1/32 Hobbycraft P-51A Mustang
This is 1/32 Hobbycraft P-51A Mustang with the markings of 43-6189 1st Air Commando Group in India ,1944.
Cockpit modified by Vector resin set
Main wheels are from Barracudacast
Exhaust stacks replaced with Hasegawa s P-40E parts
Corrected spinner is made by a friend from modeller community.
Wheel wells walls still incorrect but I guess I can live with these.
Paints are Gunze Sangyo acrylics.
Happy modelling
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Spiros Pendedekas said on May 29, 2020
That’s a trully excellent job Tolga! Everything is spot-on. This molded-on detail at the foot pedals is an eye catcher too.
All the best!
Tolga ULGUR said on May 30, 2020
Thanks Spiros.
Detail level and quality of the Vector set is great.
John vd Biggelaar said on May 29, 2020
Very nice build Tolga. Cockpit details are extremely realistic.
Tolga ULGUR said on May 30, 2020
Thanks John
Haslam Yeoman said on May 29, 2020
Quality build. Great subtle weathering.
Tolga ULGUR said on May 30, 2020
Thanks Haslam
Greg Kittinger said on May 29, 2020
That’s a real beauty. I love the way you get such visual interest out of monochromatic schemes – you are an artist at it!
Tolga ULGUR said on May 30, 2020
Thank you Greg, appreciated.
Robert Royes said on May 29, 2020
Great looking Allison Mustang!
Tolga ULGUR said on May 30, 2020
Thanks Robert
Wayne Landis said on May 29, 2020
Very nice exhaust stains. Great variation in the color scheme as well.
Tolga ULGUR said on May 30, 2020
Thanks Wayne
Tom Cleaver said on May 29, 2020
Great work (as usual) Tolga!
Tolga ULGUR said on May 30, 2020
Thanks Tom.
There are at least three Allison engine Mustangs on my bucket list. I guess next one will be an A-36.
Rick Reinbott said on May 30, 2020
Sweet big-scale Mustang!
Tolga ULGUR said on May 30, 2020
Thanks Rick
Scott Snow said on May 30, 2020
Tolga, very nice work. I’ve always been fond of the earlier Mustangs. Was the Hobbycraft kit a lot of work to make accurate, because, what you’ve done looks spot on?
Cheers,
Scott
Tolga ULGUR said on June 1, 2020
Thanks Scott
This kit is an upscaled version of the Accurate Miniatures Mustangs. So detail level is not sufficient especially in the cockpit.
Again exhausts and wheels not so good.
The spinner is more pointed than the real one as on the Accurate Miniatures kits. So I have replaced it by a home made product.
And also Wheel wells walls are not accurate. Maybe in my next Allison engine Mustang I will try to fixe it.
Andrew Alexander said on May 30, 2020
Absolutely stunning! Love your work, Tolga.
Tolga ULGUR said on June 1, 2020
Thanks Andrew
Darren Dickerson said on May 31, 2020
Excellent work Tolga – kit decals used? Everything looks great – have this kit in the pile and yours has made me keen to start mine now……………..
Tolga ULGUR said on June 1, 2020
Thanks Darren
Yes kit decals are applied without problem though they are old
Good luck on your Project.