Product Review

Iconic Mustang fighter as deployed over the vast expanses of the Pacific, buildable as a very long- range P-51D variant, photo reconnaissance F-6D or Dallas-made P-51K. Kit features crisp engraved panel lines, fully equipped cockpit, Packard Merlin V-1650 engine (with carburetor and supercharger - all faired within suitably thin, removable, magnetically secured cowling panels), sandwich construction instrument panel, faired exhaust stacks, empennage (with fin fillet), choice of gunsight (K-14 or N-9), optional K-24 camera with fuselage aperture, movable control surfaces (elevators, rudder, ailerons and flaps), sliding canopy, detailed wing gun bays, ventral radiator fairing with internal mechanisms and moveable cooling flaps, choice of Hamilton Standard or Aero products propellers, optional antennae mast configurations, 500lb bombs (x2), 75 gallon drop tanks (x2), 110 gallon drop tanks (x2), M10 rocket launchers (x2), interchangeable - optional position landing gear, display stand (for in-flight configuration), 1 seated and 1 standing pilot figure, nameplate, canopy mask material, vinyl main tires, photo-etch details and 16 page full color photographic reference manual. Decals and painting guide for 3 USAAF aircraft: P-51K 'Mrs. Bonnie' of the 348th FG on Luzon, Philippines, January 1945; P-51D s/n 44-63483 'Stinger VII' of the 45th FS on Iwo Jima, August 1945 and F-6D s/n 44-15473 of the 1st FS in Burma, 1945 - includes instrument markings and full stencil data.