The Eduard P-51Ds are excellence in plastic. They are beautiful plastic kits, but the landing gear is a little fragile. Enter Kazan Model Dynamics, with their HybridCAST sets. What does HybridCAST mean? There is an aluminum rod surrounded by resin pieces. This gives you superior strength along with the superior details offered by resin.

Packaged in a top opening stiff card stock box with plenty of foam to protect the parts. The instructions are printed on a single-sided sheet. This particular set has 20 resin pieces, but what sets these apart is the inclusion of aluminum tubing INSIDE the strength critical parts such as the landing gear struts and the actuator rods.

The resin is flawless with the aluminum centered in their respective areas. The struts are simply exquisite. They have a brake line, which is not even on the kit parts. All the support pieces for the struts and doors are included. The parts are all drop-in replacements for the Eduard kit parts with no cutting necessary on the model itself. Of course, being resin, you have to remove the parts from the pour blocks with a razor saw. A cool feature is that the aluminum tubing is already silver, so there is no need to paint them. Simply paint then scrape the paint off of the strut.

There are three tire options in this set, including the Brick, Oval and Diamond pattern tires, so you get a good selection. The detail is far superior to the kit tires. There are two front and rear hubs with beautiful brake details for one set of tires. The fit is flawless. New gear doors and associated attachment parts to attach them to the struts are included. Nicely, the actuators for the inner gear doors are included as well. The inner doors are not included.

Stronger along with significantly better detail, plus the added bonus of already painted silver struts makes this a great addition to your Eduard kit. This is a great set in their product line. You should definitely check out their website and see what else is available.

Highly recommended