Back from the Brink

The P-51D Mustang is viewed by many as one of the most successful aircraft of WWII, but this unique design with laminar flow wing still had plenty to offer after that conflict had ended. In 1950, by now having been re-named the F-51D when the U.S. Air Force was separated from the Army in 1947, it was called into action in the Korean War; airfields on the Korean peninsula were ill-suited to jet aircraft and the F-51D still had the necessary range and ordnance to roll back the years and do the job as a front line fighter.

Specifications:

• This is a 1/32 scale plastic model assembly kit.
• Fuselage length: 308mm, wingspan: 354mm.
• The honed form of the F-51D is accurately recreated right down to rivets and panel lines.
• Features an accurate recreation of the Hamilton Standard propeller with squared off tips.
• Internal ducts and oil coolers give genuine realism to the radiator section.
• Elevators and other wing sections are moving parts.
• Depictions of the six 12.7mm machine guns even have ammo belts.
• Parts are included to depict two types of drop tank, 500lb bombs, and six 5-inch HVAR rockets.
• Fuselage has cooling slits recreated on the radiator access panel.
• Comes with a seated pilot figure for that extra level of realism.
• Includes three marking options: two U.S. and one Republic of Korean Air Force.