- Approximately 60 parts in medium grey and clear with fine recessed panel lines.
- Highly detailed cockpit with control stick and rudder pedals, and sculpted pilot figure.
- 2 styles of exhaust stubs, optional position flaps, drop tanks.
- Detailed pictorial instructions.
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 | 1/48 P-51B Mustang Other items from Tamiya Flying for the first time on 30 November 1942, the XP-51B was soon modified with a larger coolant radiator scoop, which actually increased its top speed by 50mph and gave it a higher ceiling by 10,000 ft. The addition of an 85 gallon fuel tank behind the seat increased the P-51B's already excellent range, and it could now escort the bombers all the way to the target and back. P-51B Mustangs began arriving in England in September 1943 with the first Mustangs going to the 3354th fighter group at Boxted, England, and ended the war with the most air to air victories. A total of 3788 P-51B's were produced.
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- As exquisite as the cockpit detail in this kit is it does suffer from a small accuracy problem. In the original Allison powered
- Mustangs the cockpit floor was actually the top surface of the wing
- , resulting in a curved surface. The change to the Merlin engine
- require modifications which made the fuselage taller.
- Consequently, a flat wooden floor was installed in all P-51's from
- the B model onwards. However, this kit has the curved floor
- appropriate to an early Mustang. It's easily fixed with some
- sheet styrene.