Tamiya 89732 - 1/48 North American P-51D Mustang w/Car  [89732]

Soar the skies with the effective P-51D Mustang

The P-51D Mustang which appeared in May 1944, arrived built with a laminar airfoil and undersurface to minimize air resistance, making it more aero dynamical. For its power, the P-51D stuffed a supercharged Packard Merlin V1650-7 engine. A teardrop type canopy offered exceptional exposure for the pilot, and had six daunting 13.7mm weapons at his disposal. Auxiliary fall tanks enabled the Mustang to produce a consistent journey range up to 3700km, which permitted it to produce U.S. bombers effective security from the German Me109 and Fw190 interceptors completely to Germany.

About the Staff Vehicle

Whenever U.S. formally joined WWII in 1941, its car industry was called upon by President Roosevelt to get to be the "Arsenal of Democracy." Detroit responded by halting new automobile development and changing its construction lines to turn out tanks, planes, as well as other war gear. The 4-door sedan chosen for use as an armed forces staff vehicle had been the last brand new car model available before end of hostilities in 1945. It showcased distinctive "suicide" rear doors, V8 engine, and had a fuel-fired heater within the passenger compartment.

Specs & Features

• This is certainly a plastic model set up kit of a Mustang P-51D & an U.S. Army Staff Car.
• 1/48 Scale, Length 205mm. Offers you a higher sense of realism.
• Is sold with seated and standing pilots Major E.B. Gillar and First Lieutenant D.F. Jones, and 3 kinds of markings because of their planes.
• Masking sheets the body and tear fall kind canopy.
• Staff Automobile Length 101mm. Has got the soft human body lines which American vehicles are fabled for.
• Has a die-cast framework which adds to the weight associated with model.
• Including other 1/48 Allied Forces cars and planes to this diorama would additionally be enjoyable.