North-American P-51-D Mustang Airfix 1/72
It has been a while, but just finished my 1/72 P-51-D Mustang from Airfix. This is the kit with their new tooling and it's a very nice kit to work on. Tolerances are tight and I managed to build it without a single blob of filler. With exeption of tape-seatbelts build OOB.
After a base coat with Tamiya semi-gloss black I painted the whole aircraft with Vallejo Metal Color Aluminium. The blue nose is done with Vallejo Model Color dark blue and the tail is done with Tamiya flat red. All covered with Tamiya clear gloss before applying all decals including some very tiny stencelling.
Some panel lines done with Vallejo black wash and everything sealed with Tamiya flat clear.
This Mustang flown by Lt. Eugene James, 352nd FG, 328th FS, RAF Bodney Norfolk England 1944.
I hope you like it, I will certainly build some more Mustangs now.
Nice one! Glad to see Airfix going ok. Please show some photos of the under side.
Congratulations on your build
Thank you Manuel. As per request some pics from the underside.
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Looks very good. I love metal finish, cause I'm incapable to do one.
Nice job.
Thank you. It's my third metal finish now and learning along the way is the best method.
Ya can't fool ME, my friend...that's too well done to be such a small scale build. 🙂
Haha thanks Craig.
Dang! I thought this was 1/48th! Beautifully done.
Thanks Robert.
Great looking blue-nosed Pony! One of my first builds back into the hobby was a blue-nosed Hasegawa Mustang. The blue on silver combo is just a great scheme! You NMF looks great!
Thanks Greg, getting better with every new build, as I'm learning along the way.
Gorgeous, Ferry, especially in 1/72. For my money, nothing beats the scheme of the Blue Nosed B***s of Bodney. Nicely done.
Thanks David, it is a great scheme indeed.
Yes indeed, that Airfix kit is without a doubt the best 1/72 P-51D out there. You did a great job on it, too.
Here's mine, done the same way you did yours (including the Vallejo aluminum).
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Thanks Tom, you're Mustang looks fantastic.
Looks good Ferry, nicely done, Toms too, mine in a different scheme, paint !
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Thanks Allan. Great scheme too on your Mustang.
Thanks Ferry.
Nice looking pony Ferry, I like it.
Thanks Tom.
nice panel lines too
Thanks Bob.
Very nice model indeed. Thanks for sharing it