Ben Hall’s P-51
This is how this aircraft appeared in the 1964 season. Flown in a stock cofiguration.
Tamiya 1/48. The “Seattle Miss” name & the Space Needle logo are homemade decals, the registration number is a dry transfer & everything else is paintwork.
4 additional images. Click to enlarge.
Bill Bailey said on February 3, 2013
Very Nice, I like it a lot.
I have plans of doing several real & Wh-If racers in the future.
Rick Wilkes said on February 3, 2013
Very well done, my friend.
Craig Abrahamson said on February 3, 2013
Nice job, Ben.
Craig Abrahamson said on February 3, 2013
I meant Al….(DOH!) – there go my fingers ahead of my brain again!
Eric aka The Yankymodeler said on February 5, 2013
That’s great! Nice to see another warbirds in civilian dress modeler!
Well done!
Victor R. Russell JR said on February 5, 2013
Typical Al build, nice work, clean build and the scheme that just grabs your attention due to not being common. Just an awesome build.
Bryan W. Bernart said on February 5, 2013
Have been considering some “demilitarized” builds just for the heck of it-racers come to mind-great job, let’s see some more.
Tom Bebout said on February 6, 2013
Good looking bird Al.
bob mack said on April 14, 2013
absolutely gorgeous
Alex Kostelnik said on February 4, 2014
Is this model for sale? My father Radoslav flew this plane out of Paine Field in the late 60s! He was a close friend of Ben Hall. My dad also rebuilt an 1948 F-86 with Ben in the early 70s. I understand if it is very expensive, I may not be able to afford it.-Alex Kostelnik
AL HOFFMAN said on February 4, 2014
Considering the connection I’d be willing to sell. I can always build another one.
Can you give me an e-mail address that we could converse directly.
I’m not a social networking type person so anything other than e-mail is beyond me.
As much as anything I want to know where it would be shipped to due to potential damage.
Laurie Evans said on October 7, 2014
My Father Ed Evans and Ben go Back Many Years. I Called him Uncle Ben growing up. Esther was one of the sweetest ladies I ever Knew. I remember being at Paine on his maiden flight of The P51. I was about 7 I think. He let me sit in it.
AL HOFFMAN said on October 7, 2014
Glad it brought back good memories. Didn’t the plane at one time carry the name Esther?
alex kostelnik said on October 18, 2017
Yes- Esther’s Mink. I bet Esther didn’t laugh as loud as everyone else!
alex kostelnik said on October 18, 2017
Laurie this is great to hear, I only got to sit in “Miss Seattle, the turquoise T-6. You’re lucky!
alex kostelnik said on October 18, 2017
Hi Al Im sorry this took so long, If you are still interested, email me and name your price! The model is beautiful. I have many pictures of Seattle Miss, Esther’s mink, etc. that Ben had given me personally. I am willing to share them with you if you are interested. I am at
bd189 at yahoo