'Korea'
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This is a limited edition kit from Eduard, using their new-tooled P-51D and it focusses on the use of the F-51D and RF-51D in the fighter and fighter-reconnaissance roles during the Korean War. This is a 'Dual Combo' release, so there are two complete kits in the box
Inside the box you will find two clear and twelve dark grey-coloured sprues plus four frets of photo-etched and a set of self-adhesive paint masks. The kit is very much unchanged from the previous late-series P-51D/K and F-6D incarnations. You do get the J sprue though seen in the Iwo Jima special edition, offering two styles of drop tanks and racks.
Markings
The kit offers ten decal options:
• F-51D-30, S/No.44-74651, flown by Col. William H. Clark, CO of 18th FBG, Hoengsong AB (K-46), Korea, July 1952
• F-51D-30, S/No.44-74597, flown by Maj. Murrit H. Davis, CO of 39th FIS, 18th FBG, Seoul City AB (K-16), Korea, August 1951
• F-51D-25, S/No.44-73073, flown by Lt Daniel E. Parr, 12th FBS, 18th FBG, Pusan East AB (K-9), Korea, summer 1951
• F-51D-30, S/No.45-11705, flown by Lt Robert H. Dewald, 35th FBS, 8th FBG, Seoul City AB (K-16), Korea, December 1950
• RF-51D-25, S/No.44-84840, flown by Lt Frank M. Ward, 45th TRS, 67th TRG, Taegu AB (K-2), Korea, July 1951
• RF-51K-10, S/No.44-12237, flown by Lt Watts/Lt. Taylor, 45th TRS, 67th TRG, Kimpo AB (K-14), Korea, 1952
• RF-51D-25, S/No.44-84837, flown by Lt Grover J. Isbell, 45th TRS, 67th TRG, Kimpo AB (K-14), Korea, 1952
• F-51D-30, S/No.44-74629, flown by Col. Dean E. Hess, ROKAF, Seoul City AB (K-16), Korea, October 1950
• F-51D-25, A68-809 (S/No.45-11474), flown by W/Cdr Louis T. Spence, CO of No.77 Squadron RAAF, Iwakuni, Japan, August 1950
• Mustang Mk IV '361' of No.2 'Flying Cheetahs' Squadron SAAF, Kimpo, Korea, 1952
The decal sheet looks lovely and include a full set of airframe stencils, walkways, propeller logos. There are also one set of each national insignia included.
Conclusion
An excellent limited edition release, the kits are superb, so there is no reason this one won't be as well. It is certainly worth the asking price (you get two complete ProfiPACK style kits after all) and highly recommended to all those interested in the USAAF, P-51 or Korean War.
Our thanks to Eduard (www.eduard.com) for the review sample, UK modellers can obtain this kit from Hannants here.
