Eduard kits EDK932011

North-American P-51B/P-51C gun bays 3D-printed 1/32 (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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North-American P-51B Mustang with the Birdcage canopy LooKplus 1/32 (designed to be used with Eduard kits) (DECEMBER RELEASE. EXPECTED IN STOCK LATE NOVEMBER)

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North-American P-51B Birdcage Canopy TFace 1/32 (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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North-American P-51B US national insignia 1/32 (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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North-American P-51B/P-51C Mustang Landing Gear (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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North-American P-51B Mustang DRY-WATER decals ( Printed by Eduard)

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North-American P-51B/P-51C Mustang US national insignia 1/32 (designed to be used with Eduard kits) (DECEMBER RELEASE. EXPECTED IN STOCK LATE NOVEMBER)

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North-American P-51B/P-51D Meyer's Maulers Part I Our popular 1/48 set is now available in 1/32! "Meyers Maulers Part1" (32-006) covers 20 options for P-51B/Ds: -P-51D-10-NA 44-14237, HO-W, Capt. William Whisner, January 1945 "Moonbeam McSwine" -P-51D-15-NA 44-15369, HO-S, Lt. William Miller, March 1945 "Sweet Fern" -P-51D-15-NA 44-14848, HO-K, Lt. Sanford K. Moats, March 1945 "KAY II" -P-51D-15-NA 44-14801, HO-L, Lt. Dean M. Huston, February 1945 "The Hawk-Eye-Owan" -P-51D-10-NA 44-14475, HO-J, Lt. Nelson Jessup, March 1945 "Peanuts" -P-51D-15-NA 44-15629, HO-R, Lt. Alden P. Rigby, February 1945 "Eleen and Jerry" -P-51D-10-NA 44-13335, HO-D Bar, Lt. Walker Diamond, February 1945 "Twyla Sue II" -P-51D-10-NA 44-14812, HO-T, Col. William Halton, April 1945 "Slender Tender & Tall" -P-51D-10-NA 44-14716, HO-P, Capt. Malcolm Stewart II, February 1945 "The Margarets" -P-51D-15-NA 44-15041, HO-M, Lt. Col. John C. Meyer, February 1945 "Petie 3rd" -P-51D-5-NA 44-13321, HO-P, Maj. George Preddy, Late 1944 "Cripes A' Mighty 3rd" -P-51D-5-NT 44-11330, HO-J, Lt. Charles E. Cole, February 1945 "Joanie/My Sweet Betty Kitten of Mattapan" -P-51D-10-NA 44-14778, HO-E, Lt. Alex "Tex" Sears, January 1945 "The Sheep Herder" -P-51D-5-NT 44-11330, HO-M Bar, Lt. Raymond Littge, November 1944 "E Pluribus Unum" -P-51B-10-NA 42-106451, HO-P, Maj. George Preddy, June 1944 "Cripes A' Mighty" -P-51B-15-NA 43-24807, HO-X, Capt. Walter "Wally" Stark, June 1944 "Stark Mad/ Even Stevens" -P-51B-5-NA 42-106471, HO-M, Lt Col John C. Meyer, May 1944 "Lambie II" -P-51B-5-NA 43-36754, HO-W, Lt. William Whisner, May 1944 "Princess Elizabeth" -P-51B-5-NA 43-36754, HO-H, Lt. Ralph Hamilton, June 1944 "Frances B. Too!" -P-51B-5-NA 43-6958, HO-N, Lt. Heyer, June 1944 "Sweetie Face" The set contains enough stencil data decals to build 2 complete models. A vinyl mask set is also included to assist the modeler in painting the blue nose.

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North-American P-51B-1-NA (NA102) 43-12375 BONNIE 'B' II of Capt Donald M 'Buzz' Beerbower 353rd FS/ 354th FG 9th Air Force - North-American P-51D-25-NA 44-73264 CY-U 'Gunfighter' 343FS/ 55FGNorth-American P-51B-1-NA (NA102) 43-12375

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North-American P-51B Mustang 44-13956 QP-D 'Jan' P-51B Mustang 42-106638 E9-R 'Impatient Virgin' 376th FS 361st FG.

