The Eduard, Meng and Airfix kits are thought to be the 3 best P-51D kits available. The Tamiya kit is let down by a too-simple cockpit and the incorrect wheel wells. In order, 1st is the Eduard, 2nd Airfix and 3rd Meng (Also a bit simplified as it is supposed ly a snap-fit, but it is more accurate then Tamiya's. Tamiya is 4th then the rest. I really like the Airfix versions, I have like 6 of them.... but not this latest... yet. One word of advice: When assembling the Radiator make sure BOTH radiator faces are a flush fit to the housing or the fuselage will never go together around it. IF one radiator face (the front part) sits proud, trim it off flush - it will not be seen behind the oil cooler part. This has been an issue for me on the 2 that I have built. (Steps 11 to 15 in the Instructions.)

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Yo i am gonna, be having one the same thing. I am new to these things can you suggest me more cheap things like this one

What's your accent? Kind regards from Denmark. PS: I will build the Beaufort, Blenheim and Beaufighter side-by-side one day.

IT IS PRONOUNCE "BOWFORT" not BOOFORT

What glue can we use?

Nice build. I made one of these not long after it came out.

I have the same kit from Airfix and this video has been very illustrative for when I have time to assemble it.

Really nice work. Quick question. What is the model holder you use for building?

Looks pretty good to me Liam. Great work my friend

Hi Liam the Pazerspahwagen turned out awesome weathering looks spot on to me well done 👏

That's a nice build Liam, I think that I overdid the weathering on my Tamiya Cromwell, I used buff paint well thinned but the more I look at it. the more it looks okay. We are learning all the time and learn by making mistakes, next time it will be better, cheers mate.

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It looks great to me.

Main landing gear outer covers are installed back to front! ;)

Nice build

Nice work lad :)

Very nice. Veľmi pekná robota👍👍👍

Looking good Liam unlucky with the PE it can be a real pain in the 🍑 at times 👍

Pretty neat looking build Liam never trust the colour on box art it can be way of but it turned out great 👍

Hi LIam, the photoetch looked okay to me and any misshapen parts could be put down to battle damage.

Great build, but don't be too trusting of the printed colours on box art and instruction sheets , they can look very different to the real thing 🙂👍

Fun little MiG, and yes they are tail sitters 😅

Nice kit Liam, all the way from Memphis , sorry Honk Kong, I'm a Mott The Hoople fan, I get carried away sometimes! The kit looks great by the way, the included photoetch and the metal turned gun barrel should make this a great build as all the parts are included, cheers, Steve.

Great kit Liam kind of reminds me of the whippet they used here in 69 lol have fun with the build 👍👍

Great pick Liam the halftrack also builds up pretty well but its small 👍👍

I wish that Tamiya would re-tool this kit. Very good in its day but now looking a little tired. Enjoyed the video.

Brilliant result Liam the AK paints are good stuff well done 👏

Hi Liam, that's a nice build, the weathering makes it look like a well used aircraft, which indeed it probably would have been, well done.

Nice , I’ve got one to build

Good job Liam, keep em coming.

Excellent build Liam camo turned out great good luck getting it back home 👍🏆

Hi Liam, nice to see you back, the hobby room looks great. You have no excuses now as you can readily get paints and materials now that you are home, lol.

Nice little build my friend. Look like the pinky print on the glass could be one of them happy accidents that work out really well.

Looking pretty good mate😊

Sorry Liam. Completely missed this build. Great work on the camo scheme. A lovely build all round my friend

Really nice build and paint scheme! I'm glad you kept the vinyl tracks and showed how good they can look with proper painting and weathering. I really HATE plastic tracks....ha ha! Subscribed!

Great build mate. Paint scheme outstanding.

You should "flop" your video. It feels like up side down.

Great looking paint job

Liam , you are a real modeller devoid of fancy music and razz. Your enthusiasm gushes . Are you based in Ireland ?. Thanks man. Dave

Nice video

Hi Liam, the cockpit looks great to me. I tried Tamiya aluminium and it wouldn't spray through a 0.3 nozzle, I now have an airbrush with a 0.5 nozzle but haven't tried it yet. Hopefully you will have a better experience with the AK paint, I have not used metallics but their matt camouflage paints are great, cheers.

Nice progress Liam the fighting Irish all day long 👍👍

Must have missed Seamus shout out of your channel. It’s a bit hard to see the end result like this. Can you do some end pictures maybe? Anyhow nice stuff you’re building 💥👍💥

Hi Liam, nice mixing for the interior green, I think that the actual colour is open to interpretation but yours looks pretty good. I have just built a Tamiya Cromwell and bought the Eduard photo etch set to use on it, I think that I used less than 10% of the parts as they are far too small and fiddly to use and would be hardly noticeable if they were used, cheers Liam.

First of all Liam big congrats on your retirement no excuses now get to building great little kit i'm working on some 48 scale kits at the minute enjoy the build 👍👍

Hi Liam. As you have said its a learning curve but still looks good the more you do the better you will get at it there are so many weathering products on the market it's finding the one that works best for you 👍👍

Hi Liam. You have certainly achieved and learnt a lot with this build. Looking forward to seeing your next build. Take care my friend and speak soon

Hi Liam, I hope that you enjoy your well deserved retirement, that should mean more modelling time! just go with the flow, my current model (Tamiya Cromwell) is taking far longer than I expected, I'm building it as a tribute to the men who fought in the D'Day landings and the subsequent battles. I would like it to be finished before June 6th and to hopefully to make another model of that era.