Pedro1 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Dear all, Please find below some images of another recent build. It's the 1:72 Academy P-51C Mustang build as a Mustang Mk.III of the RAAF, as operated from Fano, Italy, on the Adriatic coast in 1944. I used an Eduard Zoom set for the cockpit and dropped the flaps, while the guns were replaced with brass tubes and the kit's bombs with some Eduard Brassin items. The camouflage was sprayed on using a masking set from Kora Models. The decals are from On Target decals for Commonwealth Mustangs as I liked the Southern Cross image on the tail. It's a great little sheet, but it has unfortunately a few errors when it comes to instructions. The Mustangs from 3 Sqn RAAF didn't have a medium blue spinner but a red one (like all allied fighter aircraft in Italy) and didn't have the white identification bands on the wings and tail. They didn't have the yellow markings on the wings either, but I only found that out after I finished painting the whole lot, so I left that as it was. I hope you like it! Peter PS: looking at the images I realize I need to add a bit more grime to the wheels... These Mustangs were kept well but worked hard. 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 (edited) Very well done Mustang 👍 Edited October 22, 2018 by Corsairfoxfouruncle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Superb Stang.. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Smart that is, it's a good looking scheme & I like the way you've done it. 👍 Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Very tidy model and great paint job - I like the RAAF decals and scheme. Makes it an even more interesting model. How was the build? Academy are great value for money but I haven't bought one of their kits yet - I'm wondering how they are in 1/72..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1 Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 Thank you for your kind comment Kitchen Modeller. IMHO Academy indeed offers great value for money with decent shapes, general good fit and finely recessed panel lines. With the Mustang I particularly like the fact that you can model the cockpit open, without having to resort to major surgery. The only tricky bit is the separate tail section, to accommodate the versions with and without fin fillet. But take care aligning the port and starboard fuselage sides and you hardly need any filler around the tail. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 I didn't know Allied Mustangs in Italy had a red nose, the Revell instructions for my Mustang III called for a Sky Blue nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Little beauty,nice to see an RAAF scheme too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Must get one of those. Great looking build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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