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Meng 1/48 P-51D markinga TBC


mungo1974

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Picked this kit up quite cheap off Ebay

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Thinking of doing a post war USAF or ANG Mustang,but will need to make afew changes to the kit depending on which of the 3 i've shortlisted.

#1 Nellis AFB using a corrected IPMS decal sheet

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#2 Air National Guard units activated for duty to cover Keflavik,Iceland from the Soviets during the Korean war..with red Arctic wings & tail

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#3 37th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at Burlington Airport, Vermont.

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All images copyright of USAF/Wikipeadia

Will make a start at the weekend hopefully

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  • 4 weeks later...

Hoping to see some results soon.

I just thought I’d let you know of a slight pitfall I’ve found while building mine. The fuselage radiator rear face, part B21 will fit either way up and should fit with the radiator frame visible at the top, below the roof of the duct. Also the instructions would have you fit the tailwheel assembly before joining the fuselage halves but I intend to remove the ‘ snap fit ‘ elements of the assembly so that I can leave it off until immediately before painting to minimise the risk of knocking off the fairly fragile leg.

Good luck.

 

John

 

 

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That's a great fitting kit, on a par with the Tamiya one which has always been the benchmark IMHO

I built one a few years ago when they came out 

A lot of people were put off by the snap fit title, but I thoroughly enjoyed it :) 

 

Looking forward to seeing it 

 

Ian

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