My father flew 92 combat missions in World War II in the ETO. He flew P40s, A36s and P47s. I can find the kits I want in 1/32nd scale for the P40 and the P47 from Hasegawa. What I need is a recommendation for an A36 kit in 1/32nd scale. I think that would be a version of the P51B, fitted with dive brakes, if I’m not mistaken. I’d like to build the three kits as a tangible memory of my dad, who was my hero while I was growing up. Can anyone help out, with kit recommendations and then, probably, references to scratch-build the modifications to the P51?
The reviewer got it wrong about the main gear doors being closed. Typical of all the P-51-variants, the doors would slowly fall to the down position as hydraulic pressure bled off after shut-down… As soon as the engine starts however, the doors will close…
One can convert a p-51B kit to an A-36, I’ve done it in 1/48 (Then shortly after I completed it, Accurate Miniatures released one… [bnghead]!), but it’s gonna take major surgery on the fuselage, with a LOT of sculpting and carving a wood mold for the nose, then vac-forming the parts and redoing te belly scoop…
Go with the Hobbycraft kit, for the love of God! [:'(]
