alex_stela Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 (edited) Here is my F-51D Mustang in 1/72. Made with Italeri kit (lot of errors!), Eduard PE set and Pavla resin propeller. Numbers and "sharkmouth" made by myself. Aircraft serial 44-74384, code FF-384, 12th FBS, 18th FBG, Korea 1951/1952. I was suprised how hard is to find complete information about any Mustang from Korean War. Well known painting schemes are full of insinuations or errors (even FF-736 or FF-943!). Korean Mustangs had 3 different, optional propeller types, changing colors of wing tips and spinners, different "sharkmouth" types etc. That`s why I choose this rare painting scheme - it was the only F-51 of 12th FBS that I was sure how it should look like. 🙂 Edited November 2, 2020 by alex_stela new links to photos 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 That's a nice little Mustang! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 nice job,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Excellent Mustang, looks bigger than `72nd, great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Excellent. Love the picture with the spinning prop in particular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synopsis Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 This looks super, that final pic with the spinning prop .. makes it so hard to tell its a model, then I remember its 72nd scale and it blows my mind even more. I keep going back and looking at the pics. What paints did you use for this if you don't mind me asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_stela Posted June 20, 2015 Author Share Posted June 20, 2015 Thanks, guys! What paints did you use for this if you don't mind me asking? It was my first use of Alclads II - now I use only them for metallic finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewE Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Great work, and top marks for sitting the open canopy correctly on top of the fuselage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 That looks spot on, great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doozer1974 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Superb metal finish, great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Excellent job. If my long running Dragon 1/32 build turns out anything like that I shall be well pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templar Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Great finish for 1/72. Looks just right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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