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The first Swedish Mustang is a P-51B-7 du 354th FG interned on 13 may 1944. He is followed by another one in august, then by two D-5 this same month. These aircraft arrives at a time where Swedish AF is struggling to get some high performances fighters, and the government is in the process to make a deal US and/or UK authorities on the tune of fighters for internees, as there are more than 1000 Allied Airmen stranded in Sweden An agreement is finaly reached for a number of P-47, that would be designated J26, but in march 1945, last minute change for Mustangs for 50 ex-USAAF machines (4 already « delivered »!), bound to equip Flottilj 16 (F16) at Uppsala, deliveries starting from 10 april. They will still be J26. In 1946, 90 more are bought from USAAF, plus a further 30 for spare parts the next year. The last Sweedish Mustang will leave active service with the air force in 1954. 93 will be sold to Israel, Republican Dominique and Nicaragua. So here's my interpretation of Swedish J26 serial 26031 (ex-USAAF 44-72220), from Flottilj (escadre) F16, 2. Division (Escadron, casserole bleue) at Uppsala, The aircraft must have suffered an accident in june 47, as it was then used as a ground instruction airframe. It was one of only three J26 painted in camo. Tamiya kit looks good to me, very simple and easy to build. No difficulties, I had some, but they're of my own make . A quick note about the decals : The instruction sheet show clearly roundels in six positions, standard with J26 and other Swedish fighhters at the time. BUT... Xtradecal gives you only four ! By chance, a friend of mine stepped in, and gave me the last two I needed. Thanks Stéphane ! Hope you'll like it. And if by the way you've gott a better understanding of Swedish AF than me (not difficult at all!), feel free to add or correct. -
Hi everyone I have just finished the Swedish option in Airfix’s boxing of the F-51D Mustang, namely the J26. I was attracted by the bright colour scheme and the over-sized roundels. I am also quite fond of WW2 aircraft in post-war schemes – Airfix’s markings are based on a 1946 machine. It’s a very nice kit overall. Good levels of detail, a couple of beautiful clear canopies and a great decal sheet. The only rub points were the fit of the gun inserts and the lack of definition in the tread markings of the tyres. I opted to replace the wheels with an Eduard resin set. I also had trouble getting the fuselage halves to connect at the back end – I think that was down to ‘user error’ rather than any inherent problem with the kit. I decided to experiment with filling in the panel lines on the wings and replicating the painted lacquer finish. I opted to use Mr.Color C8 Silver thinned with their Levelling Thinner for the wings. This thinner is brilliant for metallic paints as it really pulls in the particles. For the natural metal areas, I used Mr Color Super Metallic Super Fine Silver. For the rudder I chose Revell Aquacolor Aluminium to simulate the doped fabric. I know there is lots of heated debate about panel lines on Mustang wings. As the Swedish Mustangs came from ex-USAAF wartime production, I reasoned that they would have come from stock that would have gone through the standard factory process of putty and lacquer. I wanted to sit the aircraft on an icy base. Not freshly fallen snow but frozen slushy stuff. My starting point was Woodland Scenics Soft Flake Snow topped with a light sprinkling of Deluxe Materials Icy Sparkles. I then misted on a thin coat of gloss varnish to give a wet look. Thanks for looking Richard C -
As above really, anybody know whats in the box? Is the kit and decals OK or should I avoid it http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/J-26-EARLY-P-51-B-MUSTANG-SWEDISH-AF-1-72-MASTERCRAFT-LIMITED-EDITION-saab-/360501260122?pt=UK_ToysGames_ModelKits_ModelKits_JN&hash=item53ef8caf5a Cheers Chris
