Arma Hobby has announced the upcoming release of a new tool P-51A Mustang in 1/72 scale.
The P-51A was an early version of North American Aviation’s World War II fighter, first flown in February 1943. Unlike the later Merlin-powered Mustangs, it used a 1,200-horsepower Allison V-1710-81 engine, giving it strong low and medium-altitude performance but limiting its effectiveness at high altitude. Armed with four wing-mounted .50-caliber machine guns and able to carry bombs or external fuel tanks, it reached roughly 390 mph and served mainly in the China–Burma–India theater on fighter and escort missions. Only 310 were built before production shifted to the Merlin-powered versions that made the Mustang famous as a high-altitude bomber escort.
The upcoming release will be the first in Arma’s new family of kits covering the P-51A Mustang and A-36 Apache. As a scratch design using modern tooling, it will “bring a new standard of detail and buildability to the early Mustang in 1/72 scale.”
The first boxing will feature three USAAF marking options from different theatres of operation. It is slated for release in December. Check out the box art below.
(via Arma Hobby)
