Homebee Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) After the P-51D/K Eduard is to release 1/48th North American P-51B/C Mustang kits Source: https://www.eduard.com/out/media/InfoEduard/archive/2022/info-eduard-2022-10-special.pdf V.P. Edited Wednesday at 19:23 by Homebee 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Excellent news, there are some very nice B/C's that need to be in my cabinet, looks like the Malcolm hood will be making an appearance too.👍 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireGap Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Count me in, and probably for the first limited edition dual combo...and the second... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_W Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Certainly some exciting kits being released (well for me anyway). I have been looking forward to this possible Eduard release for some time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Noice! Want a few at least! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Fantastic. I'll be needing a few of these I think! I make no apologies for loving a good Mustang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Yup, great news. Saw this on Hyperscale a few weeks ago. I’ve built several of the Tamiya kits, I always use the Jaguar cockpit which is very hard to find now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lusitanian Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Interesting to see the post-war style ‘un-cuffed’ Hamilton Standard propeller here. Best wishes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakovica Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Well it was about time to finally get the early Mustang with the correct wing/wheel well spar in 1/48. The first ever I think, out of box at least. Looking forward to it and hope we won't wait for too long. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 19, 2023 Author Share Posted October 19, 2023 (edited) Fresh news - release in 2024 ? Source: https://info.eduard.com/cz/10-2023-special V.P. Edited October 19, 2023 by Homebee 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskey Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 I guess I'll be holding off on purchasing anymore Tamiya kits in that case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 On 10/19/2023 at 7:27 AM, Homebee said: Fresh news - release in 2024 ? Source: https://info.eduard.com/cz/10-2023-special V.P. Wanna bet those very nice interior bits are not in the kit, but in a Brassin set? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marky sparky Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 Great news. Eduard quality and reasonable prices too. This, and MiniArts new P-47s in 1/48, happy days. Who knows, maybe a new P-38 as Tamiya is a wee bit too expensive for me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 In progress Source: https://www.facebook.com/EduardCompany/posts/pfbid0Nj24CeaY54b3Q2uf8ab3HDcgENi1xGiFCGHr6szjKtx6wGXKZ5XbXUzbe5DTPVsNl Quote Our colleague Stanislav Archman aka “Stan” with one of our projects in the pipeline for 2024. What is your favorite aircraft, and why is it the P-51 Mustang B and C versions? V.P. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 (edited) Source: https://info.eduard.com/cz/01-2024/page-4 The P-51B release is expected in late March/early April. The first boxing will be a 8th AF Mustang dual combo. V.P. Edited January 9 by Homebee 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 So now they ARE doing 'duals' again? 🥴 I thought that they were going single kit with 10 or more decal options route? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masinissa Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 6 hours ago, Bozothenutter said: So now they ARE doing 'duals' again? 🥴 I thought that they were going single kit with 10 or more decal options route? If the subject has two or more versions, then it will be released as a Dual Combo. In this case the box will have a P-51B and a P-51C with attendant marking variations for the 8th Air Force. When they released the Bf-109K-4 there's only one version of that machine so you get 10 markings and one set of sprues. This applies to the FM-1 also. I may hold off getting the P-51B/C 8th Air Force Dual Combo and see what comes out later . . . I'd like to see some C.B.I P-51B/Cs. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mycapt65 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 On 10/23/2023 at 10:16 PM, whiskey said: I guess I'll be holding off on purchasing anymore Tamiya kits in that case. Not me. The Tami kit is fine enough for me. Simple, easy build that looks good when finished. I'm just not a fan of these newer over complicated kits with millions of ridiculously oversized rivets to fill. Luckily for me these new uber kits drive down the prices on the decent second hand earlier kits. Unfortunately for me there's types of significant aircraft that I want that still haven't been properly kitted. That leaves me to deal with the rivets and necessarily fiddly parts of these new kits. Sorry to be a kill joy, but I need to voice my opinion if there's any hope of firing the mad riveter and simplifying kits. 12 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delide Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) The Tamiya kit looks nice. But to be fair, the research of new tool kits from some better manufacturers is superior than Tamiya some 30 years ago/in the 90s. The Tamiya B/C kit has noticeable shape issues, the rear fuselage is too wide, that has effect on the cross section of the canopy(noticeably on framed version) and spine/rear fuselage, the top of those is not as