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  1. Arvin Grajau

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    #1 Arvin Grajau, Apr 21, 2012
    Hi guys wanting to build a non flying P51 Mustang model.
    What in your eyes,experience is the best kit or model maker?
     
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    #2 kylec, Apr 21, 2012
    Are you looking for 1/32 or 1/24 in plastic?
     
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    #3 Crawler, Apr 21, 2012
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    #4 Bounce, Apr 21, 2012
    +1 to the Tamiya, great detail and fit IMO that goes for all the available scales in the Tamiya range.
     
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    #5 Bob Parks, Apr 21, 2012
    The Airfix 1/24 Mustang kit is not very good. Very crude and not well presented for a large scale kit. The Trumpeter and Tamiya kits are much better.
     
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    #6 Arvin Grajau, Apr 22, 2012
    Thankyou one and all,I think the Trumpeter 1/24 look ideal as the selection for future making is huge.
    The Tamiya models look great also but lack numbers in build of other WW2 fighters.
    I've got a soft spot for the P51,as my godfather was killed in one in the late 60s at an airshow in Bendigo Victoria Australia,ex CAF built P51.
     
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    #7 Arvin Grajau, Apr 22, 2012
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    re the Trumpeter kits the 1/32 scale WW2 planes have more parts then the 1/24 scale,which i find appealing.
    Any idea how many parts in the Tamiya 1/32 kits? as there site makes no mention.
    Looking at the Merlin/Packard in the Tamiya kit,to me it looks of a better build quality then the Trumpeter kit.
     
  8. Crawler

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    #8 Crawler, Apr 22, 2012
    The posted link from Historic Aviation's site says 415+.
     
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    #9 Arvin Grajau, Apr 22, 2012
    that solves the purchase Tamiya p51.,thankyou for that.
     
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    #10 Bounce, Apr 22, 2012
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