The P-51D Channel at iModeler (16 articles)

The P-51D Channel at iModeler

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16 articles
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Hawk 1/48 P-51D Mustang

by Bob Torres on May 17, 2021
in Aviation — 11 Comments

Here's another of my old builds, a 1/48 Hawk P-51D that I made in 1989 for a club group build on Aces from New Jersey. "Dragon Wagon" (WR-Y) was flown by Capt. James E. Duffy Jr. from the 354th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, 8th Air Forc[...]

Diamond Nose…1/48 North American P-51D Mustang, 356th FG USAAF

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on May 15, 2021
in Aviation — 6 Comments

Built in 2013, this was the third Merlin Mustang my dad built, but the first he did correct, regarding the wings. Back then it was new info for us that the P-51 had sealed/filled panel lines on the wings. Besides that the wings were painted in a[...]

1/72 Multiple Aircraft Commission Build Completed!

by David Kopielski on March 12, 2021
in Aviation — 5 Comments

The multiple aircraft commission build is finished! This build consisted of the Airfix Spitfire MK-1a, the Airfix Spitfire MK-1a converted to a MK-II using 3-D Kits conversion set, the Eduard Spitfire MK-IXc, the Tamiya P-51D and Academy F-35A.[...]

Bill Whisner’s Ponies

by Tom Cleaver on March 5, 2021
in Aviation — 14 Comments

Tamiya P-51B to do 352nd FG ace Bill Whisner's "Princess Elizabeth," a name he put on to celebrate the visit to the group by Princess Eilzabeth, later Elizabeth II. That fall, he traded up to a P-51D-10 he named "Moonbeam McSwine" after an Al Ca[...]

Last one for 2020 – practice allows one to get closer to fewer mistakes made

by Tom Cleaver on December 31, 2020
in Aviation — 12 Comments

Practice makes perfect? Hah! Eduard kit. Vallejo metallics. Barracuda Studios "P-51 Mustangs Part 1" decal set. 1st Lt. Arthur Cundy, 352nd Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group. On March 2, Lt Cundy shot down a Bf-109 and two Fw-190s to double[...]

A couple of 4th FG ponies

by Brian Riedel on September 15, 2020
in Aviation — 5 Comments

A couple of old builds of P-51-D’s from the mighty 4th Fighter Group. The first one is the old Fujimi kit with a Verlinden cockpit, decals from Superscale. The second one is the Monogram kit with decals from Superscale. Brian Riedel

PTO tribute

by George Henderson on August 16, 2020
in Aviation — 10 Comments

"Foxy" from the 45th FS/15th FG based on Iwo Jima, 1945 Not a very happy ending to this beautifully marked aircraft which is "parked" under that pile of smoke It was struck by the aircraft "parked" upside-down The end result

P-51D Tamiya 1/32 Scale All metal skin! “Tattie Bus”

by Rick Schad on July 18, 2020
in Aviation — 20 Comments

Well here she is! This will be my last metal skin build for a while!! Such a pain to do this technique lol. This is the 1/32 scale Tamiya kit, nice kit, few fit issues but nothing really bad. The metal is the difficult part, hand cutting all the[...]

Tamiya 1/32 Scale P-51D with aluminum skin Part 1

by Rick Schad on June 26, 2020
in Aviation — 25 Comments

Hello fellow modelers! Well i'm at it again with the aluminum skin builds. As you can see I am well under way on this P-51D from Tamiya. Great kit so far, few little fit issues but nothing crazy. Scratch built the seat cushion some wiring and of[...]

1/32 Hasegawa Mustang Finishing comments welcomed

by George Schembri on June 5, 2020
in Aviation — 8 Comments

Looking for recommendations on how to finish coat my P-51D. I started building the Hasegawa Kit S12 - 1/32 scale P-51D back in the mid 1980's getting about 90% done with the intention of a OOB build, planning to use the kits decals. Well, about [...]