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Premium 1:32 Zoukei-Mura P-51D Mustang Model Kit
283 parts. Exception details inside and out. Full engine detail.
One of the most detailed P51 aircraft models ever produced.

North American P-51D Mustang
The P-51 Mustang is considered by many to be the best fighter aircraft of WWII. The P-51D is considered by many experts to be the definitive variant of the Mustang as it was the most widely produced. It featured a bubble canopy which gave the pilot superb all-round visibility as well as a heavier armament of six 12.7mm machine guns. Wing racks allowed the carriage of drop tanks to extend range or bombs for ground attack. P-51Ds were instrumental in helping the Allies gain air superiority over Europe, and after Germany's defeat, they continued their role as long-range escorts for B-29s attacking Japan. Many also saw service during the Korean War as fighter-bombers and a few even continued to serve with air forces of less developed nations until the 1980s.

North American P-51D Mustang with Army Staff Car Included
Combination set containing a scale assembly kit models of the North American P-51D Mustang and staff car. Existing P-51D kit parts used, with brand new sprues included for pilot figure and fuel tanks, as well as 3 types of new markings. The staff car is the first of its kind in this scale, and the new moldings accurately reproduce its rounded body and distinctive bulbous fenders. Staff car also features die-cast chassis to give it an additional sense of volume.

P-51D Mustang Early Model Airplane Kit
Following close on the tail of Dragon’s earlier release of a P-51D Mustang kit is an Early Production variant of this famous American fighter. The original kit was extremely well received, and this latest scale model has a redesigned fuselage to allow modelers to accurately represent an Early model. As an Early Production aircraft, it does not have the tail fillet or dorsal fin where the fuselage and tail join, this modification being made to original aircraft to give better yaw stability. Of course, this aspect is carefully replicated in kit form. As before, this kit is highly detailed using state-of-the-art engineering and molding techniques. No effort has been spared in producing a kit brimming with detail, and that yet remains easy to assemble. Newly tooled and accurately shaped fuselage specific to P-51D Early Production, with superb slide-molded details
- Canopy with rivet detail made from transparent plastic - Propeller blades with accurately curved cross-section and true-to-scale thickness - Extra-detailed transparent engine cowling - Engine compartment with full detail - Exhaust pipes made by slide molds - Wings with realistic panel lines - Ailerons are movable - Rockets and bombs included - Weighted wheels made of DS - Detailed wheels and landing gear - Pilot's seat upgraded with photo-etched parts - Instrument panel made from clear part - Moveable rudder with realistic texture - Cartograf decals offer accurate markings.

P-51C Mustang Bendix Race Model Kit
Paul Mantz Air Service P-51C Mustang: Bendix Transcontinental Race Model Kit. Features: - Finely recessed panel lines - Over 60 parts - Optional tires (weighted and unweighted) - Decals for 2 different Mustangs - Protected decals and clear parts - Detailed instruction sheet - Detailed painting instruction Paul Mantz (August 2, 1903 July 8, 1965) was a noted air racing pilot, movie stunt pilot and consultant from the late 1930s until his death in the mid-1960s. He gained fame on two stages: Hollywood and in air races. Mantz was one of the first to recognize the value of purchasing the USAAF's surplus aircraft which were being sold for as little as $350. At the end of the war, Mantz purchased a fleet of 475 war-surplus bombers and fighters, for $55,000. His intention was to use some of this massive armada in film work at the time. Mantz joked that he had the sixth-largest air force in the world. Mantz would ultimately drain off the fliuds from his fleet and sell the bulk of the aircraft for scrap, keeping a total of twelve planes for his film work. With his film fleet in place, Mantz chose one of the P-51 fighters to convert it into a Bendix Trophy racer. With his long-time mechanic, Cort Johnson, he totally rebuilt the P-51C, stripping out all military issue equipment and modifying the wings with "wet" fuel cells. In the 1946 Bendix Trophy race, all the competitors flew similar converted warbirds but Mantz prevailed with an average speed of 435 mph. He went on to win the Bendix for an unprecedented three consecutive years (1946-1948) with over $125,000.00 in winnings. Jacqueline Cochran (May 11, 1906 August 9, 1980) was a pioneer American aviator, considered to be one of the most gifted racing pilots of her generation. She was appointed director of womens flight training for the United States in 1942, supervising the training.

Twin Mustang F-82G Model Kit
A radical departure from the conventional single fuselage airplane, the Twin Mustang was not, as is commonly believed, two P-51 Mustangs coupled together. It was largely a new aircraft based on the P-51 design with many aerodynamic changes made to achieve greater range at higher speeds. This unique aircraft could be controlled from either cockpit. The pilot had a full array of instruments the co-pilot had relief and emergency instruments. Two figures with opening canopies. Open or closed gun compartments, optional rockets, bombs, fuel tanks or radar pod.