Royboy Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 26 minutes ago, MikeMaben said: Don't know what they're waiting for. The fillet tail sprue has already been created. Could be queues for the IM process? Every producer seems to be behind in production right now, COVID doesn't help either! LSP_K2 and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 I first found that photo about a year ago. Posted by Craig Quattelbaum. Don't know how he got it but he's a Mustang guy so may have had something to do with the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Howie Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Why bother waiting when there is the utterly magnificent Tamiya kit to build? Paramedic and BarryWilliams 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 45 minutes ago, Darren Howie said: Why bother waiting when there is the utterly magnificent Tamiya kit to build? Likely because not everyone wants to spend the money on the Tamiya kit, especially if they don’t care about having a full engine. Lothar, firefly7, dmthamade and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) I've got the Tamiya P51D but also two Revell kits as well as there are so many attractive P51 subjects out there that I could not afford to build them all using Tamiya kits. Cheers Dennis Edited October 11, 2020 by dennismcc Spelling Jack, D.B. Andrus, LSP_K2 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 50 minutes ago, dennismcc said: I've got the Tamiya P51D but also two Revell kits as well as there are so many attractive P51 subjects out there that I could not afford to build them all using Tamiya kits. Cheer4s Dennis My sentiments exactly.......... MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Dave Williams said: Likely because not everyone wants to spend the money on the Tamiya kit, especially if they don’t care about having a full engine. So the only difference between the two kits is that Tamiya provides an engine? LOL. D Bellis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Jack said: My sentiments exactly.......... Same here. I can buy several Revell kits for the price of one Tamiya kit. Model_Monkey, Jack and dmthamade 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) 33 minutes ago, John1 said: So the only difference between the two kits is that Tamiya provides an engine? LOL. ...Yeah...looks like it, this Revell 51D is a major improvement over what Revell ever produced on the Mustang subject, but that being said, i still have to admit the Tamiya offering, as well as the ZM one, are gems all together, just because of engineering, detailing and such, but what Revell eventually succeeded in was producing a very convincing Mustang for a very reasonable price, hope somehow they "might" be able to actually release a well documented "B" version sometime............. Oh, and btw, revell even hit the correct maingear bay spot on, compared to "some" others.... Edited October 11, 2020 by Jack LSP_K2, Kagemusha, D.B. Andrus and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 12 minutes ago, LSP_K2 said: Same here. I can buy several Revell kits for the price of one Tamiya kit. Can buy 3 Revell kits to the 1 Tamiya kit. I don't do any of the features of the Tamiya kit, Revell kit built OK for me, and except for adding belts and decals would be OOB. Can do a LOT of Revell builds VS Tamiya builds. Now they just need to do the Fillet tail... Don LSP_K2 and Jack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 1 hour ago, John1 said: So the only difference between the two kits is that Tamiya provides an engine? LOL. I never said, or implied, that the only difference between the kits was the engine. My main point about the engine is that not everyone wants to pay extra for features like a complete engine or open gun bays if they intend to close them up. If you want to talk detail, I also think the Revell cockpit is a little bit better than the Tamiya pit. The main letdown with the Revell kit is the thick canopy (and the lack of a late option). But, even if you believe that the Tamiya kit is better quality, it’s not 3x better, which is at least the price difference, and yes I have both kits in my stable to compare. Jack, Lothar and LSP_K2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 21 minutes ago, Jennings Heilig said: Yeah, but you can only buy the filletless ones, so how much of an advantage is that really? ....wait for it.................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 20 minutes ago, Jennings Heilig said: Yeah, but you can only buy the filletless ones, so how much of an advantage is that really? Since you can get the Aerocraft late tail conversion, plus a new canopy, and still be in for half the price of the Tamiya kit, I’d say it’s still an advantage. MikeC and Jack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 3 hours ago, LSP_K2 said: Same here. I can buy several Revell kits for the price of one Tamiya kit. Just my $0.02 - I doubt there are many folks that are interested in buying multiple 32nd scale kits of a P-51D (or any subject for that matter), the comments here on LSP notwithstanding. My take is that if I’m buying a single kit, I want it to be the best one out there, bar none. Go big or go home, I guess. I’m not rolling in cash but dropping an extra $60 or so for Tamiya quality is a trivial purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 I think the number of people who buy and build multiple kits of the same subject is greater than you think. That said, if I could buy only one, I’d choose the Tamiya. LSP_K2, Paramedic, firefly7 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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