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Eduard 1/48 P-51B 2-seat squadron hack

Started by Tom Cleaver · 37 ≡ · ↻ 1 day ago

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Tom Cleaver said 3 weeks ago:

So, the new Eduard P-51B/C Mustang with the dorsal fin arrived here this pas week. A profipack kit and twp overtrees.
One of the Overtrees will become the 2-seat "squadron hack" of the 334th Fighter Squadron of the 4th Fighter Group in 1945. The airplane appeared in several paint schemes - the one it will be here is the first, an NMF finish.
3 attached images. Click to enlarge.
George R Blair Jr said 3 weeks ago:

Very cool, Tom (@tcinla). This should be a fun conversion the parts from an Overtree kit. Looking forward to the conversion.
Spiros Pendedekas said 3 weeks ago:

Sounds great, my friend @tcinla! Looking forward to your projects!
John vd Biggelaar said 3 weeks ago:

Looking forward to those projects, Tom @tcinla
That 2nd seat position looks very cramped, did this aircraft have a second control stick as well.
Tom Cleaver said 2 weeks, 6 days ago:

No controls in back - strictly for passengers.
Carl Smoot said 2 weeks, 6 days ago:

This looks like a cool conversion Tom (@tcinla). Are you using a left over canopy from another kit or are there extras in the overtrees kit?
Tom Cleaver said 2 weeks, 6 days ago:

@clipper - The Profipack kit came with both the Malcolm Hood and the Coffin Lid. That one's going to use a Malcolm Hood. So I took the open Coffin Lid sections. This Overtrees kit is a Coffin Lid (there are two different overtrees kits, for the canopies). Fortunately the back seat uses a different seat from the front.
Carl Smoot said 2 weeks, 5 days ago:

Thanks for the information Tom (@tcinla). I have a few Eduard Mustangs (all D's) and with all the extra parts, could probably apply some of those parts to the Tamiya kits I have (two), if needed. But I want to get at least one B kit from Eduard at some point.
Tom Cleaver said 2 weeks, 5 days ago:

Once you do an Eduard B, you won't do the Tamiya again.
Eric Berg said 2 weeks, 5 days ago:

This looks like a winner of a project. How much surgery is required Tom @tcinla?

That rear passenger compartment is something I wouldn’t want to squeeze into. My back and knees hurt just looking at that photo.
Tom Cleaver said 2 weeks, 5 days ago:

Not much - see the next post.
Tom Cleaver said 2 weeks, 5 days ago:

Heres the first work. This is a very easy conversion.

For the wing, I plugged the gun ports with Evergreen rod, and then cut a piece of Evergreen sheet to fill in the shell ejection chute.

The fuselage halves need to be cut back for the second cockpit. I measured what needed to be done using the closed canopy part.

Next up is detailing the cockpit.
3 attached images. Click to enlarge.
Tom Cleaver said 2 weeks, 5 days ago:

@eb801 - you definitely wouldn't want to squeeze into the jumpseat in back in a P-51D. Your knees are right under your chin.
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 weeks, 5 days ago:

Excellent progress, my friend @tcinla!
John vd Biggelaar said 2 weeks, 4 days ago:

That's a nice start, Tom @tcinla

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Eduard 1/48 P-51B 2-seat squadron hack