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North-American P-51B Mustang 43-6636 QP-N-'Ill Wind' 334th FS 4th FG Debden May 1944. North-American P-51B Mustang 43-12214 VF-C 'Rebel Queen' 555th FS 496th FG.

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RE-PRINT IN OCTOBER!!! North-American P-51B/P-51D Mustang Jeanne III, Detroit Miss, Contrary Mary, Jackie,

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Building the Republic P-47D Thunderbolt. The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Big, powerful, and truly a juggernaut of an aircraft, resulting in its appropriate nickname 'Jug', the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the really great warplanes of its generation. Alongside the superlative North-American P-51 Mustang and the twin-engined Lockheed P-38 Lightning, it was one of the three principal fighter types which the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) successfully operated in the later stages of World War Two. The initial production version was the P-47B, and examples of this type started to reach the USAAF's 56th Fighter Group in June 1942. The first really combat-ready model was the refined and slightly longer P-47C, which entered service later in 1942. Like all front-line P-47 versions it packed a formidable punch of four 0.5in M2 Browning machine guns in each wing, although early models did not carry the wing pylons that became so important later in the Thunderbolt's combat career. The first P-47C examples to reach Britain for the US Eighth Army Air Force did so in December 1942, followed by what became the main combat model of the Thunderbolt, the P-47D, in April 1943. Weighing in at some 15,000lb (6,804kg) fully loaded and powered by the R-2800-59 Double Wasp of 2,000hp, the P-47D was a big, powerful beast. Water injection introduced for some versions of the R-2800 would see even greater power on demand when needed in aerial combat. All of these early Thunderbolts had the 'razorback' high line rear fuselage pioneered with the P-35 and P-43, with a rearwards-sliding heavily framed cockpit canopy. Although the USAAF at first saw the Thunderbolt as a high altitude interceptor, its main initial role very soon became that of daylight bomber escort with the England- based Eighth Air Force, which was in great need of escort fighters for its B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators that were increasingly facing stiff Luftwaffe fighter opposition. he Thunderbolt helped to turn the tide for the US daylight bombing offensive during 1943 and early 1944, with a number of P-47 pilots gaining impressive scores in air-to-air combat against Luftwaffe fighters. Eventually the appearance of the Merlin-engined P-51B Mustang and later versions of the superb Mustang long-range fighter resulted in the Eighth Air Force almost completely re-equipping its fighter groups with the P-51, but the Eighth's 56th Fighter Group continued to fly the Thunderbolt right up to the end of the war in Europe in May 1945. The Eighth Air Force also pioneered the P-47 for air-to-ground operations as a part of its policy of taking the fight to the Luftwaffe, and additional to this the Thunderbolt eventually equipped several fighter groups specifically for fighter-bomber operations within the tactical England-based US Ninth Air Force. The P-47 proved to be a formidable fighter-bomber due to its impressive eight-gun armament, bomb load and ability to survive enemy fire. The underwing pylons that proved so useful for long-range fuel tanks were equally at home carrying a 500lb (227kg) bomb (one under each wing), and the Ninth Air Force in particular used this capability to devastating effect against German tactical targets before and after D-Day. 'Razorback' Thunderbolts additionally equipped USAAF units in Italy, the Pacific (including exceptional use by the Fifth Air Force), and the China-Burma-India theatre (CBI). Continuing development of the P-47 design led to the adoption later in P-47D manufacture of a cut- down rear fuselage spine and all-round vision 'bubbletop' canopy. This resulted in a further series of later Thunderbolt versions with even greater range and capabilities, but many 'razorback' P-47s nevertheless continued in service right to the war's end " some pilots in fact preferring the 'razorback' to the later models particularly for their better directional stability. Other important users of the Thunderbolt in World War Two included the Soviet Union, the RAF and the Free French. This seventh book in the highly successful MA Extra Series contains fourteen showcase and step by step model builds and will be a must for any P-47 aficionado!

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North-American P-51B Mustang III (8) All flown by Polish pilots. HB930 SZ-A; HB868 JZ; FB387 PK-G; FZ152 SS D-Day stripes; HB886 TN August 1944; MB822 TR; FZ120 WC-F; FZ149 UZ-W

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