1/48 NORTH AMERICAN F-51D MUSTANG - KOREAN WAR
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1/48 NORTH AMERICAN F-51D MUSTANG - KOREAN WAR

  • Vendor:TAMIYA
  • Category: 1/12 Plastic, Plastic Bikes, Plastic Models, Tamiya
Availability: In Stock
R 445.00
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About the North American F-51D Mustang Korean War

Sketched out in a New York City hotel room in April 1940, the North American Aviation Corporation NA73X went on to become one of the best fighters to come out of World War 2. The U.S. Army Air Corps gave it the title of P (for Pursuit) 51, and it was named Mustang by the British. Of the several variations of the Mustang, the P51-D is considered the definitive version and was the first to have a bubble canopy. More "D" models were built than any other variant, with a total of 9,603 being produced.

Armed with six .50 calibre machine guns, three in each wing, with 400 rounds for each inboard calibre machine guns, three in each wing, with 400 rounds for each inboard gun and 270 rounds for the other four, plus under-wing pylons for auxiliary fuel tanks of 1000lb bombs, the Mustang was a true fighter pilots aeroplane. At the conclusion of WW2, Mustangs were in operation all over the world, flying in several nations' air forces.

When the Korean conflict broke out, hundreds of F (for fighter) 51's were in Japan awaiting scrapping. Because they possessed the slow speed manoeuvrability that was absent in the new jets then entering service, the F-51 was ideal to work with forwarding Air Controllers (FACs) on the ground in Korea. The major drawback to this was the F-51's liquid-cooled engine's susceptibility to anti-aircraft and small-arms fire when attacking ground targets. This caused the Mustang to have the highest loss ratio of any aircraft in Korea. A total of 194 were lost in three years, with only 10 being downed in combat with other aircraft.

Note: The colour chart below is the paints called out in the assembly manual of the model kit. Duplicate colours shown are in reference to Tamiya bottle paints as available in two sizes; 10ml and 23ml. Choose the bottle volume that best meets your needs. All spray can paints (AS, TS and PS) are available in 100ml.

AS-12 - Bare Metal Silver
X-1 - Black
X-10 - 23ml Gun Metal
X-10 - 10ml Gun Metal
X-18 - 23ml Semi Gloss Black
X-18 - 10ml Semi Gloss Black
X-2 - 23ml White
X-2 - 10ml White
X-4 - 23ml Blue
X-4 - 10ml Blue
X-5 - 23ml Green
X-5 - 10ml Green
X-6 - 10ml Orange
X-6 - 100ml Orange
X-7 - 23ml Red
X-7 - 10ml Red
X-8 - 23ml Lemon Yellow
X-8 - 10ml Lemon Yellow
XF-1 - Flat Black
XF-10 - Flat Brown
XF-15 - Flat Flesh
XF-16 - 10ml Flat Aluminium
XF-3 - Flat Yellow
XF-49 - 23ml Khaki
XF-49 - 10ml Khaki
XF-5 - Flat Green
XF-55 - 23ml Deck Tan
XF-55 - 10ml Deck Tan
XF-57 - 23ml Buff
XF-57 - 10ml Buff
XF-62 - 23ml Olive Drab
XF-62 - 10ml Olive Drab