So December 14 has arrived and everyone has started before me. In the interests of stash reduction I have decided to build two Mustangs, one Tamiya and one Hasegawa, and to build them concurrently. Here they are:
and the sprues, Tamiya:
and Hasegawa:
the general parts breakdown of the two kits, while not exactly interchangeable are almost the same. The Tamiya offering is later and more detailed, especially in the cockpit. I will be building OOTB with maybe an added tweak or two. The Tamiya will be built as Maj. Leonard “Kit” Carson’s Nooky Booky IV, and the Hasegawa as Col John Lander’s Big Beautiful Doll.
The parts have been given a good wash and I’ve started on cleaning a few parts up, not that there is much or any flash to remove. With a heat wave in the offing with temps forecast for up to 41C next week and then the Chrissie whirl of social engagements to follow I don’t expect much progress to be made until after Christmas.
AW