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Please, absolutely do not miss this golden opportunity!!Today, let me introduce the SWS P-51 Mustang kit's details for you, mainly about its sprues in case you are still uncertain about your pre-order. In addition, I will introduce many extra parts which we will release together with the P-51D so that you can upgrade the details of your kit. |
The much awaited Concept Note will feature difficult metalwork that you will surely master by the super techniques revealed in this book. |
The propeller and engine parts are grouped on Sprues A and B. | |
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The Sprue C has the cockpit parts, the body frame, and landing gears. | |
The sprue D is really worth seeing and building! | |
Sprue E has both outer body panels, auxiliary combat tanks, and air filter panels. Sprue F has the dorsal fin type vertical tail, rear fuselage, and the leading edge of the main wings. The tail-warning radar antennas can be seen in the middle left. These parts are so small that you have to be careful when you work with them. | |
Sprue G has the gun panels, main gear covers, and cowlings. The key point of building the Mustang is in how to reproduce this complicated curved surface of the fuselage. The streamed curved surface leads to the propeller spinner and shows the excellent beauty of its mold. The horizontal stabilizer and the fillets of the main wings can be set up smoothly. | |
The main wing part which is finely sculpted in an accurate square shape is on sprue H, and is molded as a single part. The 5-degree dihedral angle of the Mustang's main wing can be accurately reproduced by anyone, this way. It also faithfully shows the features of the laminar airfoil. You can thoroughly feel the brilliance of the best fighter in the world. It is also precisely represented that only the front gun panels open upwards and the rear panels and the rectangular shaped ammunition bay panels can be detached. | |
Sprue I has both sides of the nose and the center of the fuselage. Then sprue J contains the upper sides of the body and the base of the canopy. You have to pay attention closely to cut these parts off from the sprue. Be extremely careful! Please use good pliers and cut the parts with a little margin from the edge, not too close to the parts. Then smooth the surface with knife and sanding paper. | |
There are three canopy types on sprues K and M, and the various pipes are molded in sprue L. The rear canopy part has a seam line in the middle of the mold due to reproduction of the expansion of the bubble type. Remove the seam line with fine sanding paper and smooth the surface with compound. Then you can make a beautiful canopy. | |
A request from Oyaji (the old guy) of ZOUKEI-MURANow, I would like to ask you a question. Please feel free to let me know what you think. The SWS kits' sprues have been in three colors: gray, black and silver. That was because of my preference, but I have learned that there are both pros and cons of such thinking. So I would like to ask you as an SWS fan. Please email me your choice of A or B, or your other opinion.
Please send email to :sws_dept@zoukeimura.co.jp Your dream is mine, too. Please let me know what you expect from us. Hideyuki Shigeta |
If you have any plan to make your SWS Mustang more fantastic, we are now offering these extra parts as shown below to upgrade your work. They all are precisely detailed high quality products. The well-experienced handmade manufacturers which have been fully admired by model enthusiasts in the world came together! |
These products are exclusive to the SWS P-51D, developed with SWS development team. Most of them are limited in production, so you have to wait for a while to order once they are out of stock. Please order as soon as possible. |
The shining beauty of the "Metal Work"!!
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This Concept Note, of course, explains extensively how to do the metal works on various parts from the flat surface of the plane to the finish on the more complicated curved parts. Furthermore, you can also finish a streamlined propeller spinner, which seems impossible at a glance without any seam lines, once you master the Kobayashi technique. Up until now there has not been a manual for the "metal working technique," and it is fully explained in the P-51D Concept Note, from choosing the right material to afixing, detailed by photos and careful descriptions. The long-awaited manual to master the metal working technique that has been unknown until now is to be released soon! |
What is the Metal Working Technique?What is the Metal Working Technique? Let us introduce some of his techniques in this blog. |
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