ANovaScotian Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 (edited) Hey all Carrying on the theme of my last post, I present another 1/48 Tamiya Mustang. This time, a P-51D from 402 "City of Winnipeg" Squadron. Like my Mk.III Mustang, this one was completed out of box with only the addition of Hussar wheels and an Ultracast seat. I cannot recommend Ultracast products enough, well cast, well detailed, well priced. and made in Canada. She was painted with Tamiya Titanium Silver as I find this a good representation of the Aluminium Lacquer finish RCAF Mustangs wore later in their service life. Decals came from Leading Edge Models' "RCAF P-51D Part 2: Eastern & MB" decal sheet, this includes enough markings and stencils for FOUR complete airframes! If you have plans to make an RCAF Mustang, Leading Edge is as far as I know, the only game in town. These aircraft were well maintained, so I restricted weathering to a simple panel wash with MIG Neutral Wash. This is a nice medium grey-ish colour which works well on very light and relatively dark colours. Enjoy... In the immediate post-war period the RCAF acquired 100 P-51Ds from American stocks to equip two regular and ten auxiliary squadrons. The Mustangs in regular squadron service were replaced by Vampires and Sabres in 1949-50, but the auxiliary squadrons soldiered on until 1956 when they too were replaced. Most of the airframes were sold on the civilian market, which means that your favourite air show war bird might very well be an ex-RCAF aircraft. The RCAF Mustangs were virtually identical to the rest of the herd. The only noticeable difference besides the direction finder transponder (the black thing on the rear fuselage), was in the cockpit. Canadian Mustangs were modified with a gun selector switch which allowed the selection of either two, four or six guns for firing. This was, I believe, mostly for ammunition conservation when conducting gunnery training. They could also be fitted with bomb racks on the wing hardpoints which could carry six or eight concrete practice bombs. For the history of this particular aircraft, I'll paraphrase the decal instructions: "9258" P-51D-30-NA USAF 44-74865 Feb.1951 received at RCAF Station Uplands from Texas Engineering Co. Dec.1951-Nov.1952 posted to Training Command at RCAF Trenton Nov. 1952 Sent to MacDonald Bros. for modification and overhaul Served in 402 City of Winnipeg Sqn. from Nov. 1953 until Sept. 1956 when placed in storage. Sold at auction in May 1959 This particular aircraft now flies with the civilian registration N8677E as "Sweet Mary Lou" of the 357th FG Thanks for looking and for the feedback on my previous build. Regards ANS Edited May 19, 2015 by ANovaScotian 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Another excellent build. I agree it is a nice scheme and looks great on the model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doozer1974 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Very nice Mustang, lovely metal finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 nice looking mustang..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kampartiger Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 A very attractive looking Canadian Mustang....would love to have one in my collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Nicely done! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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