TAM60322 - Tamiya 1/32 North American P-51D Mustang - PREOWNED10118235

TAM60322 - Tamiya 1/32 North American P-51D Mustang - PREOWNED10118235

Preowned, Resealed, Mint

The P-51D is widely considered the definitive variant of the Mustang and among the finest fighter aircraft of the Second World War. Powered by the Packard-built Rolls-Royce Merlin V-1650, with a laminar flow wing and efficient belly radiator, it combined exceptional range with performance that matched the best German fighters at altitude. From late 1943 it escorted 8th Air Force bombers deep into Germany, and its impact on the air war over Europe was decisive. Göring famously remarked that when he saw Mustangs over Berlin, he knew the war was lost.

Developed from actual design drawings and direct examination of surviving examples. Completed model: 308mm length, 354mm wingspan.

Box contents:

• Injection-moulded plastic sprues (grey and clear)
• Photo-etched fret (seat harnesses, oil cooler)
• Solid rubber tyres (authentic tread pattern)
• 75-gallon and 108-gallon drop tanks
• Display stand (flight pose)
• 2 pilot figures (seated and standing)
• 6 × 12.7mm machine guns with ammunition belts
• 16-page full-colour photographic reference booklet
• Waterslide decals — 3 marking options, all 8th Air Force:
  • P-51D 473304 "Blondie", 334th FS / 4th FG, 2nd Lt. Marvin W. Arthur, 1944
  • P-51D 414151 "Petie 2nd", 487th FS / 352nd FG, Lt. Col. John C. Meyer, 1944
  • P-51D "Glengary Guy Jackie" MC-Z, 79th FS / 20th FG, Capt. Glenn M. Webb, 1944

Features: Early or late tail (with/without dorsal fin); 3 canopy types; 2 instrument panel types; 2 seat types; 2 exhaust types; 4 rearview mirror types; movable ailerons, flaps, elevators, and rudder; radiator and oil cooler flaps movable; landing gear retracted or deployed; engine cowl attaches via magnet, removable after assembly.