Freshly printed instruction sheets and boxes for the 70073 P-51D VLR Mustang™ kit have just arrived at our warehouse. That’s a sign we’re now on the final stretch before shipping begins. If everything goes according to plan, the first parcels should start leaving us on Monday.

Today we’re showing the complete instruction booklet for the kit. Inside you’ll find not only the standard Mustang assembly, but also the features specific to the VLR – Very Long Range version: new drop tanks, HVAR rockets, and the weapon configurations used during escort and strike missions over Japan.

This is one of those instruction booklets that really shows how different the Iwo Jima Mustangs were from the more “European” P-51D variants. Long-range flights over open ocean required different equipment, additional fuel tanks, and constant compromises between range and firepower. We tried to reflect that in both the kit configuration and the instructions themselves.

P-51D Mustang VLR – Malowania z Pudełka #70073

The kit includes two marking options:

  • “Snortin’ Phyllie” flown by Herb Straughn of the 21st Fighter Group,
  • “Little One” flown by Francis Pilecki of the 506th Fighter Group.

Tomorrow we’ll show the instruction booklet for the 70090 F4F-3 Wildcat™.

See also:
P-51D Mustang VLR 1/72 from Arma Hobby – box art for kit 70073Decals and masks for the P-51D Mustang VLR 70073 model kit

Cover page of the P-51D VLR Mustang 70073 instruction booklet

Cockpit assembly for the P-51D Mustang VLR 70073 model kit

Cockpit and interior details of the P-51D VLR Mustang

Fuselage assembly instructions for the P-51D VLR Mustang

Wing and wheel well assembly instructions for the Mustang

Wing assembly instructions for the P-51D Mustang VLR

Landing gear assembly instructions for the P-51D Mustang

Assembly of fuel tanks and armament for the P-51D VLR

HVAR rocket and drop tank assembly instructions

Weapons and external load configurations for the Mustang VLR

Snortin' Phyllie paint scheme – P-51D VLR Mustang 70073

Little One paint scheme – P-51D VLR Mustang 70073

Decals and Masks for P-51D Mustang VLR #70073

 

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