Scale: 1/18

Recommended for:
21st Century Toys P-51D Mustang
HpH Model 1/18 scale P-51B/C Mustang
and more!
 
This model seat represents the Warren-McArthur 243B-AS1 seat fit to most P-51D and P-51K Mustangs produced at North American Aviation's Inglewood and Dallas plants.  References indicate that this seat was also fit to some P-51B and P-51C fighters.  The model includes the inclined armored plate and headrest for P-51D and P-51K Mustangs.  Please see assembly guide and painting suggestion rendering.
 
Aviation historians report that two types of seat were commonly fit to Mustangs.  Mustang seats were supplied by sub-contractors.  Which seat was fit to a specific airplane was dependent upon seat availability.  Many A-36, P-51A, P-51B and P-51C Mustangs were fit with plywood Schick-Johnson S91-53074 seats when built.  But some P-51B and P-51C Mustangs were fit with metal Warren-McArthur seats represented by this model.  Check your references to learn which seat is correct for the specific aircraft you are modeling.
 
The Schick-Johnson seat was made of plywood and was differently shaped than the metal Warren-McArthur seat.  Some of these early P-51 Mustangs had their plywood Schick-Johnson seats replaced with metal Warren-McArthur seats in the field.
 
P-51D-5NA, P-51D-10NA, early P-51D-15NA and P-51K Mustangs were typically fit with the metal Warren-McArthur 243B-AS1, but not all.
 
Late P-51D-15NA models and all P-51D-20NA models were often fit with metal Schick-Johnson 95-100 seats.  P-51D-25NA and later models reverted back to seats made by Warren-McArthur on occassion. 
 
This model is an original 3D design based on authoritative 2D references.  The model is not a 3D-printed copy of any plastic or resin kit's parts.  Therefore, it may be sized, shaped and detailed differently than the parts in your kit.  Depending on which kit you have, some adjustment to your kit's parts may be needed for best fit.
 
Caution is recommended when cutting away the support tray and when handling these parts.  The seat back and seat pan are very thin.

These parts are made of acrylic plastic. Acrylic plastic does not behave like injection-molded polystyrene plastic or other resins. Glues for polystyrene plastic, like "Testors Liquid Cement" or tube cement, will not work with acrylic plastic. Cyanoacrylate (CA) "super glue" is recommended.
 
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