sharp as the real thing as a result. Look at the renders from Eduard, those areas look very good, I'm sure shape wise it will be a improvement. In this case Eduard did leave out the rivets on the wing, Edited January 6 by delide 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masinissa Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 3 hours ago, delide said: The Tamiya kit looks nice. But to be fair, the research of new tool kits from some better manufacturers is superior than Tamiya some 30 years ago/in the 90s. The Tamiya B/C kit has noticeable shape issues, the rear fuselage is too wide, that has effect on the cross section of the canopy(noticeably on framed version) and spine/rear fuselage, the top of those is not as sharp as the real thing as a result. Look at the renders from Eduard, those areas look very good, I'm sure shape wise it will be a improvement. In this case Eduard did leave out the rivets on the wing, You're right. the Tamiya kit has a lot of shape issues. The wheel well is very simple and incomplete. The guns ports are incorrect. It's a very simplified kit. The only other competitor is the ex-Accurate Miniatures kit which also has some glaring flaws. Then there's the very old Monogram kit . . . I'm really looking forward to getting this kit. First build I'm going to make ETO and AVG ace James Howard's P-51B, Ding Hao!, using Mike Grant decals. Eduard's P-51B/C will be a fantastic canvas for that aircraft. Really good to see these subject updated for the new millenium! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mycapt65 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 3 hours ago, delide said: The Tamiya kit looks nice. But to be fair, the research of new tool kits from some better manufacturers is superior than Tamiya some 30 years ago/in the 90s. The Tamiya B/C kit has noticeable shape issues, the rear fuselage is too wide, that has effect on the cross section of the canopy(noticeably on framed version) and spine/rear fuselage, the top of those is not as sharp as the real thing as a result. Look at the renders from Eduard, those areas look very good, I'm sure shape wise it will be a improvement. In this case Eduard did leave out the rivets on the wing, Agreed about the Tamiya B's shape issues. It's whether or not those shape issues are worth the work it takes filling in the millions of ridiculously oversized rivets and having to doddle with a hundred extra parts. Most of which are easily broken and not visible from normal viewing distances. As important as shape accuracy is to me, so is realism and practicality. I build kits for enjoyment and to have a reasonable replica of the subject when I'm done. I don't find the filling rivets and fussing with tiny parts enjoyable. Therefore I can either overlook and or fix minor shape issues (depending on complexity) if the kit will still look reasonably like the real airplane. Not everyone uses scale plans, calipers, micrometers and a jewelers loop to view an aircraft model. Some of us enjoy modeling without the extra work these kits require. You're entitled to your opinion, I'm entitled to mine. It's simply personal preference and I'm stating mine. 6 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delide Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 49 minutes ago, Mycapt65 said: Agreed about the Tamiya B's shape issues. It's whether or not those shape issues are worth the work it takes filling in the millions of ridiculously oversized rivets and having to doddle with a hundred extra parts. Most of which are easily broken and not visible from normal viewing distances. As important as shape accuracy is to me, so is realism and practicality. I build kits for enjoyment and to have a reasonable replica of the subject when I'm done. I don't find the filling rivets and fussing with tiny parts enjoyable. Therefore I can either overlook and or fix minor shape issues (depending on complexity) if the kit will still look reasonably like the real airplane. Not everyone uses scale plans, calipers, micrometers and a jewelers loop to view an aircraft model. Some of us enjoy modeling without the extra work these kits require. You're entitled to your opinion, I'm entitled to mine. It's simply personal preference and I'm stating mine. Yes of course, we all have our personal preferences. To me the shape is the most important thing, in this case the blunt top of the spine is noticeable to me without using any plan. Rivets OTOH don't really bother me, but the wing of this kit won't be covered with it. Small parts are probably difficult to avoid though, as the kits gets more and more detailed. Like even Tamiya's own new tooled spitfire Mk1 for example, it has much more parts and small ones too than their old version. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 Quote We continue to test the first mold for 1/48 scale P-51B/C Mustang plastic kit. And so far so good! Source: https://www.facebook.com/EduardCompany/posts/pfbid0Wkhny7bffYVAmwQb9jkqcs3SbADJTcn9Hr2ChXCSk6cm9BukoHYC44ycryu4KE5Bl V.P. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 Wing moulds Source: https://www.facebook.com/EduardCompany/posts/pfbid0Zo5prUozu1z6ieRGXmmP8rVdVr4C6519uREuvwVi1vDhnoGiHtoWkWHr4zEaGpKml Quote Electrode for future preparation of surface details and work in progress on metal mold for wing of P-51B/C Mustang kit in 1/48 scale. May 2024 release. Which P-51 Fighter Group is your favorite? V.P. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABeck Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 From ipmsdeutschland report. ....Now E2 - H , please, for the Bottisham4. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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