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From the P-51 STGB, Airfix F-51 kit finished as an early 1950's Royal New Zealand Air Force P-51D with Ventura+kit decals and Verlinden engine. Build thread here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234966103-rnzaf-p-51d-airfix-172-finished/ And joining the other four from the same decal sheet I completed earlier this year: Thanks for looking!
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The RNZAF operated the Mustang postwar after ordering them to replace the Corsair from 1945. The end of the war saw most of the order cancelled and those received to be placed in storage, before being activated in 1950 to fly with the Territorial (reserve) arm of the RNZAF. The Airfix F-51 boxing is basically perfect for doing an RNZAF machine, as it includes all the parts necessary, namely the uncuffed prop and rocket rails. With that in mind I'm using up the remaining decals on my Ventura RNZAF Mustang sheet, and doing the first option, which is a Mustang fresh out of the shipping crate and still with the US serial on the fin. I also decided to customise this one a little bit by adding an exposed engine from the Verlinden P-51D Update set. The rest of the set I'll use on other builds. Colour scheme is the first option here: First thing to do is start carefully cutting up the fuselage: Considering it was intended for the Hasegawa kit the Verlinden engine fits pretty well. That's a good start so far:
