P-51 B Revell vs. Trumpeter side by side review

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September 9, 2013
Revell on top, Hasegawa mid and Trumpeter bottom. Note how pointy the Trumpeter nose is
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September 9, 2013
Revell (on top) has the correct shape and size
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September 9, 2013
The Trumperter on top of Revell. The new kit is even pointier than the old one
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September 9, 2013
Trumpy (on top of Revell) has a 90 degree edge on the bottom of the fuselage...
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September 9, 2013
Trumpy on top of Hasegawa for comparisson
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September 9, 2013
Wings
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September 9, 2013
Hasegawa P-51D correct axial flow wing profile
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September 9, 2013
Revell P-51B correct axial flow wing profile
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September 9, 2013
Trumpeter P-51B WRONG wing profile - anything but axial flow
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September 9, 2013
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September 9, 2013
Hasegawa radiator scoop pretty much similar to the Revell
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September 9, 2013
Trumpeter scoop. Way too deep!
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September 19, 2013
Revell cowling on the left (corrected width) simillar to the Hasegawa D resin copy. The Trumpeter cowling (right) is 7 mm too long!
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September 19, 2013
The cockpit floors. 1969 Revell kit more accurate than 2005 Trumpeter, in spite of a lack of details.
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September 19, 2013
The floor being the top of wing was a feature of the earlier Mustangs, and not the B. Sadly this is the only place where the wing shape is accurate.
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November 24, 2013
The smile of the Mustang. Note how close the Hasegawa D (left) and Revell (center) are. The Trumpeter render of the carburetor intake is far, far off...

Comments

9 September 2013, 06:59

Holger Kranich
Hasegawa is the lighter grey molding?

9 September 2013, 07:10

Florin Moldovan
The lightest grey is the Trumpeter kit. Hasegawa is the D (bubbletop) version, known to be accurate both in shape and size.

9 September 2013, 07:21

Holger Kranich
Thanks for info! Interesting to hear! And a P 51 is definately on my to do list!

9 September 2013, 08:23

Florin Moldovan
In that case, stay away from the Trumpeter Kit. If you want a decent P-51B the only game in town is the 1969 released Revell kit, not only many times cheaper, but also more accurate, as well (in spite of the bad press it received). Or maybe wait for a decent Tamiya/Hasegawa release of the Razorback?

9 September 2013, 10:04

Larry E
Thanks

9 September 2013, 13:02

Clifford Keesler
I have built both, and agree the Revell is more accurate. I just re-scribed mine and sanded down some of the raised rivets. Also used a PE cockpit detail set and Resin wheels.

26 September 2017, 01:26

Florin Moldovan
We are in 2017 and there are just 2 kits of this major aircraft on the market. One is old, the other one is crap. Still hoping for a new accurate mold out of the box!

26 September 2017, 04:53

Clifford Keesler
You think Hasegawa, Tamiya or someone else would take a hint. It would be nice if Revell would release a new tool "B" like their new Spits. and 109's.

26 September 2017, 19:28

Choppa Nutta
Regarding the wing sections, I think you might have your terms crossed,
Mustang wings were noted for their "Laminar Flow", not axial flow,
axial flow occurs around an axis, such as axial flow gas turbine engines 🙂

Anyhow, seems that the moral of this story is do not get the Trumpeter Mustang kit 🙂

26 September 2017, 19:45

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The two plastic kits available of the P-51 Razorback in 1:32 compared, with the Hasegawa D (universally recognized as accurate) used as a benchmark. Shape-wise the Revell is much, much more accurate.

P-51B Mustang

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