1:24 Plastic Assembly Kit of a United States Mustang P-51D WWII Fighter Aircraft from Airfix. For Modelers Age 8 and Older. North American's Mustang was one of the most important and effective of all fighter aircraft to serve during WWII. This kit represents the definitive P-51D which was used on long range escort duties in the Pacific and Europe. The success of the aircraft was the result of a happy accident when Rolls-Royce mated its Merlin engine with a P-51A airframe to produce an outstanding fighter which was the mount of many aces of the USAAF FEATURES: Highly detailed 1:24 model for static display. 226 parts in medium grey and clear with fine panel lines and rivets. Fully detailed Packard-built Merlin engine with removable cowl panels Fully detailed cockpit with all controls and seated pilot figure. Many operating features: sliding canopy, moving radiator louver, retracting landing gear, and movable control surfaces. Several ordnance options: rockets, bombs, and drop tanks. Pictorial instruction book with color call-outs for all parts. MARKING OPTIONS: One Waterslide Decal Sheet with Markings for 2 Aircraft: 1: "WZ I", Col J. D. Landers, "Big Beautiful Doll", s/n 472218, USAF. 2: Y2 o T, s/n KH668, No 442 Sqdn, Royal Canadian AF, Digby, UK 1945. Airframe Colors: 1: Gun Metal, Black, White, Silver Dope. 2: Dark Green, Ocean Grey, Light Sea Grey. Detail Colors: -Green, Black, Silver, Yellow, Red, Blue, Green, Brown, Khaki, Tan, Buff, Gloss Red, Semi-Gloss Black, Flesh. INCLUDES: One 1:24 Plastic Mustang P-51D Aircraft REQUIRES: Assembly Cement Modeling Knife Hobby File Paint (see MARKING OPTIONS) Paint Brushes Scissors SPECS: Scale: 1:24 Length: 16-1/8" (40.9cm) Wingspan: 18-1/2" (46.9cm)