Antun Jankovic Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 I like this airplane. It is very elegant in my opinion.... Thanks for looking. 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Top work! A pure P51! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Great looking Mustang 👍 ... Ive seen the existing one in Oshkosh Wisconsin at the EAA museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearmatt Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill.B Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Nicely finished! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Edmundson Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Great looking Mustang 👍 ... Ive seen the existing one in Oshkosh Wisconsin at the EAA museum. The aircraft at Oshkosh is a NA-73; no X. It was pulled from the RAF Mustang Mk1 production line. Back to the OP post, what kit/scale did you start with ?? Wonderful work, would like to know more about it. Cheers, Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antun Jankovic Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 It is Accurate Miniatures 1/48 P-51A, but I scratch build windshield and motor air intake to reproduce shape of NA-73 X. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Really nice! Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Edmundson Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Antun Jankovic said: It is Accurate Miniatures 1/48 P-51A, but I scratch build windshield and motor air intake to reproduce shape of NA-73 X. Well done Antun, I love the realization of your Aluminum finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 That is a lovely looking model and you should be very proud of that! Do you have any ‘in progress’ build shots to share? The NA-73 at the EAA was not diverted from RAF stocks. The fifth and tenth production examples were always earmarked for US evaluation (where they languished unused for months after delivery as unloved!) and there’s was no break in the initial AG*** serial deliveries to the RAF. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Great looking Mustang 👍 ... Ive seen the existing one in Oshkosh Wisconsin at the EAA museum. It was not quite the same airplane as the NA-73X. The one at the EAA Museum was one of the two Mustang I's built for the RAF that were taken by the AAF for evaluation; serials were 41-038 and -039 and were designated XP-51. They differed from the NA-73X by having an extended and larger diameter carburetor intake and two .50's in the nose and one in each wing, as well as two .30's in each wing. I saw the XP-51 at a Confederate Air Force airshow many years ago, and it sounded and looked like a million bucks in the air and on the ground. It was amazing that they flew such a rare and priceless fighter! Mike Antun, Your conversion is awesome! Well done, sir! Mike Edited March 9, 2018 by 72modeler added word for clarity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antun Jankovic Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 Thank you all for your compliments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Great job,beautiful finish on the natural metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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