[Steve1971]

Or how about some 78th FG Mustangs? I would love to see them made in 1/32nd.

[flyXwire]

Two new schemes for the P-51 B/C:

[Raven]

I am still trying to find the first two releases at my local Wally Worlds! Man, I really hate their distribution system - or lack of one!

[STARMAN 352ND]

Originally Posted by flyXwire

Now that's a good looking 1:32 P-51B of Gentile right there...I hope they make that one in a 1:18 as well.
JP

[mustangdriver]

Oh yeah, that is one that I will get for sure, although no one will ever match the E.I. Shangri La

[SKUNKY]

..the anorexic, over-extended landing gear tradition continues...

[Elmer]

Originally Posted by SKUNKY

..the anorexic, over-extended landing gear tradition continues...

Yeah, why do so many model makers struggle with getting the main gear struts / doors the correct lengths?

[SKUNKY]

Originally Posted by Elmer

Yeah, why do so many model makers struggle with getting the main gear struts / doors the correct lengths?

Cuz they don't care,Elmer..The vast majority of these things are bought up by people who don't even know the difference. Or if they do, it doesn't matter enough to them.

Although it seems it would be just as easy to make it right as to make it wrong.

[Steve1971]

Originally Posted by SKUNKY

Cuz they don't care,Elmer..The vast majority of these things are bought up by people who don't even know the difference. Or if they do, it doesn't matter enough to them.

Although it seems it would be just as easy to make it right as to make it wrong.

Sorry guys as I have said before the gear legs are correct and so are the gear doors. 21st Century has made the gear struts more accurate then the BBI Stangs gear struts. The only thing wrong is the thin tires and thats because they had to make them that way to fit into the wheel wells. I'm not defending 21st but they are right. Read my post about the gear legs being extended ect and you might see what I mean. Heres the post I made about it:


"
Ok guys heres the story and I know what you guys are talking about. First the gear doors on Big Beautiful Doll are not short. The reason they look short is because 21st put the gear legs in the extended postion. When the Mustang is parked the gear legs are compressed which which means they are not in the extended postion. Just look at a real Mustang taking off. You will see that the gear legs appear longer then when the Mustang is parked. Since my Mustang is being displayed in a diorama scene I trimed the struts and made them look compressed which means shorter and the gear doors are fine. BBI's landing gear is also extended as well which makes the gear doors look small on there Mustang as well. As far as the gear struts being wrong compared to BBI's? To me the gear legs are to thick on the BBI Mustang. They dont look that way on the real Mustang. Also the tires are thin on both 21st and BBI Mustangs due to they need to be that way so they will fit into the wheel wells.


Now in no way am I defending 21st because their Mustangs dont match up to the BBI Mustangs in many ways but I have to say that the 21st Century Mustangs gear legs look better then BBI's.

Like I said. What I did was shorten the gear legs on my 21st and BBI Mustangs and they look good. I only hate the tires on both models/toys but I can see why both companies had to do that. They are toys after all even though I dont consider them that but thats just me."