DeanKB Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Apart from the Trumpeter kit... Kev Jerry Rutmans P51B is very good. Beyond my skills, so I sold mine on. One for the experienced resin builder, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanKB Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 My mom always said, "If you can't say anything nice..." This in one time that I'll agree with you on Trumpeter. Quite how they managed to produce such a totally inept kit is beyond me. Of they have an "A" team & a "B" team, they had team "W"'s work experience students knock this one up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee_K Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 It is puzzling why there isn't a new tool kit of the B in 1/32. My guess is some manufacturer claimed it through initial research but never committed to steel molds, just enough to put other potential kits from being made. Eduard, MPM, Academy, Dragon, even Revell themselves could certainly profit from such a subject. Mustangs sell. Lee K Paramedic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Hog Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 (edited) Hear! Hear! ZM, Tamiya, Revell of Germany, Kitty Hawk are you there? Edited May 26, 2015 by Night Hog Paramedic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph-D Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 for my record and maybe companies working or planning a P-51B,does original drawings exist from the rear windows and fuselage. Seems Revell and Jerry did this area right and in many scales you see it wrong.I saw many pictures but no drawings?regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurth Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 It showed up as in stock at tower hobbies today, so I ordered one. I also have the eduard PE set on the way, so hopefully I can make a nice model out of it. I have done reseach and I have found build threads, and youtube videos of people building this kit so am ready for the challenge facing me. RBrown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBrown Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 There is one outfit called California Psychics, they run late night television commercials that unite insomniacs and clairvoyants. For a dollar a minute phone call , and a thirty minute minimum, I can speak with a mystic who will help me with my relationships and even forecast the future. It's sounds enticing, and they even take PayPal. It got me to thinking about the next Revell release in 1/32 scale. What would it be? For a thirty dollar connection to the cosmic consciousness I would know. I was tempted, but for thirty bucks I could buy another Revell 190 and a bottle of Tamiya Extra Thin cement. I went for the Focke Wulf and the glue. But I came up with a prediction of my own. Well it's not really a prediction, just an optimistic anticipation that a new tool P-51B/C is on Revell's radar screen. D Bellis, Lee White, Paramedic and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurth Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 My P-51B arrived today. It sure has a lot of rivets, but what I like about mustangs is they have relatively few panel lines which are mostly straight, and since the wings were puttied & painted at the factory you do not need to re-scribe the wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HB252 Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 Hello kurth: Can you show some pics, about: - rivets -panel lines - new decals Please moderator change the title, delete NEW TOOL, and put RE-POP. Regards. MIIGUEL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckschilling Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 This and the 1/32 P-40E were by far my favorite kits as a kid in the early 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) Hello kurth: Can you show some pics, about: - rivets -panel lines - new decals Please moderator change the title, delete NEW TOOL, and put RE-POP. Regards. MIIGUEL Miguel, If you go to your initial/very first post that you made, click on "Edit"..................then click on "Use Full Editor".................you can fully change the title of your own thread. Edited June 2, 2015 by Out2gtcha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andromeda673 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I was pretty excited about the release too, then like always my local hobby shop crushed my hopes and dreams. I'd gladly shell out hard earned money for a Tamiya P-51B variant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurth Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 (edited) Hi Miguel, Here are a few pictures. Please excuse my messy workbench here is the wing ... this shows the rivets The rivets seem to pop up more on the hood? engine cover? whatever you what to call it Here is the decal sheet, two options. The good news is they are trying to help the builder by supplying the black parts of the invasion stripes, and the OD antiglare panel. However, to my eye The yellow looks really dark. Not too much flash, less than you would expect from a mold dating back to the 60s with a lot of pressings. Looks like a fun build. Just remember, it was not very long ago when a majority of the available 1/32 kits were like this. 1/32 has come a long way in the past 15 years. Edited June 3, 2015 by kurth Out2gtcha, A340 Pilot and RBrown 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBrown Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I've seen salted pretzels with less texture. D.B. Andrus, D Bellis and kurth 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Suffice it to say; B/C Mustangs are completely different form the D Mustang. A manufacturer can't just take a D and retool it. It won't work. Some manufactuer will have to spend a lot of money to bring a B/C to market. Tamiya can do it...but will they? BGB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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