North American P-51 Mustang fighter
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North American F-51D Mustang
Tamiya, 1/48 out of box build using a mix of kit decals/aftermarket decals to model a F-51D,12th FBS, 18th FBW Korean War.
18th FBW was the last unit to fly the Mustang in combat operations converting to the F-80 in January 1953 while [...]
Review: Modelsvit 1/48 P-51H Mustang – First Look
So, I got an e-mail from my friend Scott Zuiback over at "rebelalpha" on eBay that his Modelsvit shipment had arrived, so I hot-footed it over to the store and picked this puppy up. For those of you who do business with Scott, [...]
Mustang Airfix 1/72
The Mustang is one of the most beautiful warbirds, especially in natural metal finish. The Airfix kit is rather good in shape, good fit, sufficient details for the scale, and cheap.
I build it from the box, and added a PJ Productions resin [...]
Video: Tamiya 1:48 P-51B "Blue Nose" Mustang
This was a project I wanted to do for a while now, paint something with D-day stripes and natural metal. A very satisfying project, I especially like the blue nose. #tamiya #P51Mustang #plamo
My First Car
I got tired of building airplanes, but I still wanted to build models, so I though"Why Not A Car?" I went to "D-n-J Hobbies" in a nearby town and just wondered over to their model car section. Wow! There was lots of [...]
Review: "Happy Jack's Go Buggy" – Eduard 1/48 P-51D-5
History:
Among the criticisms leveled by pilots against the P-51B Mustang was the limited visibility from the cockpit with the “coffin lid” canopy, and the tendency for the guns to jam due to their placement at an angle inside the [...]
Tamiya 1/48 Mustang
Hello, fellas!
This is the well known Tamiya Mustang finished in the “clown suit” markings - no disrespect meant to the men who flew and mantained it, it is just that the flamboyant pattern applied to the cowling reminded me of a [...]
No. Three 1/32 scale P-51D Zebra Strip Mustang
My first "Zebra" model was made in 1988, then sold a year or so later. I was going to build another one real fast but that never happened, however I built one in 1/48 scale several year's later in the mid 1990's and/or early in [...]
A MAGAZINE STORY
FineScale Modeler, (FSM) magazine printed my story long ago. When I open up the photos on our Apple desk top p.c. I click on an "X" up in the top-right corner of the monitor and the photo's become larger, which let's me read [...]
SCRATCH-BUILDING
I built a 1/24 Scale P-51D Mustang for a client and he wanted everything scratch-built just like the real aircraft. Here are some of the 100 or more photos.
The "Dallas" canopy was raised up a bit higher than the regular [...]
