Eduard 1/48 Royal Class P 51B/C Mustang | 5 Minute Review

Greetings everyone, today's review episode we will be taking a look at the recently released Royal Class boxing of the Eduard P-51B/C Mustang in 1/48 scale!
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[@JiluMiah-ek2rd]

I enjoy watching the p51 builds, myself. I never get bored

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Awesome, me too!

[@harley909]

The bent bit between the gear wells straightens out during assembly. The tolerances are extremely tight and you just have to trust the process.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@ScalerDan]

Thank you for showing the wonderful details of this great kit. Even though it's difficult, I will wait for the first Profipack boxing as I'm slowly running out of space for the double packs. Best regards...

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Ha ha, I understand that!

[@smokeyjoe4078]

Wow. Great Kit! I'm looking up for your build! ❤

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you! 🤗

[@SippinSoda71]

Looking forward to seeing you build this kit and how you handle the decals. And curious which livery you’ll choose. The razorback / birdcage Mustangs are my favorite over the D’s. The D somehow looks too sporty-modern, you know? I have a Tamiya 1/48 in Don Gentile’s livery. And just this weekend, I finished a 1/72 Arma Hobby: Old Crow, Bud Anderson (who passed away during this build).

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Oh, right on! I have some Old Crow decals I might use on one of them, but I'm not sure about the other, there are so many good choices in this boxing! Definitely going to need some overtrees kits for this.

[@SippinSoda71]

@@HammerheadModelMaking Old Crow would be great indeed to see your take on. We usually see the Malcolm hood version, but there was also a birdcage Crow before that. The Berlin Express also looks great for a birdcage option. And being half Italian, I’m always partial to the Shangri-La … :) Hope you have lots of fun building!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

@@SippinSoda71 I've got decal markings for the First P-51 Old Crow, White nose and white horizontal stripe on the tail. So bird cage style canopy. Rather Simple, but not the version you normally see with the checkered nose.

[@SippinSoda71]

Sounds great! I’m thinking of doing that early version myself. And maybe even the later D liveries … :)

[@KitMasx]

Some fine detail and some nice goodies in there! I agree about the resin exhaust. The kit plastic parts look fantastic. Use the resin exhaust on the Accurate Miniatures kit😂

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Ha ha, good point!

[@TJsModelBench-jb4xt]

I’ve only built one Eduard kit; the F4F-4 Wildcat. I was quite impressed with the quality and engineering. You may have just convinced me to add a P-51 to my stash. You really need to do your research before starting your build though. 😉 Great review. Peace and love.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Yeah, I mean, lets be honest, airplanes generally look better inflight, but, storing inflight models can be a little tricky compared to an airplane on wheels. Cheers

[@TJsModelBench-jb4xt]

You convinced me. Within 30 minutes of watching your video, I had one on order! 😂

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

@@TJsModelBench-jb4xt awesome! I think you’ll be very pleased with it!

[@KGmodels]

Nice review Brett! I was thinking of getting this kit,as the box is just so pristine,and the idea of two differently marked mustangs on my shelf seemed nice,however I am more of a cold war era and a bit later jet guy,so instead I decided to pick up one of Eduards new releases,in the form of the F-5 freedom tiger,and I can’t wait to build it,as it will be my first ever Eduard kit,so do you have any tips How to not screw up such a good kit?

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

As I recall, the F-5 kit uses Hasegawa Plastic, so it should be pretty straight forward. Just make sure you're dry fitting your parts and keep track of which options you want in the instructions and you should be golden!

[@KGmodels]

Ok,Thanks for the tips,however I am pretty sure it is AFV Clubs plastic kit,as I recall it saying that either on the box or in the instructions,but honestly the plastic build urself looks decently easy,but it is just the coloured PE that I an scared of,as I don’t want to ruin it,but Thanks for the tips,and I hope it turns out good!

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

@@KGmodels Ahh, you may be correct! But yeah, the PE can be a little intimidating, but Eduard usually does a great job getting the PE sized correctly that it should be pretty much a drop in upgrade. You got this!!

[@christopherjordan5423]

I just did a P-51B from Monogram. Did it in “Red Tails” livery. I am going to have to get this simply because it has “Shangra La” in it. I wish that plane had survived. It is buried in an old pond next to where Gentry was based.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Oh right on, I expect we'll get a profipack of the kit with Red Tail markings down the line.

