North American P-51 Mustang fighter
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Review: P-51B "Little Jeep" – experimenting with Super Metallics
Between 1942, when the American Volunteer Group was disbanded, and 1944, US air forces in China were a shoestring operation at the end of a long supply line, operating in a theater of operations that was considered secondary by the Allies. [...]
P-51D "Miss Hellen": 1:1 and 1:48th scales
The currently "Miss Hellen" adorned Mustang started its operational career in Bodney Norfolk and was assigned to the 487th Fighter Squadron of the 352nd Fighter Group of the Eight AF in April 1945. After being in storage, it was [...]
Review: Eduard 1/48 P-51B "Salem Representative"
During September, 1943, rumors abounded among pilots in the fighter groups regarding things to come. Word of the first flight of the P-51B in Los Angeles spread through the world of Air Force fighter pilots like wildfire. When Chesley [...]
"Riding My First Mustang" (Mk IV, Eduard 1/48)
Hey Everyone.
As you may recall, I have been trying to challenge myself more with attempting more plane models and getting myself out of my armored comfort zone. I started with the Wurger, then onto the Corsair and now I've tried riding [...]
P-51D souvenir build
A few years ago I was fortunate enough to have a flight in a P-51 over Moreton Bay in Queensland, Australia.
Needless to say, it was an awesome experience. We spent half an hour doing aerobatics and mock strafing runs on yachts in the bay. [...]
Mustang Mk. IV "Dooleybird" (Airfix 1/48)
This particular 19 Squadron Mustang has been a regular modelling subject from a number of manufacturers over the years with ongoing discussion in various fora regarding the colours of the upper cowling stripe and the nose checkerboard. I [...]
1/48 Halberd Cavalier Turbo Mustang III
The Cavalier Turbo Mustang III (Enforcer) prototype was a piston driven aircraft based on a Cavalier modified P-51D platform specifically re-designed for ground attack against guerrilla insurgencies and similar COIN operations. In 1968 [...]
1/48 Eduard P-51D Mustang Tales of Iwo Jima VLR
The P-51D Mustang is more famous for combat in Europe, but was also used in the Pacific near the end of WW2. After the capture of Iwo Jima by the USMC, the US Army Air Force and USN Seabees worked on turning it into a giant fighter and [...]
Tamiya P-51D, 'Petie 2nd', John C. Meyer.
This is the Tamiya 1/48 P-51D Mustang, marked as John C. Meyer's "Petie 2nd".
Typical of Tamiya, easy assembly and a nice fit. The only weak points are the wheel well not going back to the spar, and a prop that is too wide and [...]
