The recent 1/32 Eduard P-51B/C was quite the big seller at the 2026 IPMS/USA Nats. Scale Aircraft Conversion’s newest release is timely and worth the investment.

Scale Aircraft Conversion has produced its famous white metal landing gear for the new Eduard Royal Hybrid P-51B Mustang in 1/32 scale. As aircraft modelers well know, aircraft models displayed on their landing gear are susceptible to damage from the weight of the model, especially on styrene landing gear.

Scale Aircraft Conversion has had the solution since 1990. Their white metal landing gear is designed to bear the weight of the model and complement the detailed non-load-bearing plastic parts. Their extensive range covers white metal landing gear from 1/144 to 1/18 scale aircraft.

Ian Baxter is a prolific author and has an impressive collection of photographs, many unpublished previously. The book follows the familiar Images of War format with brief introductions for each chapter followed by a lot of photographs to tell the story. Hitler's Vengeance Weapons - V-1, V-2 and V-3 Launch Sites does not disappoint and there is a lot of interesting information and photos in this well written and illustrated book.

Eduard has graciously provided the IPMS Reviewer Corps with their new Limited Edition dual combo kit: Wilde Sau, Episode Three: Until the Fall of the Empire. Featuring the Fw 190A-8 and Fw 190D-9 kits in 1/48th scale.

This is Part 3 of this kit review, and it will focus on the Fw 190D-9 airplane build.

In the Box

For the Fw 190D-9 kit, the second half of the instructions are dedicated to its assembly.

Per Scalemates.com, the Fw 190D-9 kit is an older molding (2010) than the Fw 190A-8 kit (2017). The D-9 wing and fuselage rivet detail is not as prevalent compared to the A-8 kit. So, there are some dissimilarities in parts molding and format. This is not bad but noticeable.

For the D-9 kit, assembly starts in the cockpit, but you will have to cut of the molded detail for the side instrument panels to apply the PE parts. But there are options to use decals to overlay on top of the molded panels or you can paint it by hand.