DeanKB 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? Jerry Rutman to the rescue! It may be resin, but it'll be ever so lovely resin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HB252 Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Hello kurth, Thx for the photos. I hope see it in WIP area Them, the only options for a P-51 B MUSTANG are REVELL (cheap) or TRUMPTER (expensive option), isnt it? Regards, Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBrown Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 With any luck, Revell is squeezing that last penny from the old mold before announcing a new tool P-51B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 It sure would compliment their Spitty, 2 -109s, and the new FW-190. RBrown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Howie Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Who wouldn't love a Tamiya P-51B or 109G-6.. Personally and now back in the real world a new nose for the Trump kit from the firewall forward would solve the major issues for most people. Throw in an Aires cockpit and gear bays and you will have one very nice looking B it would still have some minor issues but given the other options would be to me far more preferable and end up looking very nice. A new nose from Jerry Rutman, Mike West or someone else would be a great addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurth Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Hello kurth, Thx for the photos. I hope see it in WIP area Them, the only options for a P-51 B MUSTANG are REVELL (cheap) or TRUMPTER (expensive option), isnt it? Regards, Miguel You are quite welcome. I do want to build this one soon, but I do have 4 or 5 in progress right now so I really need to finish something first. I do not have any more room on my work bench for another project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunda Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 (edited) I would jump on a Revell new tool B or C model in a heartbeat. Its a mystery why Hasegawa or Tamiya havent produced one yet, but whoever does first will clean up. I keep hearing really bad things about the Trumpeter version- would someone like to list the problems with it? The nose is totally wrong? I actually own an unbuilt Revell 'old tool' RAF Mustang III (4740), but the horrendous grey plastic sprues are much worse than those shown above, covered in flash and rivets you could park a bike in, plus laughable decals and very thick 'clear' parts- puts me right off- doubt I will ever build it... Edited June 4, 2015 by Thunda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Who wouldn't love a Tamiya P-51B or 109G-6.. Personally and now back in the real world a new nose for the Trump kit from the firewall forward would solve the major issues for most people. Throw in an Aires cockpit and gear bays and you will have one very nice looking B it would still have some minor issues but given the other options would be to me far more preferable and end up looking very nice. A new nose from Jerry Rutman, Mike West or someone else would be a great addition. For most who know the P-51B in any kind of detail including me, the worst offense is not the nose................I can live with the misshapen section on the upper part.....................what I and almost everyone I talk to about the kit have a problem with is the @#$%*ing NON-laminar flow wings! A correction for that would basically require all new wings, and of course gear wells that are incorrect as well, and at that point, Id be more inclined to wait for some manu to put a B/C out..............as we KNOW someone will put it out.................eventually. Its so iconic, and SO many people recognize it, its a lock for sure.................just a matter of time. Now will this new tool be from Revell? Maybe.............will we see one from Tamiya? I sure hope so. Either way, whoever puts it out, if they take into consideration ALL the issues the most recent B has, and make a concerted effort to fix said issues, it WILL sell, and sell a LOT. RBrown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunda Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Ok, so nose, wings, wheel well.....just a minor fix then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Texan Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 The hell with Tamiya! Too damned expensive! If someone were to make a nice quality, low priced kit, I hope Revell takes the challenge of making a new P-51 B/C model! Proud of Revell kicking the teeth in on Tamiya, Hasegawa, and Trumpeter! Those companies charge way to much for their kits and are far to proud of them! And, they usually have accuracy issues to boot! So, please Revell, do us a big favor and make a new tool P-51 B/C! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 (edited) The hell with Tamiya! Too damned expensive! If someone were to make a nice quality, low priced kit, I hope Revell takes the challenge of making a new P-51 B/C model! Proud of Revell kicking the teeth in on Tamiya, Hasegawa, and Trumpeter! Those companies charge way to much for their kits and are far to proud of them! And, they usually have accuracy issues to boot! So, please Revell, do us a big favor and make a new tool P-51 B/C! I cant really agree with most any of that if Im honest. We each have our own ideas of "value" and for me the $80 USD I paid for my Tamiya P-51 is some of the best money I have ever spent. If youve never owned a Tamiya kit because they are "too expensive" I can see that.....................but Id take a LOOOOONG look at one UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL before saying anything about accuracy issues............. Im not even going to mention Trupmeters P-51 in the same breath as Tamiyas. There really is honestly NO comparison there. And to that point if you are aware of some accuracy issue with the Tamiya P-51, please by all means speak up. Im not aware of any major issues at all, but Im no expert. And I DEFINITELY would not say that Revell is "kicking the teeth in" of Tamiya by ANY stretch of the imagination; AAMOF, ask anyone who has build a recent Tamiya offering and a new Revell offering and ask them what they think, and unless they just WAY overpaid for their Tamiya kit, you may be shocked at some of the answers you get. I can definitely see the advantage of some Revell kits, like their new 190..........................especially with cost figured in. BUT, if you're comparing kit to kit, and you get your Tam P-51 for a reasonable amount like I did, Revell isnt even FLYING over the same ballpark as Tamiya if you want accuracy, detail, buildability, realism, or IMHO value for the money considering how GAWD awful Revells P-51 is compared to Tamiya's. Edited June 5, 2015 by Out2gtcha KOG7777 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clunkmeister Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I have the HC P-51A, and it is a lovely kit! Very basic, but it's lines are right and it looks great! I hear there are a few gun placement and air intake issues to verify matches with the specific prototype you're modeling, but all in all, a solid, decent kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clunkmeister Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 But Revell's FW-190 is head and shoulders above Tamiya's!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 But Revell's FW-190 is head and shoulders above Tamiya's!! OK that made me laugh Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clunkmeister Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 At least I'm doing my job! LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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