Zoukei Miura P-51D

[Wayne Little]

here is one of the first test shots of the new ZM kit...

 

[Airframes]

Hell's Teeth ! It looks like a pic from the Inglewood production line !!

 

[stona]

I saw these earlier. Quite right Airframes and surely aimed at the Japanese home market,they do like to open everything up. Nothing wrong with that.
I've built the Z-M Ta152 which was a tricky kit needing quite a bit of effort.It looks good built but maybe is a bit over engineered. It has some very soft detail and the fit on mine was,politely,hit and miss.

By the time you've imported a Z-M kit to the UK they become expensive too.
I'm not much of an allied modeller but as I've already got my grubby paws on one of the new(ish) 1/32 Tamiya P-51s I'll probably pass on this one.
Cheers
Steve

 

[Wayne Little]

The tamiya kit has and will sell so well that many won't shell out for the ZM kit, but I'm sure it will still be a hit in Japan and elsewhere...

 

[stona]

The tamiya kit has and will sell so well that many won't shell out for the ZM kit, but I'm sure it will still be a hit in Japan and elsewhere...

I hope so,the more manufacturers producing kits the better for all of us.I certainly wouldn't discourage anyone from building a Z-M kit.I wasn't put off by my experience with the Ta152. Not all kits go together like a new Tamiya and we shouldn't expect them to.
That P-51 looks like it could be a very interesting challenge indeed.
Cheers
Steve

 

[Airframes]

Agree with all, although there appear to be some unneccessary areas of engineering in the kit for my taste. I notice that there seem to be lots of bits that 'come off', but the main cowling is done in one piece, although a minor thing, and easy to change.

 

[Wayne Little]

Plenty of superdetailing freaks will go nuts with it, with some excellent results I'll bet!

 

[Airframes]

Yep. Certainly looks like a nice kit, but I'd probably go for the Tamiya if I was to do another Mustang.

 

[Wayne Little]

bear in mind the image is a first off test shot, with lots more tweaking to come....

 

[javlin]

You can surely see her lines though "Cadillac of the Skies"

 

[Wayne Little]

A box art shot...

 

[Crimea_River]

Popular subject.

 

[Airframes]

Somewhat plain art work, but who cares, it's the box contents which matters.

 

[Wayne Little]

Yep! in the box is what counts!

 

[Rogi]

:O I'm in love with this kit/company :O

 

[Wayne Little]

Noticed they are going to offer free shipping for a period of time....might entice some extra buyers....

 

[Lucky13]

How many are you buying mate?

 

[Wayne Little]

I'll be resisting temptation on this one....

 

[Lucky13]

Riiiiiight.....

 

[Wayne Little]

Really...I am...