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G'day people, I was originally going to use the Tamiya 1/48 kit but with the release of the Airfix P-51K boxing I have changed my mind. The Airfix kit has all the required parts that differentiate a P-51K from a P-51D, like the cuffless Aeroproducts propeller and the carby air inlet with the raised gills. My intended subject will be an RAAF Mustang IV (P-51K) C-VA S/No. KH676 supplied from RAF stock as part of the lend lease programme operating in Italy. 3 SQN transitioned to the Mustang IV from their P-40s that had served them so well during the desert campaign and they were employed primarily in the ground attack role during the Italian campaign. As luck would have it, the Airfix kit includes markings for this very aircraft as well as a pair of 250lb bombs, so really I don't have to correct anything - winning! If I have time I may still build the Tamiya P-51D kit but time will tell. All there is to do now is wait for the start date, cheers, Pappy
