North American P-51 Mustang
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P-51D Mustang “Little India”
This kit is from Airfix it's a 1/48 scale. It was really easy to build. The decals was not very good so I painted lightning and black bands myself. I do a very hard weathering for fun ?. That all hope you will like my first ww2 model.
Tamiya 1:48 RAF Mustang Mk.III
I had originally planned to build the kit´s clone, ICM/Revell´s Mustang Mk.III, but after getting frustrated with the warped fuselage halves, I decided to get the real thing.
The Tamiya kit was a pleasure to build, everything fitted [...]
Mustang Exhaust
For me, one of the most intimidating aspects of building a Mustang is the exhaust trail. Merlin's don't really put out black "soot"...they discolor the surrounding metal into a beautiful rainbow with a touch of lead deposits, [...]
Roadtrip Flyby: The Erickson Aircraft Collection
The Erickson Aircraft Collection Museum is located at the Madras Airport, a 45 minute drive north of Bend, Oregon on Hwy 26 near the intersection of Hwy 97N. The collection was originally founded by Jack Erickson of sky crane and aerial [...]
Hobbycraft 1:32 Mustang MkIa
A commission build complete earlier this year. Not a bad kit, but at 1:32 it is really lacking in detail in the cockpit...very basic indeed! The pilot figure was added from aftermarket. I had to reshape the carburettor intake as the kit [...]
Tamiya 1/48 P-51D “Nose Art Group Build”
My most recent addition to the Nose Art Group build is Tamiya's really nice but old P-51D, "Passion Wagon". This A/C was flown by Lt Arvil Roberson assigned to the 362nd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group. They were the first [...]
1/72 4th Fg Col. Don and Red Dog
Enough of my OD posts for today.
Two 1/72 P-51 ponies of the 4th FG.
First up is an Academy P-51B with homemade decals (what little there is anyway) in the markings of Col. Donald Blakeslee. OOB
Second, an Airfix P51D in markings from a [...]
Tamiya 1/48 P-51D “Nose Art Group Build”
One of my contributions to the Nose Art Group Build started by Jaime Carreon. Big shout out to Jaime for starting this Group Build as it's been a lot of fun. The P-51D I'm posted depicts "Duchess Arlene" flown by 1Lt Robert W. [...]
Accurate Miniatures 1/48 P-51C “By Request”
Summer activities has consumed most of my modeling time but I was able to finally complete another Tuskegee Airman aircraft. The above represents a P-51C piloted by LTC Benjamin O. Davis of the 100th FS, 332nd FG in Ramitelli, Italy [...]
“Nose Art Group” Tamiya P-51D
Allow me first to make the point that I do not in any way disparage the town of Cooter Missouri nor any of the fine people that live there….
That being said:
This is a model of an airplane that I have wanted to build for a very long [...]
