastic but resin or something else? Confused. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 3 hours ago, Bozothenutter said: I wonder why they added rubber tires? I don't know why kit manufacturers do this. Like moveable swing wings, it's one of the last remnants from the days when kits were toys. So long as there's aftermarket or plastic alternatives in the kit, it's not so much of a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 I actually like rubber tires, with applications of fine abrasives they can be made to look quite convincing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 2, 2023 Author Share Posted April 2, 2023 Released - ref. 4821 - North American P-51H Mustang - USAF edition https://www.modelsvit-eshop.com/c/aviation-1/p-51h-mustang-usaf-edition-200 V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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