Next up on my Tamiya series build is their excellent F-51 Mustang, with 2 Accurate Miniature Mustangs in the hanger this will be my first Tam build. In their typical dark grey plastic, petite details. Looks like a fun build. Haven't decided yet which way to go with this when it comes to markings. Sadly there appears not too many choices for the F-51 in the Korean theatre. I may do something different other what is in the box. I will use the zoom set for the Tamiya P-51 which the details in the cockpit are closely related. So let see whats in the box. We have 3 sprues of grey plastic with nicely detailed parts, the multi part propeller, clear sprue and the soft plastic inserts for the propeller is included. I love this little detail that Tamiya does and I believe Hasegawa does this as well. As I usually do I prepainted the interior with Model Master Interior Green. I had painted the props blades black when I was painting the props for the Devastator, Lightning and Vindicator at the same time. Next time we start some actual building in the next section.

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Thanks for the referral, something to consider as an option if I don't find anything that will work for me for a Mustang that participated in the Korean War.

Looks like you have a great start on it Chuck. Looks good !

Wow, looks like you have a nice start and a plan. (I miss Tamiya, but that's another talk show.)

My uncle, who flew Avengers in WW2, flew a Corsair in Korea.

Thanks Louis, this is a much easier build so far. Even the PE process is a breeze and not as tedious.

He did, for sure. Broke my aunt's heart for being a bit of a ladies man, but he was a crack pilot.

I didn't tell you that another uncle (by blood; the pilot was by marriage) was a corpsman on a Navy hospital ship. He's in his 90s now and a widower, but it turns out he was in the thick of it the whole time and barely spoke a word until recently. Treated the Marines hauled out of combat in the Battle of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, the works. The memories were so rough he just didn't want to talk about it. I guess with the death of his wife now he's loosened up a bit, sadly from a greater personal pain. The Greatest Generation aren't narcissists, that's for sure.

Tough choices ahead

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Looking great so far!