North American P-51 Mustang
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Once the P-51D with its bubble canopy providing 360-degree visibility started showing up in VIII Fighter Command units in the summer of 1944, the days of the P-51B were numered, despite most pilots acknowledging the earlier Mustang had [...]
Fresh off the bench 1/48 Tamiya P-51B 4th Fg . Model finished with Eagle Strike decals , Tamiya Acrylics . For the photo graph and on i used the Tamiya jeep , ICM pilot and Eduard PSP .
IMG_2189 by b007scott, on Flickr
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This is my attempt to build Tamiya’s 1/32 P51 Mustang. The kit was given to me by my friends for my 50th birthday (thanks again guys!). My first plane in a natural metal finish, and it fought me until the end, probably because of my lack [...]
Fresh off bench 1/48 Tamiya P-51B 352nd FG flown by Lt. Earl J. Meyer model is built for the Grandson of the pilot. Finished with Eagle Strike decals , Tamiya Acryics and Oils washes .
IMG_0974 by b007scott, on Flickr
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The definitive shake and bake kit with a counter build experience resin Aires cockpit and engine sets.
Excited to share my completed opened Eduard P-51B 1/48 as my first contribution to an Operation Overlord Group Build I’m participating in. This build went together in just over a month along with 2 other fighters which really challenged [...]
The Airplane:
Throughout the Second World War, one of the major problems facing all air forces was converting a new low-time pilot to a single-seat fighter. All of these aircraft were high-powered and not only difficult but dangerous for a [...]
Ciao ragazzi, here I just finish for friend of mine a P51-D. The kit is Hasegawa in scale 1/48, assembly was quite ok but the decals was a real disaster. Some of the them destroyed immediatly when I put in the water...and I have to paint [...]
I realized just now that I never posted a full article on Bud Anderson's other "Old Crow," the P-51D-15 he flew during his second tour with the 357th.
I did this with the Airfix 1/48 P-51D when it came out back in 2015. I had the [...]
Older builds of P-51D’s I did.
First up, the Hobbycraft copy of the Fujimi kit. Decals from the Tamiya F-51D . Don’t remember what extras were used to spruce it up.
Next, a couple of Testors Authentiplate P-51D’s. Markings for [...]