[@c123bthunderpig]

I haven't bought an Eduard kit in a long time, primarily due to prove to build ratios these days. - I'm surprised to see an extra resin kit come with the kit, if so that adds a little value. PLUS 1/48 kits are coming out with nicely detail wing attachments. Something is happening in the over all industry with mold release compounds, Eduards is not the only kits coming out with that problem. I wouldn't like to find out companies are going with third parting molding. There are also a lot of tiny detail parts, too difficult to get off the sprue that make any difference to the scale of the kit. You almost need a glove box to get them off so they don't pop off. While a great review, especially 5 minutes length, I think Eduard is dropping down the quality ladder, I've been finding a lot if higher quality kits recently. They are still number one at giving you history of the building options.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

I haven't noticed mold release on other kits before, I'm hoping this one is just an anomaly, but in the end, its not the worst as its fairly easy to clean up.

[@ljscalemodels526]

Wow Brad, a lot in the box - interesting to know $$ - look forward to your build, cheers Liam

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

MRShobby.com has this kit for $121.00 and I think for what you get in this kit thats more than a fair price.

[@ljscalemodels526]

@@HammerheadModelMaking - I agree, loads of extras - I’ll check if I can get it in Ireland or UK postage, cheers.

[@c123bthunderpig]

@@ljscalemodels526 there's a shop here in the Colonies called Andy's Hobby Shop, in Arizona, he mentions he has a store in Europe, he should have a link on his Arizona site. He's popular and you have to be patient on stock. I hope that helps. Postage is becoming a killer - I'm in the Pacific Northwest and have a shop in Canada I shop, but lately the postage is almost equal with kit cost. Have you tried ordering from Eduard direct? Cheers

[@ljscalemodels526]

@@c123bthunderpig hey there- many thanks for the tip, i may even check Eduard directly, cheers Liam

[@chrissakal532]

Ya know, the blue nose "Dallas Darling" would go well with your C-47! I also think you would do a really nice rendition of Don Gentile's "Shangri-La". Just my opinion. Hope you feel better soon.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Dallas Darling is definitely on the short list, the box art poster that comes with the kit is just so good looking, the other one that is catching my eye is Big Mac, the over sprayed invasion stripes and the shark mouth are speaking to me.

[@Maddog-nb9vu]

Looks like a fantastic kit.....except for those Eduard decals. Not a fan of their new decals. For the price you pay for this kit gold standard Cartograph decals should be provided.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

you know, I'm warming to the Eduard Decals, my next build video is the Eduard FW190, comes out next week, and I think I finally figured out how to use them. But you're right, a set of Cartograph decals would be amazing!

[@Picture_Purrfect]

Very nice Eduard boxing need to get my hands on that new 1/48 b-17f 😂

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Yeah, that new B-17 boxing looks very nice indeed! If only I didn't already have the regular HK version!

[@HotelPapa100]

Re slide molded gun barrels: considering the amount of cleanup blending the insert in the leading edge will require, I'd rather have plain holes in the leading edge and separate gun barrels, which I might replace with brass. I don't think Eduards current solution is the most modeller friendly choice.

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

I wasn't aware that a lot of clean up was required around the inserts, haven't seen that on other reviews, I will be sure to pay attention to that area when I do my builds.

[@joesanchez979]

Excellent kit😊

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

I think so too!

[@truthhurts9241]

Oooh, I say, how posh. Looks very nice indeed, have you got itchy fingers?

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Ha ha, I'm not sure what you mean by itch fingers, but if you mean am I excited to get working on it, then yes! I want to wrap up my current stuff and get started on this set!

[@truthhurts9241]

@@HammerheadModelMaking Yes Brett, that is precisely what I mean. Enjoy.

[@torpeodo-nz133]

So many review videos Just curious, what is the next build video?

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Next build video comes out next week and will be the Eduard FW190A-8. I wish I could release build videos more often, but my build pace just wouldn't be able to sustain that.

[@torpeodo-nz133]

@@HammerheadModelMaking sick

[@danreed7889]

How do you clean off the mold release?

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Some dish soap and some gentle scrubbing will do the trick.

[@danreed7889]

@@HammerheadModelMaking thanks

[@deinelof]

💀👍🏻

[@ChristianSchroter-ok4sk]

Hello mr. Head!very very nice!i usually am building vehicels but it looks like a lot of modeling fun.with sticky greetings from Brandenburg/germany.your modellmate.christian

[@HammerheadModelMaking]

Thank you Christian!